Top Project Engineer Jobs in Los Angeles, CA

Lead turbomachinery engineering projects from concept through completion, guiding design, analysis, testing, risk mitigation, and cross-functional integration. Provide technical solutions for complex aerospace engineering challenges, facilitate design reviews, ensure quality compliance, engage stakeholders, and mentor junior engineers. The role also drives turbomachinery strategy, best practices, innovation, and product performance and reliability improvements.

Leads turbomachinery engineering strategy, design, analysis, testing, and modeling initiatives. Provides technical guidance, manages engineers, establishes design goals and metrics, optimizes product performance and reliability, and mitigates design risks throughout the product lifecycle. Collaborates cross-functionally, manages complex engineering projects, and applies industry advancements to drive innovation. The position is hybrid in Torrance, California, with no relocation offered.

Designs electrical, instrumentation, and control systems for water and wastewater facilities. Prepares construction drawings, calculations, specifications, cost estimates, and P&IDs; applies electrical codes and standards; coordinates with utilities and multidisciplinary teams; performs design quality reviews; and mentors junior engineers. Uses AutoCAD, EasyPower or ETAP, and AGi32 for design and analysis.

Leads mechanical and utility infrastructure assessments, feasibility studies, engineering design, cost estimates, project scopes, and technical recommendations for commercial and industrial clients. Coordinates internal and external engineering resources, supports client proposals, and provides technical oversight through project implementation, including design-build coordination, reviews, and incentive integration. The role requires site surveys, facility analysis, energy efficiency expertise, and regular travel to client facilities.

Coordinates multidisciplinary engineering project execution, deliverables, schedules, interfaces, staffing, documentation, reporting, change management, and vendor activities. Ensures compliance with project procedures, client standards, quality processes, industry codes, and regulatory requirements. Communicates with clients and internal teams, resolves scope and interface issues, supports field activities, develops RFQ packages, and assists with project execution plans. The role requires refining or petrochemical experience, brownfield and FEED exposure, and support for Gulf Coast projects.

Designs, reviews, and approves electrical and process control systems for automated material handling projects. Responsibilities include component sizing, control panel and network design, safety compliance, electrical documentation, peer reviews, coordination with multidisciplinary teams, site surveys, installation and commissioning support, and project document control. The role also guides engineers, supports process improvements, manages priorities, and travels domestically to customer sites up to 30%.

Leads mechanical engineering design for HVAC, plumbing, and fire protection systems in education and building projects. Responsibilities include technical calculations, specifications, code compliance, project planning, budgeting, scheduling, quality reviews, client collaboration, mentoring, multidisciplinary coordination, and construction administration. The role also supports energy-efficient design, identifies project risks, and oversees projects through bidding and construction.

Manages diverse engineering projects for pipeline, terminal, and marine facilities from concept through commissioning and close-out. Responsibilities include coordinating project resources and schedules, supporting design reviews, preparing bid requests, evaluating proposals, troubleshooting operations, leading safety meetings, applying management-of-change procedures, and participating in HAZOP, PHA, and PSSR reviews. The role requires collaboration across departments, strong safety leadership, and travel up to 35% under a hybrid schedule.

Leads global automation engineering projects from concept through deployment, including capital planning, technology evaluation, equipment development, installation, commissioning, and operational handover. Collaborates with global cross-functional teams and suppliers while managing scope, schedules, budgets, risks, safety, quality, and regulatory compliance. Advances Industry 4.0, robotics, AI/ML, IoT, digital twin, and automated material-handling solutions to improve repair operations, reliability, sustainability, and efficiency.

Leads complex infrastructure, cloud, security, and end-user technology projects from design through deployment and post-implementation support. Configures and troubleshoots networks, servers, migrations, identity systems, storage, backups, and cloud platforms. Provides senior technical guidance, documentation, training, escalation support, and client communication while partnering with project managers, vendors, and internal teams. Supports project budgets, timelines, reporting, client satisfaction, and transition to ongoing support. Requires regular travel and off-hours work.

