Mechanical Engineer
Dracoe HQ / North Carolina
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The Factory
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Full Time
About
The Factory
The Factory is where concepts are engineered, industrialized, and executed at scale.
We take validated designs - developed internally in our Workshop or provided by customers - and progress them through rigorous Design for Assembly (DfA) and Design for Manufacturing (DfM) processes. Our focus is on optimizing products for automated, repeatable, high-throughput production.
Our mandate is simple: deliver reliable output that meets performance, quality, and cost targets.
The Factory integrates advanced manufacturing processes within a single, tightly controlled production environment to ensure consistency and scalability.
Our operating model is data-driven and transparent by design. Clear performance metrics, robust process controls, and closed-loop feedback systems enable continuous improvement and uncompromising manufacturing excellence.
What you’ll do
Role
You will be responsible for leading and supporting all mechanical engineering activities across the manufacturing operation. You will ensure that mechanical assembly processes, tooling, equipment, and documentation are robust, repeatable, and capable of meeting quality, throughput, and cost targets.
As a critical member of the engineering team, you will be instrumental in the design, selection, validation, and continuous improvement of mechanical assemblies, production equipment, tooling, fixtures, and workstations. You will provide authoritative engineering input into product design for manufacturability, equipment selection, and production process definition.
Through disciplined engineering control, rigorous documentation, and close collaboration with production and quality teams, you will ensure mechanical assemblies are produced consistently to specification and quality standards, supporting both current production requirements and future scale.
This is a hands-on engineering role requiring practical experience in mechanical design, assembly, and manufacturing processes. You will be expected to operate confidently at the workstation, tooling, and equipment level; resolving mechanical issues, validating processes, and supporting production teams in real time.
You will lead mechanical engineering execution across the factory, reinforcing a culture of precision, quality, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Responsibilities
- Own mechanical assembly processes and engineering standards across the factory.
- Define, validate, and improve mechanical assembly workflows and work instructions.
- Lead mechanical quality control activities and defect reduction initiatives.
- Act as technical authority for mechanical tolerances, fits, materials, and assemblies.
- Specify, design, and validate tooling, jigs, fixtures, and assembly aids.
- Provide engineering input into production equipment selection and layout.
- Support New Product Introduction, industrialization, and production ramp-up.
- Review, approve, and maintain mechanical drawings, BOMs, and specifications.
- Support root cause analysis and corrective actions for mechanical defects.
- Collaborate with electrical, facilities, and production teams to optimize system integration.
- Support supplier evaluation and mechanical component qualification.
- Ensure mechanical processes comply with quality and regulatory requirements.
Who you are
Experience
- 5+ years in mechanical engineering within a manufacturing environment
- Proven experience supporting mechanical assembly in volume production
- Experience with tooling, fixtures, and production equipment integration
- Track record of improving mechanical quality, yield, and assembly efficiency
- Experience supporting NPI and production ramp-ups
- Hands-on experience resolving mechanical assembly and tolerance issues
Skills
- Mechanical assembly process engineering
- Tooling, jigs, and fixture design
- Mechanical drawings, GD&T, and documentation
- Design for Manufacturability and Assembly
- Root cause analysis and corrective action
- Production equipment selection and validation
- Quality control for mechanical assemblies
- Cross-functional collaboration with production and quality teams
Qualifications
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent technical field
- 5+ years of experience in mechanical engineering or manufacturing engineering roles
Desirable:
- Experience with CAD systems and PLM tools
- Exposure to ISO 9001 / AS9100 quality environments
- Lean manufacturing or Six Sigma exposure
Desirable
- Military Experience or background in defense
- Experience supporting mechanical systems for defense or national security products
- Exposure to ruggedized or mission-critical mechanical assemblies
What you’ll get
Compensation
Compensation ranges from $115,000-$150,000 depending on experience and location.
Benefits
We offer comprehensive health insurance, generous paid time off, access to a company pension scheme and equity in a mission-driven company.
Stipends
You'll receive an annual stipend for gym reimbursements for up to $1000 per year and approved role-related learning credits for up to $1000 per year.
