Top Staff Engineer Jobs in Los Angeles, CA

Design, fabricate, operate, and maintain Terran R launch pad propellant and gas infrastructure. Perform fluid-system modeling, pipe stress analysis, drawings, component selection, and work instructions. Lead facility construction activation, commissioning, and initial operations while solving complex cross-disciplinary technical problems. The role requires hands-on hardware experience, project management, technical leadership, and knowledge of fluid mechanics, heat transfer, and pipe stress.

Develop guidance, navigation, and control algorithms for advanced aircraft in a blue-sky defense project. Responsibilities include vehicle dynamics modeling, flight-control design, simulation, real-world control-system tuning and optimization, and applying modern control theory. The role requires strong aircraft dynamics and handling-qualities expertise, production C++ experience, and MATLAB/Simulink proficiency. Candidates must be able to obtain a Secret clearance and collaborate effectively in a fast-moving engineering environment.

Design, analyze, manufacture, and test rocket mechanisms including stage separation, payload deployment, aero control systems, and landing gear. Lead trade studies, define requirements, review loads and materials, integrate subsystems, and collaborate with structures, avionics, manufacturing, additive, and test teams. Own full-cycle hardware projects while delivering on schedule and budget.

Design, develop, and field high-performance Ground Control Station and C2 software using C++/Qt/QML and QGroundControl. Lead architecture and technical direction, mentor engineers, define APIs/ICDs, debug integration/latency issues, support field tests, implement post-mission debrief tools, and ensure interoperability with C2 standards.

Own and maintain native C++ build systems for autonomous aircraft. Improve developer velocity by reducing build/test cycle time, integrate CI with HIL and simulation, implement monitoring and alerts, troubleshoot build/test failures, and collaborate with engineers to design and deploy DevEx/DevOps solutions.

Lead survivability engineering for autonomous aircraft: design and optimize low-observable features, perform EM signature modeling and RCS testing, partner with multidisciplinary teams and materials scientists, translate threats into survivability requirements, and support assessments and milestone decisions throughout the program lifecycle.

Lead technical strategy and hands-on development for Snap’s storage, caching, identity, and service infrastructure. Design and operate highly available distributed systems across AWS and GCP, drive multi-quarter initiatives, improve reliability, scalability, performance, cost efficiency, observability, and developer experience, and influence architecture across infrastructure and product teams. Mentor engineers, resolve complex technical challenges, and shape responsible AI applications for platform quality and engineering productivity.

Build and own an end-to-end spacecraft hardware-in-the-loop test capability, including rack hardware, avionics integration, simulation, data acquisition, automated test frameworks, CI/regression pipelines, dashboards, and telemetry. Debug failures across hardware, software, interfaces, timing, communications, and test infrastructure. Lead spacecraft integration and validation through launch while coordinating with subsystem engineering teams.

Own the design, development, qualification, and integration of high-performance spacecraft electronics for deep-space compute and storage. Lead architecture, prototyping, board bring-up, validation, and technology demonstrations while balancing compute capability with power, thermal, EMI, mechanical, reliability, and radiation constraints. Collaborate with science and software teams to integrate onboard and ground infrastructure and deliver flight-ready systems.

Own the mechanical design, analysis, testing, and delivery of flight-ready hardware for space science avionics platforms. Develop enclosures, mounting structures, thermal accommodations, and spacecraft interfaces that withstand launch and space environments. Rapidly prototype and iterate designs, solve structural and thermal challenges, and lead systems through qualification and flight. Collaborate cross-functionally in a fast-paced aerospace environment.

Own the design, development, integration, verification, and delivery of spacecraft avionics from concept through flight-qualified hardware. Lead avionics architecture, PCB design, harnessing, embedded system interfaces, testing, environmental qualification, component selection, supplier coordination, and technical documentation. Collaborate with propulsion, guidance and control, thermal, and software teams to build reliable avionics for deep-space missions while establishing technical standards and executing autonomously.

Design and implement scalable microservices and customer/internal APIs. Lead technical specification, development, integration, testing, and release. Optimize performance, refactor code, collaborate with stakeholders, mentor engineers, and ensure reliable, maintainable solutions across the platform.

Own and architect the frontend platform for a unified, safety-critical operator interface. Lead application shell, design system, shared data layer, frontend consolidation, performance optimization, real-time telemetry rendering, cross-team technical direction, and mentorship. Build data-intensive applications using advanced state management and streaming technologies.