Leads electrical engineering and design for civic, education, and public-sector buildings from conceptual planning through construction administration. Responsibilities include power distribution, lighting, fire alarms, low-voltage systems, backup power, calculations, modeling, Revit documentation, permitting, quality reviews, construction support, client coordination, and mentoring junior staff.

Leads technical onboarding and infrastructure, cloud, networking, cybersecurity, and technology transformation projects for clients. Assesses environments, designs and implements secure solutions, develops technical plans, manages risks, troubleshoots complex issues, and communicates with stakeholders. The role also provides technical escalation support, mentors engineers, improves implementation efficiency through automation and documentation, and delivers client-facing guidance across project lifecycles.

Design, develop, test, and deliver enterprise applications, APIs, services, integrations, and web applications. Own projects from architecture and technical design through production release and handoff. Troubleshoot complex issues across applications, databases, integrations, and cloud environments; contribute to architecture, code reviews, testing, CI/CD, documentation, and production support. Partner with Product, QA, Architecture, and engineering teams to deliver scalable, secure, maintainable solutions.

Lead onsite delivery of building automation projects, guide teams of 2–5 engineers, conduct system startups, install and configure software, perform loop checks, calibration, functional testing, troubleshooting, and field programming. Lead customer meetings, maintain customer relationships, train representatives, and support HVAC controls testing. The role requires 100% travel to customer project locations.

Supports quality and mission assurance for spacecraft mechanisms across design, manufacturing, assembly, testing, and delivery. Interprets contractual and aerospace quality requirements, manages risks, reviews documentation, supports MRB and nonconformance investigations, leads corrective actions, analyzes quality data, and interfaces with customers, suppliers, DCMA, and government representatives. The role requires independent authority to escalate quality, reliability, safety, and compliance concerns.

Leads quality readiness for a greenfield manufacturing facility from planning and process validation through launch, ramp-up, stabilization, and handoff. Establishes quality systems, procedures, control plans, inspection methods, supplier readiness, customer approvals, launch containment, KPIs, and SAP quality workflows. Coordinates cross-functional teams, trains site personnel, resolves quality risks, and transitions validated processes to the plant quality leader. Requires significant domestic travel and possible international travel.

The Project Engineer supports the Project Manager, ensuring project objectives are met while managing schedules, budgets, and team dynamics, and liaising with clients and subcontractors.

Support project managers and superintendents in planning, execution, and closeout of electrical construction projects. Tasks include material tracking, RFIs/submittals, change order exposure, Accubid estimating, BIM coordination, procurement, scheduling, safety monitoring, and jobsite walkthroughs.

Leads technical assessments, site surveys, feasibility studies, engineering design, project scoping, savings calculations, and investment-grade cost estimates for utility, HVAC, mechanical, and infrastructure modernization projects. Develops technical recommendations and project economics, coordinates internal and external engineering resources, and supports design-build implementation, technical reviews, and incentive integration. Regularly collaborates with clients and travels to commercial and industrial facilities, construction sites, and utility plants.

Support project documentation, coordinate drawings/RFIs/changes with subcontractors and consultants, prepare change order requests, monitor schedules and closeout, and coach junior project staff while ensuring procedural and contractual compliance.

Lead technical subject areas and coordinate across NASA and internal SpaceX teams to ensure government mission readiness. Manage schedules, requirements, vehicle changes, risk mitigation, verification testing, customer communications, and travel to launch/test sites. Develop systems to track customer interactions and approvals.

Coordinate technical aspects of construction projects: manage documentation, procurement, estimating, scheduling, BIM coordination, quality control, vendor/subcontractor buyouts, invoicing, closeout deliverables, and collaborate with project teams to resolve installation and budget/schedule issues.

The New Product Implementation Engineer leads the engineering design and prototyping of new products, focusing on quality engineering and continuous improvement. Responsibilities include developing CAD models, evaluating design feasibility, and analyzing test data to enhance product performance.

The Project Engineer is responsible for managing complex projects including equipment procurement, facility upgrades, and process improvements while collaborating with various teams and ensuring project success.

The Project Engineer will manage construction project tasks including design, estimating, scheduling, and quality control while gaining field experience in geotechnical construction.