Senior Mechanical Engineer, Lykos

Mechanical Engineering Lead, Advanced Manufacturing & Repair Systems

Reports directly to: Chief Operating Officer

Partners closely with: Head of Data & Software, CTO, Process Engineering

Location: Atlanta, GA | U.S. Person required (ITAR)

WHO ARE WE

Lykos is a U.S.-based advanced materials and manufacturing company building a qualification-led repair & sustainment network for defense and aerospace industries. Lykos is focused on enabling rapid repair and sustainment for critical systems through advanced materials manufacturing, distributed and modular capacity, and our secure data-layer.

THE OPPORTUNITY

As Senior Mechanical Engineer, you will work directly with our COO and own advanced engineering for Lykos. You will own the hardware that turns our process science into repeatable processes: the machines, cells, fixtures, tooling, and automation that make up our pilot line and our modular manufacturing units.

This is a builder's role, not a drafting role. You will design, procure, build, commission, and debug real hardware; additive and subtractive platforms, robotic material handling, thermal and laser processing equipment, and the instrumentation that makes all of it observable. You will work directly for Lykos’ COO and partner with our Head of Data & Software so that every machine we build is designed from the start to generate structured, trustworthy process data.

You will be the first dedicated mechanical engineering leader at Lykos, setting the standards, own the discipline, help choose vendors and platforms we live with for years, and grow the mechanical team behind you.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

- Own mechanical engineering for Lykos end to end: architecture, design, analysis, build, commissioning, and sustaining engineering across the pilot line and modular manufacturing units.

- Design and integrate additive manufacturing capability into ceramic and precursor workflows; including build platforms, material handling, thermal management, and ...