Lead Mechanical Engineer

Key Responsibilities: Architect compact multidisciplinary hardware products from prototype through production. Integrate precision optical, mechanical and electronic subsystems. Make engineering trade-offs across performance, SWaP, cost and manufacturability. Own tolerance stack-ups, worst-case analysis and robustness engineering. Drive DFM/DFA and production-readiness activity. Build repeatable assembly and manufacturing processes. Work directly with suppliers and manufacturing partners. Support qualification, EMC/EMI and compliance activity. Remain deeply hands-on throughout design, build and test.

Key Requirements: We’re particularly interested in engineers coming from environments such as precision optics, imaging, cameras, photonics, robotics, autonomous systems, advanced instrumentation or other compact high-performance hardware. You’ll ideally bring: Experience shipping real hardware products. Strong mechanical/product engineering fundamentals. Multidisciplinary system-level thinking. Experience taking prototypes towards volume production. Strong tolerance and robustness engineering. DFM/DFA and manufacturing experience. A desire to personally solve engineering problems rather than simply delegate them. Optical product experience would be a major advantage, but prior space-sector experience isn't essential. Must be a U.S. Person as defined under ITAR.This role suits someone who wants more ownership, fewer layers and a much shorter distance between an engineering decision and real hardware. You’ll join early enough to influence not only the product, but how the engineering organisation builds products as it grows.📩 Interested? Apply now or get in touch directly with Chloe @ EVONA – I look forward to hearing from you!☺