Mechanical Engineer

The future of defense will be decided by those who field intelligent machines at scale. At Scout, we’re developing Fury — the first robotic foundation model for defense — to give U.S. forces overwhelming, adaptable, and autonomous power across every domain. Fury enables human operators to command fleets of robots through natural language, and empowers those machines to sense, decide, and act together as one. It’s not just a leap in autonomy — it’s a force multiplier built for real-world conflict. This mission will ask everything of us: urgency, precision, and relentless work. The Role As a mechanical engineer you will take full ownership of the hardware development across Scout’s robotic platforms. You'll design, build, and validate everything from vehicle testbeds to ruggedized compute enclosures and field-ready payload integrations. You won't be handed requirements — you'll help define them. This role means rapidly iterating on real-world systems, designing for environmental resilience. You’ll work across disciplines and domains, collaborating tightly with our software engineers, mission operations team, and external partners to ensure our systems deliver dominance in the field. You’ll be moving fast, context-switching daily, and helping define the culture and process as we go. This is a rare opportunity to come in early and architect the hardware foundation for the AGI-powered future of defense. Responsibilities Lead the design, build, and deployment of mechanical and electromechanical systems across ground, maritime, and aerial platforms Architect autonomy systems — including component selection for compute modules, communication devices, networking components, and sensors Design rugged enclosures to house custom electronics - own the process from napkin sketch through prototyping and environmental qualification Own all mechanical roles related to testing: fixture design, hardware selection, wiring, environmental sealing, and system validation Integrate hardware