Mechatronics Engineer

Mechatronics Engineer

Location: Croatia or UAE (on‑site)
Employment Type: Full‑time
Compensation: Competitive (salary + benefits)

What Propels Us:

PAiREGRINE is not just an airframe plus electronics—it’s a tightly integrated machine where mechanical motion, electrical power, sensing, and control must work together flawlessly. From landing gear deployment to payload stabilization, the aircraft depends on robust electromechanical systems that perform reliably under real operational conditions.

This role exists because moving parts matter. If it actuates, deploys, stabilizes, or needs to survive vibration and repeated cycles, it falls within mechatronics—and it must work every time.

The Impact You’ll Make

You will own the aircraft’s electromechanical subsystems, shaping how PAiREGRINE operates on the ground and in the air. Your designs directly impact reliability, serviceability, and mission readiness.

By balancing mechanical robustness with electrical integration and control, you ensure the aircraft isn’t just flyable—but operable, maintainable, and scalable.

What will you actually do?

• Own electromechanical subsystems across landing gear, actuators, payload mounts, moving surfaces, and test rigs
• Design and integrate landing gear mechanisms and deployment systems
• Size, select, and integrate actuators for control surfaces and mechanical subsystems
• Develop payload mounting, stabilization, and sensor gimbal interface mechanisms
• Integrate mechanical designs with electrical power, control, and sensing systems
• Ensure clean harness routing, accessibility, and serviceability
• Support assembly, test, and maintenance‑driven design decisions
• Collaborate closely with avionics, structures, propulsion, and systems teams to ensure seamless integration

What You’ve Done

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, or a closely related field
• Strong background in electromechanical system design and integration
• Hands‑on experience designing mechanisms, actuators, and moving assemblies
• Good balance of mechanical intuition and electrical systems understanding
• Experience supporting hardware through assembly, iteration, and test
• Ability to design with practicality, reliability, and serviceability in mind

Bonus Points

• Experience in aerospace, robotics, or autonomous systems
• Prior work on UAVs, aircraft mechanisms, or mobile robotic platforms
• Experience designing for vibration, thermal effects, and environmental exposure
• Familiarity with rapid prototyping and hardware bring‑up

Why Join Us

• You’ll be supported and rewarded with competitive compensation while contributing to a mission‑driven program making an impact on a global stage.
• You’ll own the systems that make a jet UAV operate, not just fly
• You’ll work hands‑on with real hardware that moves, deploys, and gets tested early
• You’ll collaborate with a small, fast‑moving team where integration happens continuously
• You’ll help build an aircraft designed for real missions, real maintenance, and real scale

Job Type: Full-time

Application Question(s):

• Have you personally designed and integrated electromechanical systems (e.g., actuators, landing gear, moving mechanisms) that operated on a real aerospace, robotic, or autonomous platform?
• Do you have hands‑on experience sizing, selecting, and integrating actuators (electric, hydraulic, or similar) for controlled mechanical motion?
• Have you owned mechanical designs through assembly and test, including resolving fit, wiring, or serviceability issues on real hardware?
• Have you integrated mechanical systems with electrical power, control, or sensing (not just mechanical CAD design)?

Work Location: In person