Top Engineering Jobs in Los Angeles, CA

Lead design, routing, and integration of Terran R electrical wire harnesses from concept through production; collaborate across disciplines, produce detailed 3D/2D designs, validate via prototyping and test, and define vehicle-level integration and test plans.

The role involves designing and testing mechanisms for rockets, collaborating across teams, and managing the entire design cycle from conception to testing.

Lead vehicle-level fluid system architecture for propellant, pressurant, and pneumatic subsystems. Drive cross-functional integration, perform thermofluids sizing and analysis, define test and qualification plans, and support CONOPS and operational validation to ensure flight-ready fluid systems.

Lead a small team to design and package propulsion integration hardware and overall engine layout. Manage projects, mentor engineers, perform fluid and structural analyses, use CAD and FEA tools, and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to produce manufacturable, lightweight engine designs leveraging 3D printing and traditional manufacturing.

Lead development, implementation, and continuous improvement of the Quality Management System. Own document control, plan and run internal audits, support root-cause investigations and corrective actions, train cross-functional teams, and monitor QMS performance to drive reliability across design, manufacturing, supply chain, and test.

Lead reliability engineering for Terran R by driving failure analysis (Fault Tree, FMEA), owning qualification testing (ALT, environmental screening), defining reliability KPIs (MTBF, first-pass yield), partnering with NPI/supply chain/operations, implementing quality systems (AS9100/ISO9001, APQP/PPAP), and providing technical direction to engineers to prevent recurrence and scale reliability processes.

Designs, builds, and operates pressurized cryogenic, pneumatic, and hydraulic test systems; develops data/control systems; creates and executes test plans; troubleshoots reliability issues; advises engineers on test practices and mitigates hazards to ensure safe, consistent rocket testing.

Design, analyze, manufacture, and test rocket flight structures from concept to flight-ready hardware. Perform structural sizing, load review, and test campaigns, optimize designs for additive manufacturing, create drawings, support fabrication, and collaborate with additive, design, test, and loads teams to deliver projects on time and budget.

Design, test, and analyze custom avionics electronics for the Terran R vehicle. Own hardware development across the product lifecycle: concept, board bring-up, verification, qualification, production, integration, and vehicle operations. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure reliable, manufacturable electronics delivered on schedule.

Lead development, validation, and refinement of test assets and processes for mechanical, electrical, and pneumatic assemblies. Design or source test equipment and tooling, author specifications and procedures, support shop floor issues, analyze test data, drive root-cause actions, and collaborate cross-functionally to scale reliable production testing.