Mechanical Design Engineer (CAD & Drawings Owner)

About the role

Unusual Machines is a U.S.-based drone and drone parts company focusing on the small and First-Person View (FPV) segments of the drone market. Our brands - Rotor Riot and Fat Shark - are two of the most respected names in FPV and have helped shape the industry through e-commerce, product development, and a deep connection with the pilot community. We're expanding into enterprise and defense, bringing our obsessive attention to performance, design, and U.S.-based manufacturing into high-stakes environments like search and rescue and military innovation. Several of our products are already approved by the Defense Innovation Unit, solving procurement issues for customers who demand speed, agility, and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Own CAD models, assemblies, drawings, revisions, and release processes for motor hardware.
• Create high-quality 2D manufacturing drawings with complete GD&T, datums, and inspection requirements.
• Apply strong design-for-manufacture principles for machining, assembly, and production scale-up.
• Manage tolerance stack-ups and critical fits including bearings, shafts, press and slip fits, and fastener interfaces.
• Define metal-to-metal interactions with consideration for wear, corrosion, thermal expansion, and service life.
• Work with production and CNC suppliers to improve manufacturability and drawing clarity.
• Maintain drawing standards, revision control, and documentation quality across hardware releases.
• Support rapid iteration during prototype builds without compromising documentation integrity.

Requirements

• Strong CAD skills with 3+ years industry experience managing assemblies and drawing packs using SolidWorks, Inventor, Fusion 360, Onshape, or similar CAD packages.
• Proven ability to produce high-quality 2D manufacturing drawings with GD&T.
• Solid design-for-manufacture background, ideally with machining exposure.
• Strong understanding of tolerance stack-ups, fits, and precision interfaces.
• Practical knowledge of materials and metal interactions in real hardware.
• High attention to detail in precision manufacturing environments.

Qualifications

• Nice to Have:
• Mechanical FEA experience, including structural or thermal analysis.
• Experience with motors, rotating machinery, or tight-tolerance components.
• Familiarity with metrology and inspection methods for precision parts.
• Exposure to product lifecycle management, release workflows, or configuration control systems.

Skills

• Strong CAD skills with 3+ years industry experience managing assemblies and drawing packs using SolidWorks, Inventor, Fusion 360, Onshape, or similar CAD packages.
• Proven ability to produce high-quality 2D manufacturing drawings with GD&T.
• Solid design-for-manufacture background, ideally with machining exposure.
• Strong understanding of tolerance stack-ups, fits, and precision interfaces.
• Practical knowledge of materials and metal interactions in real hardware.
• High attention to detail in precision manufacturing environments.

Benefits

• Equity is included for all exempt positions.
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits.
• 401(k).
• Unlimited PTO.
• Paid Holidays.
• Daily Catered Lunches.

Pay

Compensation is commensurate with experience.

Schedule

Full-time position.

Company Information

We are an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. Unusual Machines participates in E-Verify. E-Verify is an Internet-based system that compares information from an employee's Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, to data from U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Social Security Administration records to confirm employment eligibility.