Mechanical Engineer
About
The Factory
The Factory is where concepts are engineered, industrialized, and executed at scale.
We take validated designs - developed internally in our Workshop or provided by customers - and progress them through rigorous Design for Assembly (DfA) and Design for Manufacturing (DfM) processes. Our focus is on optimizing products for automated, repeatable, high-throughput production.
Our mandate is simple: deliver reliable output that meets performance, quality, and cost targets.
The Factory integrates advanced manufacturing processes within a single, tightly controlled production environment to ensure consistency and scalability.
Our operating model is data-driven and transparent by design. Clear performance metrics, robust process controls, and closed-loop feedback systems enable continuous improvement and uncompromising manufacturing excellence.
What you’ll do
Role
You will be responsible for leading and supporting all mechanical engineering activities across the manufacturing operation. You will ensure that mechanical assembly processes, tooling, equipment, and documentation are robust, repeatable, and capable of meeting quality, throughput, and cost targets.
As a critical member of the engineering team, you will be instrumental in the design, selection, validation, and continuous improvement of mechanical assemblies, production equipment, tooling, fixtures, and workstations. You will provide authoritative engineering input into product design for manufacturability, equipment selection, and production process definition.
Through disciplined engineering control, rigorous documentation, and close collaboration with production and quality teams, you will ensure mechanical assemblies are produced consistently to specification and quality standards, supporting both current production requirements and future scale.
This is a hands-on engineering role requiring practical experience in mechanical design, assembly, and manufacturing processes. You will be expected to operate confidently at the workstation, tooling, and equipment level; resolving mechanical issues, validating processes, and supporting production teams in real time.
You will lead mechanical engineering execution across the factory, reinforcing a culture of precision, quality, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Responsibilities
- Own mechanical assembly processes and engineering standards across the factory.
- Define, validate, and improve mechanical assembly workflows and work instructions.
- Lead mechanical quality control activities and defect reduction initiatives.
- Act as technical authority for mechanical tolerances, fits, materials, and assemblies.
- Specify, design, and validate tooling, jigs, fixtures, and assembly aids.
- Provide engineering input into production equipment selection and layout.
- Support New Product Introduction, industrialization, and production ramp-up.
- Review, approve, and maintain mechanical drawings, BOMs, and specifications.
- Support root cause analysis and corrective actions for mechanical defects.
- Collaborate with electrical, facilities, and production teams to optimize system integration.
- Support supplier evaluation and mechanical component qualification.
- Ensure mechanical processes comply with quality and regulatory requirements.
Who you are
Experience
- 5+ years in mechanical engineering within a manufacturing environment
- Proven experience supporting mechanical assembly in volume production
- Experience with tooling, fixtures, and production equipment integration
- Track record of improving mechanical quality, yield, and assembly efficiency
- Experience supporting NPI and production ramp-ups
- Hands-on experience resolving mechanical assembly and tolerance issues
Skills
- Mechanical assembly process engineering
- Tooling, jigs, and fixture design
- Mechanical drawings, GD&T, and documentation
- Design for Manufacturability and Assembly
- Root cause analysis and corrective action
- Production equipment selection and validation
- Quality control for mechanical assemblies
- Cross-functional collaboration with production and quality teams
Qualifications
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent technical field
- 5+ years of experience in mechanical engineering or manufacturing engineering roles
Desirable:
- Experience with CAD systems and PLM tools
- Exposure to ISO 9001 / AS9100 quality environments
- Lean manufacturing or Six Sigma exposure
Desirable
- Military Experience or background in defense
- Experience supporting mechanical systems for defense or national security products
- Exposure to ruggedized or mission-critical mechanical assemblies
What you’ll get
Compensation
Compensation ranges from $115,000-$150,000 depending on experience and location.
Benefits
We offer comprehensive health insurance, generous paid time off, access to a company pension scheme and equity in a mission-driven company.
Stipends
You'll receive an annual stipend for gym reimbursements for up to $1000 per year and approved role-related learning credits for up to $1000 per year.
