Senior Mechanical Engineer

Fortem is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to own the design, development, and lifecycle management of Fortem’s ecosystem of supporting field hardware. This role is responsible for the mechanical systems that enable our sensors, cameras, and electronics to be mounted, aligned, protected, transported, and deployed in the field and includes but is not limited to tripod and precision radar mounts, ruggedized enclosures, calibration hardware, and custom case and foam packaging.

You will serve as a technical authority for mechanical integration across our hardware platforms, working closely with Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Manufacturing, and Field Operations to ensure our equipment is robust, reliable, easy to deploy, and capable of performing in demanding field environments.

This is a hands-on, high-ownership engineering role for someone who enjoys taking hardware from initial concept through CAD, prototyping, testing, production, and field deployment—and who takes pride in creating hardware that works reliably when and where our customers need it.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead mechanical design efforts from concept through production release for supporting field hardware
• Create and maintain detailed 3D CAD models, engineering drawings, BOMs, GD&T, and product documentation
• Perform tolerance stack-up analysis, structural and vibration analysis, and other engineering analyses required to validate designs
• Develop and execute environmental and durability testing, including shock, vibration, temperature, and ingress protection testing
• Collaborate closely with Electrical, Systems, Software, Manufacturing, and Field Operations teams to ensure mechanical designs satisfy system-level integration, calibration, and usability requirements
• Drive Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA) throughout the product lifecycle
• Work directly with machine shops, fabricators, suppliers, and manufacturing partners to bring designs into production
• Build and test prototypes, rapidly iterate designs, and incorporate lessons learned from testing and field deployments
• Own sourcing and supplier relationships for mechanical components, custom cases, foam, and other specialized hardware
• Develop and maintain assembly instructions, packing procedures, maintenance documentation, and engineering change documentation
• Provide hands-on mechanical engineering support to field teams, troubleshoot hardware issues, and implement robust corrective actions
• Identify opportunities to improve the reliability, usability, manufacturability, and cost of existing hardware
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to engineering standards, processes, and best practices
• Manage multiple concurrent projects and competing priorities in a fast-paced, resource-conscious environment
• Other engineering duties and tasks as assigned by engineering leadership