Top Mechanical Design Engineer Jobs in Los Angeles, CA

Design, develop, and document spacecraft payload structural and interior components using 3D CAD. Route RF waveguides and cables, support manufacturing and supplier activities, investigate anomalies, and coordinate requirements across functions under general supervision.

Perform stress, vibration, and heat-transfer analyses for turbomachinery, heat exchangers, and electric motors using FEA and analytical methods. Provide technical oversight, validate requirements, support testing, lead design reviews, mentor junior engineers, manage risk, and drive process improvements and corrective actions.

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.

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.

Engineer role focused on electronic packaging design and analysis at Boeing. Requires compliance with U.S. export controls, U.S. Person status, and active Top Secret security clearance. Employer will not sponsor visas; position is first shift and relocation assistance is not negotiable.

The Lead Design Engineer is responsible for Mechanical Flight Controls, ensuring safety and compliance with FAA regulations, providing design solutions, and collaborating across teams for aircraft safety and performance.

Design and support mechanical flight control systems for out-of-production commercial airplanes, provide engineering solutions for in-service issues, conduct analyses and design reviews, coordinate with suppliers and certification authorities, and support testing, spares, modifications, and continued operational safety programs.

Seeking a Senior Design Engineer for Mechanical Flight Controls, overseeing design solutions, compliance, and troubleshooting for aerospace projects.

Responsible for designing and developing tools and factory automation equipment to support manufacturing, collaborating with various teams for efficient production of rockets.

The role involves designing and developing tools and automation solutions for manufacturing rockets, collaborating with various teams to ensure successful project completion and integration.

The role involves designing and developing tooling and factory automation solutions for the manufacturing of rockets, with a focus on innovation and collaboration across engineering teams.

Design and integrate spacecraft mechanical systems including architecture/layouts, structures, thermal and electrical interfaces; perform CAD modeling, drawing release, integration support, testing, and program milestone support.

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.

Design and develop mechanical structures, mechanisms, tooling, fixtures, and GSE for satellite ground station antennas. Collaborate with RF, electrical, and manufacturing teams to ensure manufacturability, thermal and structural performance, and regulatory compliance. Support design reviews, prototyping, testing, and transitioning products from concept to production for globally deployable systems.

Design, develop, test, and qualify high-performance propulsion components for Starship/Super Heavy. Own component architecture, drawings, testing (shock, vibration, thermal, pressure), manufacturing integration, root-cause analysis, and cross-functional coordination to accelerate production and ensure flight readiness.

Lead end-to-end design, analysis, testing, and production of propulsion components for Starship/Super Heavy. Develop manufacturable flow-control and electromechanical devices, validate reliability through environmental testing, collaborate with manufacturing and systems teams, drive root-cause investigations, and ensure flight readiness and high production yield.

Design and develop electromechanical packaging for MANET radios, produce CAD drawings and BOMs, perform failure analysis, thermal design and testing, define DFM/DFA and manufacturing processes, support production and QA, and execute FAAT/DVT.

Design and develop rugged electromechanical packaging for MANET radios, create CAD drawings and BOMs, perform failure analysis, thermal and DFM/DFA work, support production and testing (FAAT/DVT), and provide technical guidance to assembly and QA teams.

Design and validate rugged electromechanical packaging for MANET radios: create CAD/BOMs, perform failure/troubleshooting, define DFM/DFA, execute FAAT/DVT, provide production support, and design thermal management and accessories for harsh environments.

The Mechanical Design Engineer will develop packaging designs for MANET radios, participate in troubleshooting, and provide production support using CAD tools while ensuring compliance with MIL-STD requirements.

Design, develop, validate, and support certification of flight mechanisms (primary/secondary actuators, propulsion, landing gear, ECS). Lead subcomponent design (gears, bearings, seals), perform analysis and environmental qualification testing (DO-160G/MIL-STD-810), and collaborate with electrical and software teams from concept through fabrication and flight test.

Design and develop mechanical structures, mechanisms, tooling, fixtures, and RF feed/waveguide components for satellite ground stations. Collaborate with RF, electrical, and manufacturing teams to ensure manufacturability, reliability, and regulatory compliance, participate in design reviews, and support transition from concept to production.

Responsible for developing mechanical test equipment, leading design efforts, performing FEA and thermal analyses, and maintaining product documentation. Collaborates with cross-functional teams, and surveys materials and vendors for optics activities.

The role involves designing electromechanical solutions for telecom systems, focusing on mechanical designs, thermal management, and product development. Responsibilities include overseeing prototype builds, collaborating with teams, and applying best practices in engineering.

The Mechanical Design Engineer will design vehicle structures, manage subsystem interfaces, improve design processes, and support integration and testing activities.