XTEND Tampa is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to support the development, integration, and production of autonomous drone systems.
This role focuses on hands-on mechanical engineering support across prototype development, system integration, and production support. The engineer will work closely with electrical, software, and production teams to ensure reliable and manufacturable drone systems.
The role provides a strong pathway toward broader systems engineering responsibilities as the engineer develops experience across multidisciplinary drone systems.
Main Responsibilities
- Mechanical Design & Integration.
- Support design and integration of mechanical components including airframes, payload mounts, and structural assemblies.
- Prototype Development.
- Build and evaluate prototype systems and support rapid design iterations.
- Production Floor Support.
- Provide direct engineering support to manufacturing teams during assembly and integration.
- Design for Manufacturing (DFM).
- Improve designs for manufacturability, assembly efficiency, and reliability.
- Testing & Validation.
- Support environmental testing, structural validation, and system integration testing.
- Failure Analysis.
- Investigate mechanical failures and perform root-cause analysis.
- Documentation.
- Develop engineering drawings, assembly documentation, and integration procedures.
- B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline.
- 0–5 years experience in mechanical engineering, robotics, aerospace, or product development.
- Engineering Skills.
- Experience with CAD tools such as SolidWorks.
- Understanding of mechanical design principles and tolerances.
- Hands-On Engineering.
- Comfortable working directly with hardware and prototypes.
- Documentation.
- Ability to generate and interpret engineering drawings.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with drone systems, robotics, or aerospace hardware.
- Experience supporting prototype builds or production environments.
- Familiarity with DFM principles.
Skills Required
- B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline
- 0-5 years experience in mechanical engineering
- Experience with CAD tools such as SolidWorks
- Understanding of mechanical design principles and tolerances
- Comfortable working directly with hardware and prototypes
- Ability to generate and interpret engineering drawings
What We Do
XTEND provides revolutionary human-guided autonomous machine systems that enable any operator to perform extremely accurate maneuvers and actions, in any environment with minimal training. The company's patented XOS operating system fuses the best of human intelligence and machine autonomy to enhance the operator's abilities, and simultaneously reduce the need for physical confrontation, thereby minimizing casualties and injuries. Hundreds of XTEND's systems are already operationally deployed worldwide, and the company is continuously developing its XOS operating system and platforms to deliver the future of human-machine teaming to defense, public safety, and security professionals worldwide.
