Top Design Engineer Jobs in Los Angeles, CA

Designs and develops RF subsystems for MANET radios, including PLLs, LNAs, mixers, power amplifiers, RFICs, schematics, and PCB layouts. Performs RF characterization, tuning, troubleshooting, EMI and emissions compliance, production yield improvement, and design-for-manufacturability activities. Requires multi-GHz RF hardware experience, RF simulation tools, and hands-on troubleshooting of harmonics, spurious emissions, stability, and EMI issues. The role is fully onsite in Rancho Bernardo, California, with rare local travel.

Designs and develops RF subsystems for MANET radios, including RFIC and discrete circuitry such as PLLs, LNAs, mixers, and power amplifiers. Responsibilities include schematic capture, PCB layout, RF characterization, tuning, troubleshooting, EMI and regulatory compliance, production yield improvement, and design-for-manufacturability. The role is fully onsite in West Los Angeles with rare local travel.

Design and coordinate HVAC systems for commercial, institutional, and industrial buildings. Responsibilities include load calculations, equipment selection, ductwork and hydronic layouts, technical documentation, interdisciplinary coordination, field surveys, retrofit solutions, construction administration, RFI responses, submittal reviews, and client collaboration. The engineer supports project managers while ensuring compliance with building codes, energy standards, and project requirements.

Supports pre-design and design phases for commercial, institutional, and healthcare building projects under experienced engineers. Assists with electrical calculations, single-line diagrams, load schedules, lighting systems, power distribution design, power system studies, project coordination, and engineering analysis. Uses tools such as Revit, AutoCAD, and electrical analysis software while developing knowledge of building codes, sustainable design, and electrical engineering practices.

Designs and owns fluid and propulsion system hardware for Blue Origin’s crewed lunar lander, including tubing, mounts, valves, instrumentation, heaters, and fittings. Creates Creo CAD models and engineering artifacts, supports manufacturing and suppliers, performs structural and nonlinear FEA in ANSYS, interprets P&IDs, and supports hardware through design, fabrication, assembly, verification, testing, and operations.

Lead design, qualification, and integration of spaceflight wire harnesses. Provide technical oversight, troubleshoot manufacturing/testing issues, develop documentation, mentor junior engineers, and support RF/high-speed media and EMI/EMC considerations while ensuring security and configuration control.

Lead wire harness design, documentation, and installation for space and launch vehicles. Coordinate with cross-functional teams, perform system integration and troubleshooting, support manufacturing and testing, mentor junior engineers, and maintain configuration, security, and compliance throughout product lifecycle.

Designs and routes complex, high-density multilayer PCBs and circuit card assemblies for aerospace, defense, and space applications. Responsibilities include interpreting schematics, producing fabrication and assembly documentation, applying IPC and military standards, supporting DFM/DFA/DFT reviews, collaborating with engineering and manufacturing teams, managing PCB libraries, and working with suppliers. Senior-level duties may include advanced HDI technologies, technical reviews, and mentoring.

Designs, analyzes, and develops propulsion engine components and systems for Rocket Lab’s Archimedes engine. Responsibilities include mechanical design, trade studies, design reviews, manufacturability evaluation, collaboration with analysts and fabrication teams, and supporting hardware from concept through production. The role requires expertise in heat transfer, fluids, structural mechanics, FEA, mechanical design, GD&T, and aerospace hardware development.

Design and validate DFT architectures for mission-critical ASICs, including TAP/JTAG, IJTAG, Boundary Scan, MBIST, scan compression, ATPG, and silicon debug. Integrate DFT features into chip design flows, optimize test coverage, develop verification artifacts, support timing and bring-up activities, and collaborate with internal teams and external partners on interfaces and security requirements. The role is fully onsite, with occasional travel and after-hours meetings during critical milestones.

Designs and develops multi-GHz RF subsystems for MANET radios, including PLLs, LNAs, mixers, power amplifiers, RFICs, schematics, and PCB layouts. Performs RF characterization, tuning, troubleshooting, EMI and regulatory compliance, production-yield improvements, and design-for-manufacturability work. Collaborates across disciplines in a fully onsite laboratory environment and supports occasional local testing or demonstrations.

Designs and delivers EPMS, electrical telemetry, and industrial controls solutions for Microsoft AI datacenters. Responsibilities include defining instrumentation and communications requirements, configuring EPMS hardware and networks, developing system integrations, testing and commissioning technologies, troubleshooting complex electrical and controls issues, producing technical documentation, and coordinating with multidisciplinary engineering, vendor, commissioning, and deployment teams.

