Top Design Engineer Jobs in Los Angeles, CA

Design and model 3D wire harness assemblies and installation layouts for spacecraft using CAD tools. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, support manufacturing and installation, validate schematics, perform design reviews and analyses, and manage engineering drawings and documentation to ensure producibility and system integrity.

Design and analyze electrical systems and special test equipment (STE) for satellite testing. Maintain requirements, create schematics and wiring diagrams, perform verification and data analysis, and provide engineering support across product lifecycle under general supervision.

Design and lead development of automated test systems and instrument drivers for space-grade power/digital and RF/mixed-signal electronics. Implement test frameworks, integrate instruments, build operator UIs, perform lab integration and troubleshooting, run automated data analysis/reporting, and maintain CI/CD, version control, and documentation.

Design and develop space-grade RF products from requirements through prototyping, PCB/layout, simulation, testing, and production support. Support reviews, customers, documentation, and New Product Introduction while ensuring compliance and producibility.

Design, simulate, prototype, and deliver RF products for spacecraft and launch vehicles. Define requirements, perform PCB/layout/component selection, support testing, production automation, documentation, reviews (PDR/CDR/TRR), and provide technical/customer support and anomaly investigation.

Lead design, integration, test, and certification of avionics systems for out-of-production fleets. Perform requirements decomposition, verification/validation, supplier management, system integration (lab/ground/flight), safety analyses (FHA, FMEA, fault tree), and provide cross-functional technical leadership and supplier coordination.

Support design, analysis, development, and documentation of spacecraft thermal and mechanical systems. Perform detailed thermal design and analysis, establish environmental requirements, support thermal testing and mission operations, and collaborate with cross-discipline teams from proposal through launch.

The Desktop/Workstation Design Engineer develops and implements desktop OS images, manages software deployments, supports system upgrades, and analyzes enterprise hardware requirements.

The Sr. Electronics Design Engineer leads the design and development of electrical systems for missile defense, ensuring product reliability and compliance. Responsibilities include architecture design, component selection, and collaboration across teams.

The CAD Design Engineer designs prototypes for space technology, refining CAD designs, managing tolerancing, and adapting designs for tests and safety standards.

Design and analyze satellite solar arrays and battery mechanical/electro-mechanical systems. Lead design, testing, qualification, failure investigations, and cross-functional coordination. Produce mechanical/electrical layouts using Creo/AutoCAD, apply GD&T and DFMAT, and serve as a technical lead or Responsible Engineering Authority on spacecraft solar and battery hardware.

Responsible for developing Structural Repair Manuals and creating repair plans to meet customer needs, ensuring compliance with regulations and safety standards.

The Senior Propulsion Engineer will lead the design and optimization of combustion devices for spacecraft, applying expertise in regenerative cooling and additive manufacturing while mentoring junior engineers.

The Principal FPGA/RTL Design Engineer will lead projects in signal processing algorithm implementation for advanced wireless systems, requiring extensive FPGA design experience and digital signal processing expertise.

Design and build polished web experiences across PSA products by partnering with design, product, and engineering. Ship production features, build rapid prototypes, maintain design systems, mentor engineers on design best practices, and elevate craft and consistency across the product ecosystem.

Design and analyze analog circuits from system requirements through detailed design, verification, and characterization. Perform circuit modeling, simulation, PCB signal and power integrity analysis, schematic capture, subsystem testing, and troubleshooting. Collaborate within model-based engineering, DevSecOps, and Agile practices for defense systems.

Design and analyze analog circuits and subsystems from concept through verification. Perform circuit modeling, simulation, schematic capture and PCB layout support, signal and power integrity analysis, test and troubleshooting. Collaborate in model-based engineering, DevSecOps and Agile teams. Maintain DoD Secret clearance and work onsite in Woodland Hills, CA.

Lead propulsion system layout and component design for high-performance spacecraft from concept through product realization. Create detailed 3D CAD models and manufacturing drawings, perform fluid/thermal/structural analysis, support procurement, fabrication, assembly, testing, and resolve technical issues across multidisciplinary teams.

Design and develop opto-mechanical hardware for spacecraft optical systems, including lens barrels, telescope structures, mounts, baffles, and precision mechanisms. Create CAD models, drawings, GD&T, BOMs, and test fixtures while collaborating with optical engineers to ensure alignment, stability, manufacturability, and qualification for launch and on-orbit environments.

Lead design and optimization of in-space servicing missions: create CONOPS, maneuver plans, trajectory and budget analyses, build analysis tools, integrate results into proposals, engage customers, and coordinate with engineering for simulations and verification.

Design and own electrical interconnect systems and harness architectures for space vehicles from concept through production. Specify components, create schematics and production drawings, lead design reviews, develop assembly/verification procedures, and collaborate cross-functionally to meet environmental, reliability, and EMI/EMC constraints while supporting prototyping and multiple programs.

Lead mission planning and trajectory design for commercial reentry vehicles, implementing 6-DOF simulations, trajectory optimization, Monte Carlo dispersion analyses, and autonomous navigation algorithms. Collaborate with propulsion, software, and flight operations teams, develop mission operations tooling, support on-orbit/reentry operations, and drive new vehicle capability development.

Design and develop alternators for high-speed nuclear generators, including structural and thermal analysis, design of components, and testing.

Design and implement production-quality UI and components by combining visual design and frontend engineering. Improve and extend the in-house design system, ship end-to-end features, iterate quickly with user feedback, and collaborate closely with product and engineering teams to solve large-scale UX problems for Ashbys customer base.

Design and implement user-facing features end-to-end, improve and expand the design system, collaborate with product engineers and designers, ship fast, gather user feedback, and iterate on UI/UX for a high-scale recruiting product.