Lead Design Engineer - Mechanical

Lead Design Engineer - Mechanical at Fathom5 — Austin, TX, US

  • Company: Fathom5
  • Location: Austin, TX, US
  • Employment type: Full-time
  • Posted: 2026-08-24

About this role

Fathoms is a defense technology company building Brilliant Machines™. We believe that our in-person work environment is a cornerstone of our success, and have teams in Austin, Texas; Cody, Wyoming; and Washington, D.C. We are looking for a curious, creative, and mission-driven Lead Design Engineer with a technical foundation who is naturally fascinated by the challenges and detail work in enabling industrial automation. This role requires a hands-on engineer able and willing to personally perform design tasks from CAD to prototype assembly to laboratory testing. This position will be instrumental in developing disruptive gearbox prototypes.

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