About SwiftstrikeSwiftstrike is a Swedish defence-technology company. We build hardware and the AI software that runs it, from edge to command. Our products are developed with experienced operators and refined through real-world field testing, and everything we build is designed to be cost-effective at scale and priced for fielding in numbers.
The role
Our hardware works in the field. Now it needs to be built in numbers. As our production-focused Mechanical Engineer, you will take our products from working prototypes to series production, owning design for manufacture, ruggedisation, production logistics, and close cooperation with suppliers and contract manufacturers through the ramp to mass production. Your job is to make sure the system that worked in the last field trial can be built at scale, at cost, without losing what made it work.
This is a hands-on role in a small team. You will spend time in CAD, at the workbench, at suppliers, and occasionally in the field.
What you'll do
- Own the mechanical design of enclosures, mounts, and mechanisms for systems deployed in harsh field environments.
- Drive design for manufacture and assembly (DFM/DFA) across our product line, from small-batch builds to series production.
- Ruggedise hardware for real conditions: ingress protection, vibration, shock, and thermal management for edge compute in sealed enclosures.
- Select components and materials with an existing-parts-first mindset, balancing cost, lead time, and field performance.
- Build and qualify suppliers and contract manufacturers, and work with them day to day through the production ramp: drawings, tolerances, bills of materials (BOMs), acceptance criteria, and the problem-solving in between.
- Own production logistics for series manufacture: lead times, second sources, inventory, and component availability.
- Prototype hands-on (3D printing, machining, assembly) and iterate fast on field feedback.
- Support field trials and feed what breaks back into the design.
What we're looking for
- A degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent practical experience.
- 3+ years of product development experience where your designs went into production. You have lived through a manufacturing ramp.
- Strong CAD skills (SolidWorks, Fusion 360, or similar) and disciplined drawing and tolerance practice.
- Hands-on DFM/DFA experience with sheet metal, CNC machining, and injection moulding.
- Experience designing for environmental requirements: IP ratings, vibration, thermal.
- A pragmatic, cost-aware approach. You would rather adapt an existing part than design a custom one.
- Professional fluency in English.
- Hands-on manufacturing experience (e.g. as a CNC machinist) – a strong advantage.
Nice to have
- Experience from defence, aerospace, automotive, or another regulated, reliability-driven industry.
- A background from the armed forces or from defence procurement.
- Ruggedised electronics enclosures and thermal design for high-power compute at the edge.
- Experience standing up or scaling production with contract manufacturers in Europe.
- Swedish language skills.
What we offer
- The systems you build protect people on the modern battlefield.
- You set the mechanical engineering standard in a small, senior team.
- Short loops from design to field: what you release is used, and the findings come back to you.
- A workshop-equipped office in Gothenburg and the tools you need to build.
- Competitive compensation, including equity options, so you share in what we build.
Given the nature of our work, employment may be subject to a security review and to citizenship or residency requirements applicable to Swedish defence industry. We will discuss this openly during the process.
