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Mechanical Design Engineer

Hummingbird Aero LLC
Salt Lake, UT Full Time
POSTED ON 4/9/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/7/2026

As a Design Engineer, you will:

  • Contribute as a key technical member on a team of creative, independent individuals to develop, integrate, and verify complex and electromechanical control systems
  • Coordinate/participate design product discussions across other development teams and Hummingbird Aero sites
  • Create, consume, and communicate design requirements
  • Review and perform Finite Element analysis using ANSYS on various components to determine properties such as structural capability, stiffness, and vibration fatigue capability.
  • Create and oversee the creation of CAD models and drawings using Solidworks.
  • Perform performance analysis using computer aided programs or hand calculations.
  • Design electromechanical actuators to function and operate within a flight control actuation system on air vehicles.
  • Process and perform verification and validation of actuator requirements to system level requirements.
  • Create test procedures for materials or actuation internal research and development projects.
  • Oversee testing and create concise reports to document test results, requirement verification, limitations and constraints.
  • Support system- and subsystem-level integration and test and qualification, including any anomaly investigations
  • Coordinate the work of drafters, technicians, and others who assist in specific assignments
  • Travel less than 10% of the time to Hummingbird Aero and customer sites.


To be considered for this role, here’s what you typically need to bring with you:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering
  • Master’s Degree in Engineering is preferred
  • 1-3 years of Design experience in a manufacturing environment, Aerospace industry preferred
Company Description
Hummingbird Aero is a premium solutions provider for the architecture, development, integration and certification of commercial and military aircraft safety-critical systems and components to the world’s leading aircraft platforms. Headquartered in Salt Lake City Utah, with a presence in Southern California we employ over 50 employees spread out in the US and the UK/Ireland. At Hummingbird Aero we have a culture of trust and mutual respect; and for you, working with us can mean deeper job satisfaction, better rewards, and a great quality of life inside and outside of work. Hummingbird Aero has a performance culture that empowers people to achieve great things. Our people enjoy solving interesting technical challenges in a culture where everyone trusts each other to do the right thing. Working with us can mean deeper job satisfaction, better rewards, and a great quality of life inside and outside of work. Reporting to the Engineering Manager, you will have the ability to work on site in SLC in a hybrid work schedule, or remotely.

Salary : $75,000 - $115,000

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