What You’ll Do
Own the end-to-end architecture of integrated robot skeleton + enclosure for UAV/air vehicles/ground vehicles/robotic arms, balancing weight, stiffness, manufacturability, reliability, and serviceability.
Lead functional integration: hard-points and datums, electronics/compute/sensor mounting, harness routing space, vibration/shock isolation, sealing/protection, and assembly strategy.
Drive generative-design–led structure development: define design space/constraints/objectives, run optimization/exploration, down-select candidates, and engineer results into production-ready parts (interfaces, tolerances, DFM).
Lead CFD-driven outer shape + inner airflow/thermal design: iterate enclosure geometry, vents/ducts, and cooling architecture based on aerodynamic and thermal-airflow simulation results.
Deliver simulation-to-test closure: FEA (strength/stiffness/modal/fatigue) + CFD (aero/thermal/ducting), prototype build, validation testing, and redesign until targets are met.
Job Requirements
2–5+ years shipping robotics/UAV/vehicle/mechatronic structures; strong system-level packaging and GD&T; proficient in mainstream CAD (SolidWorks/Creo/NX/CATIA).
hands-on, production-oriented experience with nTop or Autodesk Fusion 360 Generative Design; able to complete the full loop (constraints → generate/optimize → down-select → engineerize/DFM → prototype validation).
CFD (Aero + Thermal-Airflow): hands-on with OpenFOAM and ANSYS Fluent; proven ability to use CFD to drive geometry decisions for (a) external aerodynamics (drag/side-force/flow separation) and/or (b) internal airflow & cooling (pressure drop, fan operating point, hotspot mitigation), ideally with test correlation.
FEA: competent in structural analysis (strength/stiffness/modal/fatigue) using ANSYS/Abaqus/Nastran or equivalent, and able to translate results into design changes.
Preferred
Scripted automation for design exploration (DOE/parameter sweeps) and result filtering.
Experience in additive manufacturing for functional structures or thermal components, including post-processing and tolerance considerations.
Qualification/reliability experience: vibration, thermal cycling, ingress protection, and failure-driven redesign.
