Manufacturing Engineer

Unusual Machines is a U.S.-based drone and drone parts company focused 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. With several of our products already approved by the Defense Innovation Unit, we’re solving procurement issues for customers who demand speed, agility, and compliance. If you love working at the intersection of community, content, and cutting-edge technology, you’ll feel right at home here. You in This Role As a Manufacturing Engineer, you will join our Equipment Engineering team, a multidisciplinary group responsible for designing, building, and deploying custom manufacturing equipment, test systems, and automation solutions that support production across our motor factory, battery factory, headset factory, and future manufacturing programs. This is a hands-on role for engineers who enjoy solving challenging electromechanical problems and turning concepts into reliable production equipment. You'll work closely with manufacturing, quality, production, and product engineering teams to improve throughput, quality, traceability, and process capability. What You'll Do

• Design, build, and deploy manufacturing test equipment for motors, batteries, electronics, and other electromechanical products.
• Develop end-of-line (EOL), in-process, and reliability test methods to ensure product performance and quality.
• Create automated data collection systems, test software, and operator interfaces for manufacturing environments.
• Work with sensors, instrumentation, machine vision, motion control, PLCs, and industrial communication networks.
• Perform root cause investigations using test data, experimentation, and structured problem-solving methods.
• Develop fixtures, tooling, and poka-yoke solutions that improve process capability and reduce defects.
• Support commissioning, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement of production equipment.
• Generate work instructions, calibration procedures, validation protocols, and technician training materials.
• Collaborate with manufacturing and product engineering teams to transition new products into production.

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience developing test equipment, manufacturing equipment, automation systems, or production processes.
• Experience troubleshooting electromechanical systems.
• Experience with data acquisition, sensors, instrumentation, and test methods.
• Familiarity with Python, LabVIEW, PLC programming, or similar automation and test software tools.
• Ability to design and execute experiments and analyze results using a data-driven approach.
• Strong hands-on fabrication, debugging, and problem-solving skills.
• Comfortable working on the production floor and supporting equipment in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with electric motors, batteries, power electronics, or other electromechanical products.
• Experience developing custom manufacturing equipment or industrial automation systems.
• Familiarity with PLCs, machine vision systems, robotics, and industrial networking.
• Experience with Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) and production data systems.
• Knowledge of reliability testing, environmental testing, and statistical process control.
• Experience integrating mechanical, electrical, controls, and software systems into production-ready equipment.
• Demonstrated ability to take ownership of ambiguous technical challenges and drive them to completion.

Compensation - $90,000 -$120,000 Benefits Equity is included for all exempt positions Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits 401(k) Unlimited PTO Paid Holidays Daily Catered Lunches 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. Candidates must be a US Citizen or permanent resident to be eligible for employment