Architect and deliver scalable, secure systems across teams; solve complex cross-team problems; lead large technical initiatives; evaluate emerging technologies; mentor engineers; align technical direction with product and business outcomes while balancing performance, maintainability, and cost.

Lead the technical direction, architecture, and operation of Snap’s omnichannel notification platform. Design scalable, highly available backend services, shared APIs, data models, orchestration, ranking, targeting, experimentation, and measurement systems. Drive cross-functional initiatives, improve reliability and observability, respond to incidents, develop technical roadmaps, mentor engineers, and influence architecture across teams.

Own the architecture and technical direction of Metropolis Recognition Platform, including edge-to-cloud pipelines, identity resolution, real-time decisioning, privacy and consent models, observability, and progressive delivery. Lead cross-functional alignment across engineering, computer vision, data, security, platform teams, and partners. Establish RFCs, SLOs, testing standards, operational practices, and architectural best practices while mentoring engineers and managing high-scale distributed systems.

Design, build, and maintain People systems automations and integrations (Workato, Workday, Greenhouse, Slack) using production-quality code. Improve CI/CD, reliability, observability, and AI-driven automation (Claude, MCP). Serve as technical lead for People Technology, partner with stakeholders, and drive scalable, maintainable automation solutions.

Leads platform engineering and DevOps strategy for a regulated lending platform. Responsibilities include cloud architecture, Kubernetes and infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD, identity and security, compliance, reliability, incident management, developer tooling, and AI/ML infrastructure. This senior individual contributor mentors engineers, shapes technical roadmaps, drives GitOps and self-service platforms, and supports model serving, observability, and AI-assisted engineering practices.

Owns technical integrity, performance, readiness, and improvement initiatives for propulsion subsystems. Performs thermal, structural, life, tolerance, failure-mode, and fluid-system analyses; supports trade studies, design changes, testing, certification, and verification. Oversees supplier technical performance, configuration control, technical risks, safety-of-flight issues, and requirements traceability. Acts as the primary engineering authority for subsystem decisions and coordinates impacts to program cost, schedule, and milestones.

Deploys and operates classified terrestrial and cloud networks across on-premise, AWS GovCloud, and IL-6+ environments. Responsibilities include routing, switching, boundary protection, segmentation, encrypted communications, STIG implementation, RMF/ATO support, network documentation, and troubleshooting. The role also configures NSA Type 1 cryptographic devices, manages KEYMAT and CCI documentation, and collaborates with security, cloud, and engineering teams. An active Secret clearance and ability to obtain TS/SCI are required, with occasional travel to government and classified facilities.

Develop and deploy full-stack applications supporting purchasing, manufacturing planning, scheduling, test-data analysis, and factory operations. Lead the software development lifecycle, collaborate with non-software stakeholders to define requirements, apply agile and continuous delivery practices, solve complex problems, and mentor engineers. The role involves building scalable platforms across front-end, services, analytics, industrial automation, and AI capabilities.

Lead the developer experience roadmap and own multi-language SDKs and the code-generation pipeline. Design CI, release automation, observability, and tooling (CLI, starter repos). Improve cross-language parity, docs, and developer onboarding; remove systemic friction and represent DX to Product, Engineering, and Partnerships.

Lead the technical direction of Elixir/OTP distributed systems for a spacecraft ground-control platform. Responsibilities include defining architecture and roadmaps, leading cross-functional initiatives, improving reliability and scalability, establishing testing and engineering standards, managing incidents, influencing product strategy, documenting systems, and mentoring engineers and emerging technical leaders.

Lead the industrialization of GMAW additive welding technologies for aerospace flight hardware. Own the transition from development to production by defining process architecture, controls, qualification strategies, manufacturing readiness, and data-driven process control. Serve as the technical authority for additive welding, guide technology maturation and integration, and influence cross-functional teams to improve production capability, quality, reliability, automation, and scalability.

Provides architectural and technical leadership for institutional exchange systems, including matching engines, order management, market data, risk, and unified trading platforms. Leads ultra-low-latency distributed-system design, cross-team technical alignment, reliability standards, incident response, and multi-quarter initiatives. Maintains hands-on engineering contributions while mentoring senior engineers and developing technical leadership across teams.