Jobs at Zone 5 Technologies

Designs, develops, tests, and integrates electrical systems for unmanned aircraft systems. Responsibilities include debugging microcontroller circuits, creating schematics and wiring documentation in Altium, troubleshooting wire harnesses, performing electrical tests, and serving as the avionics liaison to production. The role also leads small projects, resolves production non-conformances, and collaborates with mechanical, software, and cross-functional engineering teams.

Own configuration management for aerospace and defense programs across hardware, software, firmware, documentation, and technical data. Develop CM plans, manage baselines and product structures, facilitate configuration control boards, review engineering changes, maintain status accounting, verify implementation, and support audits and production readiness reviews. Coordinate alignment across engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, software, ERP/MRP, MES, QMS, PDM/PLM, and delivery records. Provide metrics, stakeholder guidance, training, and mentorship.

Creates primary aerodynamic surfaces, detailed composite structures, and accurate 3D aircraft models for prototype and production unmanned aircraft. Develops models from scan data and references, collaborates with engineering and design teams, and produces renderings, animations, visualizations, branding, and presentation materials. Requires deep expertise in Class-A surface modeling, composite detail design, surface continuity, geometry optimization, and aerospace or related industrial design.

Supports the design, development, integration, testing, wiring, and troubleshooting of electrical systems for unmanned aerial systems. Creates and documents wire harnesses, schematics, wiring diagrams, and test procedures; diagnoses circuit issues; collaborates with mechanical, software, and production teams; and helps resolve non-conformance issues.

Develop and improve manufacturing processes for new and existing aerospace and unmanned aircraft products. Integrate automation, analyze production workflows, support equipment and tooling selection, create manufacturing documentation, and drive root-cause corrective actions. Collaborate with design and engineering teams to improve manufacturability, quality, efficiency, and cost. Ensure compliance with safety, environmental, and quality standards, including applicable manufacturing and aerospace requirements.

Leads system-level structural loads and dynamics analysis for unmanned aircraft, air-launched effects, interceptors, and munitions. Responsibilities include full-vehicle finite element modeling, vibration and aeroelastic analysis, MIL-STD-8591 store separation analysis, ground-test planning and correlation, trade studies, technical reporting, customer presentations, and mentoring engineers. Collaborates across structures, aerodynamics, propulsion, GNC, and systems engineering from concept through qualification and flight testing.

Leads system-level structural loads and dynamics analysis for unmanned aircraft, air-launched effects, interceptors, and munitions. Responsibilities include full-vehicle finite element modeling, vibration and aeroelastic analysis, MIL-STD-8591 store separation analysis, ground-test planning and correlation, trade studies, technical reporting, customer presentations, and mentoring engineers. Collaborates with multidisciplinary engineering teams from concept through qualification and fielded performance.

Lead system-level loads, structural dynamics, vibration, aeroelastic, and store separation analysis for unmanned aircraft, interceptors, and munitions. Build full-vehicle finite element models, guide ground and flight-test correlation, conduct trade studies, support design decisions, document results, present to customers, and mentor engineers. Requires collaboration across structures, aerodynamics, propulsion, GNC, and systems engineering.

Leads system-level structural loads and dynamics analysis for unmanned aircraft, air-launched effects, interceptors, and munitions. Responsibilities include full-vehicle finite element modeling, vibration and aeroelastic analysis, store carriage and separation loads analysis, ground-test planning and correlation, trade studies, technical reporting, customer presentations, and mentoring engineers. Collaborates across structures, aerodynamics, propulsion, GNC, and systems engineering from concept through qualification and flight testing.

Develop and maintain PX4 autopilot firmware for UAVs, integrating sensors and payloads, and managing testing environments. Collaborate on flight operations and system integration.

Leads multidisciplinary design, analysis, and optimization for unmanned aircraft, missiles, interceptors, and munitions. Integrates aerodynamics, structures, propulsion, GNC, CAD, CFD, FEA, and trajectory models into automated optimization workflows. Owns MDAO tool architecture, validation, documentation, and development pipelines; conducts trade studies, correlates models with test data, supports proposals, presents design reviews, and mentors engineers. Requires experience taking MDAO from conceptual sizing through flight testing and fielded hardware.

Lead multidisciplinary design, analysis, and optimization efforts for air-launched effects, tactical interceptors, and next-generation munitions. Integrate aerodynamics, structures, propulsion, GNC, CAD, CFD, FEA, and simulation models into automated optimization workflows. Own MDAO tool architecture, validation, documentation, and development pipelines; conduct vehicle-level trade studies, correlate models with test data, support proposals, and mentor engineers across disciplines.

Leads multidisciplinary design, analysis, and optimization for unmanned aircraft, missiles, interceptors, and munitions. Integrates aerodynamics, structures, propulsion, GNC, CAD, CFD, FEA, and trajectory models into automated vehicle-level trade studies and optimization workflows. Owns MDAO toolset architecture, validation, documentation, development pipelines, and test correlation. Guides technical direction, mentors engineers, supports proposals, presents design reviews, and collaborates across engineering disciplines from concept development through flight testing and fielded hardware.

Leads multidisciplinary design, analysis, and optimization for unmanned aircraft, missiles, interceptors, and munitions. Integrates aerodynamics, structures, propulsion, GNC, CAD, CFD, FEA, and trajectory models into automated vehicle-level optimization workflows. Owns MDAO tools, documentation, validation, testing, and development pipelines; conducts trade studies, correlates models with flight and ground-test data, supports proposals, presents design-review findings, and mentors engineers across disciplines.

Leads high-fidelity CFD analysis for missiles, interceptors, munitions, and unmanned aircraft systems. Develops aerodynamic databases, mesh and grid-convergence methods, automated HPC workflows, and CFD validation standards. Correlates simulations with wind tunnel and flight-test data, supports vehicle design and flight-control modeling, presents findings at design reviews, mentors engineers, and contributes to technical planning and resource allocation.

Leads high-fidelity CFD analysis for missiles, interceptors, munitions, and unmanned aircraft systems. Develops aerodynamic databases, meshing and grid-convergence methods, automated HPC workflows, and CFD standards. Correlates simulations with wind tunnel and flight-test data, supports vehicle design and flight-control modeling, presents results at design reviews, mentors engineers, and contributes to resource planning and HPC administration.

Leads high-fidelity CFD analysis for missiles, interceptors, munitions, and other high-speed vehicles. Establishes CFD standards, develops meshes and automated HPC workflows, validates simulations against wind tunnel and flight-test data, and integrates aerodynamic databases into vehicle design, GNC, trajectory, and mission models. Mentors engineers, presents findings at design reviews, supports resource planning, and provides technical leadership across complete vehicle programs.

Lead high-fidelity CFD analysis for missiles, interceptors, munitions, and other high-speed vehicles from concept through flight testing and production. Develop aerodynamic databases, mesh and grid-convergence methods, validation workflows, and automated HPC processes. Correlate simulations with wind tunnel and flight data, support vehicle design and GNC modeling, establish team standards, present technical findings, mentor engineers, and assist with HPC administration.

Develop and execute MIL-STD-810 environmental qualification tests for counter-drone, missile, and unmanned aircraft systems. Lead testing for shock, vibration, temperature, humidity, rain, sand, dust, and EMI/EMC; plan instrumentation and data acquisition; coordinate external test labs; investigate failures; and integrate test findings into hardware architecture, packaging, and design reviews.

Design and implement embedded software for UAS. Collaborate with various engineering disciplines, troubleshoot software issues, and maintain software quality.