Job Title:  Mechanical EngineerThe Sustaining Engineering group is responsible for ensuring the reliability, manufacturability, and continuous improvement of released hardware products. The Mechanical Engineer plays a key role in diagnosing field and production issues, implementing design improvements, and supporting change management processes that extend product life and reduce cost of ownership.As a Mechanical Engineer, you will:<ul><li>Lead mechanical investigations and implement corrective actions through structured root-cause analysis.</li><li>Maintain ownership of mechanical design updates (CAD, drawings, GD&amp;T, tolerances).</li><li>Validate design changes through test planning, instrumentation, and data interpretation.</li><li>Collaborate cross-functionally with production, quality, and electrical teams to support released products.</li><li>Must be fully proficient of the following design elements: <ul><li>Statics &amp; Dynamics: Load path analysis, free-body diagrams, and mechanical equilibrium.</li><li>Strength of Materials: Stress/strain, deflection, fatigue, and failure criteria.</li><li>Materials Science: Selection for stiffness, toughness, corrosion resistance, and wear; understanding of surface treatments and coatings.</li><li>Thermal &amp; Environmental Effects: Expansion, heat dissipation, and sealing under temperature variation.</li><li>Mechanisms &amp; Fasteners: Bolted joints, press fits, bearings, and kinematic constraints.</li><li>Vibration &amp; Modal Behavior: Understanding of stiffness, damping, and resonance in assemblies.</li><li>Tolerancing &amp; Fits: Application of GD&amp;T and ISO fits for manufacturability and serviceability.</li><li>Analytical Methods: Ability to perform first-order hand calculations before simulation (FEA, CFD, etc.).</li></ul></li></ul>Requirements of the job:<ul><li>B.S. in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline (M.S. Preferred)</li><li>3–6 years of hands-on experience in mechanical design, sustaining, or reliability engineering of electromechanical systems.</li><li>Proficiency in CAD (SolidWorks/Creo) and familiarity with PLM systems for change control.</li><li>Demonstrated ability to apply theory to diagnose and prevent mechanical failures in the field.</li><li>Experience with structured problem-solving methods (FMEA, 8D, A3) and test validation.</li><li>Ability to be on-site at Ann Arbor hangar to work hands-on with drones and robotics equipment</li></ul>Physical requirements:<ul><li>Prolonged periods of computer and desk work.</li><li>Ability to move between production, lab, and testing areas.</li><li>May occasionally lift up to 50 pounds.</li></ul>Key competencies:<ul><li>Systematic problem solver with strong analytical reasoning.</li><li>Strong theoretical and practical background in mechanical engineering.</li><li>Effective communicator across engineering, production, and operations teams.</li><li>Hands-on approach with comfort in lab and field environments.</li></ul>Key KPIs to Influence:<ul><li>Mean-time-between-Failure (MTBF)</li><li>Mean-time-to-Repair (MTTR)</li><li>Technical Downtime </li><li>Availability</li></ul>Work Location: On-Site (Ann Arbor, MI)Standard Working Hours: Full-time (40 hrs/wk), typically M-F. Must be available for critical business demands, occasionally requiring work beyond the standard schedule

SkySpecs entered the wind energy industry in 2014 as a fully automated drone inspection company. After quickly earning a leading position in the North American and European markets, having conducted over 22,000 offshore and onshore inspections for the largest wind energy owners, we grew our services and capabilities to offer full-wrap operations and maintenance solutions.Our multi-layered solutions include analytics, wind turbine blade expertise, engineering projects, collaborative software to manage and analyze data from multiple sources, digitization of data, planning and consultation on high-cost repair campaigns.We deliver smarter services to help our customers make the best decisions about their assets, and to:<ul><li>Maximize energy production</li><li>Minimize downtime</li><li>Reduce operations and maintenance costs</li></ul>

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