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title: Senior Mechanical Engineer at Clera in Detroit, MI
description: Clera is hiring for the Senior Mechanical Engineer role in Detroit, MI. Pays $165K–$210K
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| **Company** | Clera |
| **Location** | Detroit, MI |
| **Salary** | $165K/yr - $210K/yr |
| **Type** | Full Time |
| **Posted** | Nov 14, 2026 |

## Is this job real?

**Ghost job check:** B · Low risk. Probably a real opening.

## Visa sponsorship

- **H-1B:** No H-1B sponsorship on record for Clera.
- **E-Verify:** No E-Verify enrollment on record for Clera.

## Pay for similar jobs

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## Description

### About the Role

Own major mechanical subsystems for ruggedized, field-deployable directed-energy systems, from architecture through production handoff. You will work across a lean engineering team to ensure systems perform reliably in demanding field conditions.

### What You'll Do

- Design and validate mechanical subsystems, including laser enclosures, beam director structures, gimbals, and precision mounts.

- Perform static, modal, random vibration, and shock response spectrum FEA, then correlate results with bench and field testing.

- Develop thermal management solutions for high-power laser and electronics packaging across thermal cycles.

- Build, instrument, and operate test rigs to characterize system behavior before field deployment.

- Design for MIL-STD-810 shock and vibration requirements and other austere environments.

- Take designs from concept through prototyping, validation, and manufacturing handoff.

- Collaborate with senior engineers, lead design reviews, mentor junior engineers, and travel to field tests.

### What We're Looking For

- At least 5 years of mechanical engineering experience on ruggedized, field-deployable, or high-performance systems, including taking a subsystem from prototype to production.

- Experience modeling, building, instrumenting, and validating systems designed to withstand shock, vibration, and environmental extremes.

- Proficiency with ANSYS, Nastran, Abaqus, or equivalent FEA tools, supported by hands-on testing and analysis correlation.

- Experience with MIL-STD-810 or equivalent standards, high-power thermal management, test rigs, instrumentation, and manufacturing handoff.

- A BS or MS in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or a related field.

- Experience in lasers, directed energy, ruggedized optical systems, or vehicle-mounted systems is a plus.

- U.S. citizenship is required.

### Compensation & Benefits

Base salary: $165,000 to $210,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is not available.

### Location

On-site in Detroit, Michigan, with travel for field testing and range validation.
## Skills

- Correlation Analysis
- Prototyping
- Software Deployment
- Mil-std-810
- Electronics Packaging
- Thermal Management
- Test Rigs
- Finite Element Analysis (Fea)
- Electrooptic Devices
- Dassault Systemes Simulia Abaqus FEA
- Random Vibration Testing
- Field Testing
- MSC Software Nastran
- Optomechanical Engineering
- Design Review
- Shock Management
- Ansys Simulation Software
- Lasers

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