Top Engineering Jobs in Los Angeles, CA

Design and develop tools and automation equipment for manufacturing. Collaborate across teams to optimize production processes for the Terran R vehicle.

Lead engine system projects, manage interfaces and requirements, support engine analysis and testing in fluid mechanics and thermodynamics.

The Staff Mechanical Design Engineer will design and develop tools and automation solutions for manufacturing, collaborating closely with various engineering teams.

Support vehicle build and verification across the Terran R lifecycle: define and own verification activities, write/review test objectives, matrices, and plans, drive qualification and hotfire campaigns, enable scalable manufacturing, balance technical/cost/schedule tradeoffs, and support integration, test, and launch site checkouts with potential travel and shifted schedules.

Lead engine system trades, manage interfaces, and support engine system development while mentoring teams with minimal oversight. Heavy emphasis on fluid mechanics and thermodynamics.

Lead avionics system-level integration, validation, testing, and operations for Terran R. Design and execute component, subsystem, and vehicle-level test plans, develop CONOPs, automation, and test infrastructure, support integrated testbeds, on-console operations, and data review during stage tests and launches.

Lead design, build, integration, and validation of ground test and launch support systems for avionics and flight hardware. Collaborate cross-functionally to develop robust electrical and electromechanical systems, author interface control documents and drawings, oversee fabrication and bring-up, and ensure safety and operability during engine test, vehicle integration, and launch.

Lead Supplier Development Engineering team, set supplier development strategy and metrics, manage supplier performance and risk, and ensure compliance and quality processes.

Lead full design cycle for Terran R primary and secondary structures: concept, analysis, sizing, drawings, testing, and manufacturing support. Use CAD and FEA tools to reduce mass and parts, own designs from requirements through production, and drive test campaigns and manufacturability improvements.

Own and architect a space-based storage platform spanning Linux kernel drivers, NVMe recovery, ZFS pool design, NFS serving, and automated fault recovery. Develop radiation-resilient storage systems, reliability models, fault-injection tests, and integration between drivers and filesystems. Prototype on commodity hardware, validate sustained high-throughput operation, and carry the architecture through platform integration and launch.