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About the role
As Lead Mechanical Engineer, you will work directly with our COO and own advanced engineering for Lykos. You will own the hardware that turns our process science into repeatable processes: the machines, cells, fixtures, tooling, and automation that make up our pilot line and our modular manufacturing units.
What they're looking for
- 8+ years of hands-on mechanical engineering experience in advanced manufacturing, aerospace, defense, or precision industrial environments, including ownership of production hardware
- Direct, hands-on expertise in CNC machining, fixturing and workholding, metal finishing and surface treatment processes, and metrology
- Ability to read and produce engineering drawings with GD&T per ASME Y14.5
- Demonstrated experience designing and deploying automation and robotics in a production setting: robotic cells, end-of-arm tooling, motion control, PLC/controls integration, and machine safety standards
- Strong machine design fundamentals: structural and thermal analysis, materials selection, precision alignment, vibration, and design for serviceability
- Expert CAD capability (SolidWorks, NX, Creo, or equivalent) with analysis experience
More about this role
Reports directly to: Chief Operating Officer
Partners closely with: Head of Data & Software, CTO, Process Engineering
Lykos is a U.S.-based advanced materials and manufacturing company building a qualification-led repair & sustainment network for defense and aerospace industries. Lykos is focused on enabling rapid repair and sustainment for critical systems through advanced materials manufacturing, distributed and modular capacity, and our secure data-layer.
As Lead Mechanical Engineer, you will work directly with our COO and own advanced engineering for Lykos. You will own the hardware that turns our process science into repeatable processes: the machines, cells, fixtures, tooling, and automation that make up our pilot line and our modular manufacturing units.
This is a builder's role, not a drafting role. You will design, procure, build, commission, and debug real hardware; additive and subtractive platforms, robotic material handling, thermal and laser processing equipment, and the instrumentation that makes all of it observable. You will work directly for Lykos’ COO and partner with our Head of Data & Software so that every machine we build is designed from the start to...
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