Job brief: Sr Mechanical Engineer I (Onsite)

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• Listed on Axon's own job board. JoRoute does not take listings from job ads or recruiters.
• First seen by JoRoute 2026-11-04 (4 days ago); last confirmed on the board 2026-11-05.
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• No other listing with this title and place on this board in the last 90 days.
• No layoff notices (WARN) under this name in the state files JoRoute reads.

What the listing says · Employer's own words, not checked

• Pay: $108,750 to $174,000 a year
• Job type: Not stated
• Where: Sterling, Virginia, United States · Virginia-Sterling Office
• Posted: 2026-09-24

What the job asks · Employer's own words, not checked

Level: Senior. The title says "Sr".

Must have

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field
• Don’t meet every single requirement? That's ok.
• All Axon employees must be aware of and committed to the appropriate environmental, health, and safety regulations, policies, and procedures.

Conditions

• This role is based out of either our Sterling, VA office, and follows a hybrid schedule.
• We believe that connection fuels innovation, and our in-office culture is designed to foster meaningful teamwork, mentorship, and shared success.
• Our benefits offer an array of options to help support you physically, financially and emotionally through the big milestones and in your everyday life.

Main duties

• Drive innovative product development from conceptualization through manufacturing, ensuring designs meet durability and reliability standards.
• Utilize creative problem solving skills to lead ideation of new product architectural concepts for subsystem and system level designs
• Construct and analyze high fidelity proof-of-concept prototypes
• Perform detailed mechanical analysis to ensure proper function through FEA, tolerance analysis, testing, and other exploratory means
• Collaborate regularly with both domestic and international stakeholders

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How it compares · Compared by JoRoute from listings

• Across Axon's 388 open listings, 49% of those with a posting date were first posted more than 60 days ago. How Axon hires

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