Scout AI
Mechanical Engineer
About this role
Scout is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to design and deploy hardware across autonomous robotic platforms for defense applications. You'll own the full lifecycle of mechanical systems—from enclosure design to field validation—while collaborating with software and autonomy teams to build scalable, ruggedized platforms.
What you'll do
- Design, build, and deploy mechanical and electromechanical systems for ground, maritime, and aerial robotic platforms
- Select and architect autonomy system components including compute modules, sensors, and communication devices
- Design rugged enclosures for custom electronics with environmental qualification and testing
- Own mechanical testing roles including fixture design, hardware selection, wiring, sealing, and system validation
- Integrate hardware with electrical and software systems for field-ready deployment
- Collaborate with mission operations, software, and autonomy teams to ensure real-world readiness and performance
What they're looking for
- 3D CAD design for fixtures, enclosures, and electromechanical systems
- System architecture and component selection for robotics platforms
- Ruggedized electronics design and environmental qualification
- Thermal, structural, and environmental analysis and testing
- Hardware-software integration and cross-disciplinary collaboration
- Test fixture design and hardware troubleshooting
- Technical documentation and requirements definition
- Experience with robotics, aerospace, automotive, or defense systems
Benefits
- Competitive base salary and meaningful equity
- Premium medical, dental, and vision plans with zero paycheck contribution
- Competitive PTO and company holiday calendar
- Unlimited AI tokens
- Daily catered lunch and fully stocked kitchen
- EV charging and relocation assistance
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Scout AI
Scout AI builds autonomous robotic systems and AI agents for defense applications, including unmanned ground and aerial vehicles designed to interact with real-world environments. The company is hiring software engineers, robotics specialists, firmware engineers, and field operators to develop and deploy its autonomous systems.
View all jobs at Scout AILikely interview questions
- Describe a time you designed a rugged enclosure for field-deployed systems—what environmental challenges did you address and how did you validate it?
- Walk us through how you've architected autonomy systems by selecting compute, sensors, and communication components for a specific platform.