Mechanical Engineer
About
The Factory
The Factory is where concepts are engineered, industrialized, and executed at scale.
We take validated designs - developed internally in our Workshop or provided by customers - and progress them through rigorous Design for Assembly (DfA) and Design for Manufacturing (DfM) processes. Our focus is on optimizing products for automated, repeatable, high-throughput production.
Our mandate is simple: deliver reliable output that meets performance, quality, and cost targets.
The Factory integrates advanced manufacturing processes within a single, tightly controlled production environment to ensure consistency and scalability.
Our operating model is data-driven and transparent by design. Clear performance metrics, robust process controls, and closed-loop feedback systems enable continuous improvement and uncompromising manufacturing excellence.
What you’ll do
Role
You will be responsible for leading and supporting all mechanical engineering activities across the manufacturing operation. You will ensure that mechanical assembly processes, tooling, equipment, and documentation are robust, repeatable, and capable of meeting quality, throughput, and cost targets.
As a critical member of the engineering team, you will be instrumental in the design, selection, validation, and continuous improvement of mechanical assemblies, production equipment, tooling, fixtures, and workstations. You will provide authoritative engineering input into product design for manufacturability, equipment selection, and production process definition.
Through disciplined engineering control, rigorous documentation, and close collaboration with production and quality teams, you will ensure mechanical assemblies are produced consistently to specification and quality standards, supporting both current production requirements and future scale.
This is a hands-on engineering role requiring practical experience in mechanical design, assembly, and manufacturing processes. You will be expected to operate confidently at the workstation, tooling, and equipment level; resolving mechanical issues, validating processes, and supporting production teams in real time.
You will lead mechanical engineering execution across the factory, reinforcing a culture of precision, quality, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Responsibilities
- Own mechanical assembly processes and engineering standards across the factory.
- Define, validate, and improve mechanical assembly workflows and work instructions.
- Lead mechanical quality control activities and defect reduction initiatives.
- Act as technical authority for mechanical tolerances, fits, materials, and assemblies.
- Specify, design, and validate tooling, jigs, fixtures, and assembly aids.
- Provide engineering input into production equipment selection and layout.
- Support New Product Introduction, industrialization, and production ramp-up.
- Review, approve, and maintain mechanical drawings, BOMs, and specifications.
- Support root cause analysis and corrective actions for mechanical defects.
- Collaborate with electrical, facilities, and production teams to optimize system integration.
- Support supplier evaluation and mechanical component qualification.
- Ensure mechanical processes comply with quality and regulatory requirements.
Who you are
Experience
- 5+ years in mechanical engineering within a manufacturing environment
- Proven experience supporting mechanical assembly in volume production
- Experience with tooling, fixtures, and production equipment integration
- Track record of improving mechanical quality, yield, and assembly efficiency
- Experience supporting NPI and production ramp-ups
- Hands-on experience resolving mechanical assembly and tolerance issues
Skills
- Mechanical assembly process engineering
- Tooling, jigs, and fixture design
- Mechanical drawings, GD&T, and documentation
- Design for Manufacturability and Assembly
- Root cause analysis and corrective action
- Production equipment selection and validation
- Quality control for mechanical assemblies
- Cross-functional collaboration with production and quality teams
Qualifications
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent technical field
- 5+ years of experience in mechanical engineering or manufacturing engineering roles
Desirable:
- Experience with CAD systems and PLM tools
- Exposure to ISO 9001 / AS9100 quality environments
- Lean manufacturing or Six Sigma exposure
Desirable
- Military Experience or background in defense
- Experience supporting mechanical systems for defense or national security products
- Exposure to ruggedized or mission-critical mechanical assemblies
What you’ll get
Compensation
Compensation ranges from $115,000-$150,000 depending on experience and location.
Benefits
We offer comprehensive health insurance, generous paid time off, access to a company pension scheme and equity in a mission-driven company.
Stipends
You'll receive an annual stipend for gym reimbursements for up to $1000 per year and approved role-related learning credits for up to $1000 per year.