Design and lead MEP engineering for multifamily construction projects, including HVAC, plumbing, and electrical design, calculations, AutoCAD and Revit documentation, code compliance, coordination, construction administration, QA/QC, and mentorship. The role may be filled at Engineer I, II, or III based on experience and qualifications.

Designs and reviews communications subsystems for North American rail and transit projects. Produces network, equipment, cabling, and link-budget deliverables; supports BIM coordination, requirements and interface management, testing, commissioning, cutover, and operations. Evaluates vendors, develops specifications and test procedures, leads stakeholder interactions, trains clients, reviews designs, and supports project planning, budgets, and schedules. Requires up to 5% domestic travel.

Design and optimize passive and active silicon photonic components from simulation through layout, foundry tapeout, and characterization. Perform electromagnetic and multiphysics simulations, analyze wafer-level measurement data, develop manufacturable designs, and collaborate with layout engineers, system-level PIC designers, and foundry partners. The role focuses on improving optical performance, fabrication tolerance, bandwidth, crosstalk, insertion loss, and power consumption for LiDAR and optical switching applications.

Leads the full lifecycle design and development of liquid rocket combustion devices, including injectors, thrust chambers, regenerative cooling circuits, nozzles, and acoustic stability features. Performs combustion, thermal, structural, and performance analysis; applies additive manufacturing and high-temperature materials; reviews CAD and GD&T drawings; interprets test data; supports build, integration, qualification, and flight delivery; and mentors engineers.

Designs and releases structural parts, assemblies, and systems for the Terran R rocket from concept through manufacturing. Responsibilities include mechanical design, packaging and interference resolution, tolerance stack analysis, fastener selection, mass optimization, manufacturability coordination, BOM and configuration management, and creation of GD&T drawings. The engineer uses NX and Teamcenter, supports fabrication, documents technical work, and leads projects through completion.

Lead electronics packaging and mechanical product design for space systems including PCB layout, structural/thermal/vibration analysis, trade studies, testing, and supplier support. Document compliance, drive process improvements, perform root cause analysis, and collaborate across disciplines to deliver satellite electronics from concept through production.

Designs and verifies FPGA-based signal processing systems for wireless communication products. Responsibilities include digital architecture, fixed-point signal processing, RTL coding, simulation, testbench development, FPGA synthesis, timing closure, hardware troubleshooting, and collaboration with systems, RF, and software engineering teams. The role requires experience with Xilinx FPGAs, SoCs, Vivado, clock-domain designs, and Tcl or Python. It is hybrid in West Los Angeles and requires U.S. citizenship.

Designs and architects FPGA-based signal-processing systems for wireless communication products. Responsibilities include fixed-point signal-processing design, RTL coding, simulation, testbench development, FPGA synthesis, timing closure, hardware verification, troubleshooting, and collaboration with RF and software engineering teams. The role supports projects from research and development through field deployment and requires expertise in Xilinx FPGAs, SoCs, Vivado, clock-domain design, and high-utilization implementations.

Designs and architects FPGA-based signal-processing systems for MIMO wireless communications. Responsibilities include fixed-point algorithm implementation, RTL coding, simulation, testbench development, FPGA synthesis, timing closure, hardware verification, troubleshooting, and supporting RF and software engineering teams. The role requires expertise with Xilinx FPGAs, SoCs, Vivado, multiple clock domains, and high-utilization designs, with work spanning research and development through field deployment.

Design and qualify electro-mechanical flight, development, and test wire harnesses for human-rated space stations. Responsibilities include electrical architecture, wiring diagrams, connector layouts, 3D NX CAD routing, power and signal analysis, thermal and vibration testing, documentation, production integration, and trade studies focused on capability, mass, and cost optimization.

Design and integrate rugged avionics enclosures, mounts, and brackets for human-rated space stations. Responsibilities include electronics packaging, interface documentation, requirements validation, thermal and structural analysis, engineering drawings, configuration management, hardware builds, and environmental qualification testing. The role collaborates closely with electrical engineering teams throughout the flight-critical product lifecycle and supports mission-critical testing and integration.

The Senior Electronics Design Engineer will design and implement mixed signal circuits for MANET radios, perform testing and analysis, and collaborate with various teams to ensure high-quality electronics design.

Design and validate multi-layer PCBs and radio wiring harnesses, define stack-ups and materials, perform hardware bring-up and bench testing, troubleshoot mixed-signal and EMI issues, collaborate with PCB, FPGA, RF and software teams, and ensure manufacturability and compliance.