Top Engineering Jobs in Los Angeles, CA

As a Structures Technician, you will assemble, integrate, and fabricate spacecraft systems. Responsibilities include precision assembly, collaboration with engineering teams, and ensuring quality in manufacturing processes.

Lead mechanical design and development of spacecraft structures, mechanisms, and assemblies from concept through flight delivery. Perform CAD modeling, define GD&T, integrate avionics and propulsion, lead design reviews, develop test plans, and mentor junior engineers to ensure launch- and on-orbit-qualified hardware.

Perform spacecraft radiation analyses (TID, SEE, DDD) and develop environment models; plan and execute radiation test campaigns; support part selection and mitigation strategies; maintain parts library; produce verification artifacts for requirements; support proposals, design reviews, and stakeholder briefings; train cross-discipline teams on survivability and reliability practices.

As a Propulsion/Fluids Production Engineer, you will develop and optimize manufacturing processes for propulsion and fluid systems, ensuring efficient production and compliance with standards while collaborating with engineering teams.

As an Avionics Production Engineer, you'll develop and optimize production processes for avionics and oversee the manufacturing of hardware components for spacecraft systems.

Lead the planning and execution of aerospace hardware test campaigns including requirements verification, procedure development, data collection and analysis, anomaly/failure investigation, and test director responsibilities. Interface with leadership, customers, vendors, and regulatory bodies, author test documentation, ensure safety and standards compliance, and mentor junior engineers.

Develop and optimize production processes for spacecraft mechanical structures, ensuring efficient manufacturing and integration while collaborating with engineering teams.

Design, build, and operate instrumentation, DAQ, and automated test control systems for spacecraft testing. Develop test automation (LabVIEW, Python, MATLAB), commission and calibrate sensors, troubleshoot hardware/software integration, perform post-test data analysis, and maintain data management and requirements traceability in hazardous test environments.

The role involves architecting spacecraft-wide harness solutions, establishing standards and automation tools, overseeing manufacturing strategies, and mentoring engineers across teams.

The technician will assemble and test spacecraft harnesses, assist with setup and execution of testing facilities, and ensure adherence to cleanroom protocols.