Top Engineering Jobs in Los Angeles, CA

Productionize rocket valves by collaborating with design and test teams, creating work instructions and tooling, evaluating value streams, reducing cost and nonconformances, and establishing manufacturing equipment. Own valve products throughout their lifecycle and incorporate lessons learned into product improvements. The role requires engineering fundamentals, experience with seals and installation procedures, cryogenic and ambient testing, and collaboration with technicians.

Lead the creation, improvement, and rollout of systems engineering processes, tools, and automation across the company. Identify process pain points, collaborate with Software, IT, and DevOps teams, and enable stronger design and test collaboration. The role requires driving full lifecycle process or tool development and may involve complex systems integration, testing, operations, scripting, and Model-Based Systems Engineering.

Leads mechanical design projects for launch vehicle and ground systems from concept through implementation. Coordinates technical requirements, develops 3D CAD models and mechanical, fluid, and electrical schematics, and performs structural, dynamic, and system performance analyses using hand calculations and FEM. Presents designs and project updates to engineering and cross-functional teams, ensuring functionality, feasibility, safety, and timely delivery.

Develop and maintain six-degree-of-freedom simulations supporting GNC algorithm development, Monte Carlo analysis, and hardware-in-the-loop testing. Integrate subsystem models, implement numerical solvers and physics models, build simulation interfaces and configuration capabilities, and improve development environments. Collaborate with analysis and hardware teams while contributing to cross-functional software packages for launch vehicle performance and flight operations.

Develops process plans, work instructions, and work orders for aerospace hardware integration and testing. Collaborates with design and test engineers on testability, supports technicians with troubleshooting and corrective actions, coordinates component inspection and calibrated equipment, leads Test Readiness Reviews, analyzes test performance, drives continuous improvement, and maintains capacity and demand plans. The role supports propulsion, structural, fluid-system, and instrumentation hardware in hands-on test environments.

Designs and improves manufacturing operations systems for Terran R production. Responsibilities include analyzing safety, quality, productivity, logistics, and ergonomics; developing capacity plans, layouts, material flow strategies, metrics, dashboards, SOPs, and workflow designs; and implementing process enhancements, automation pilots, and data integrity improvements. The role partners cross-functionally to optimize scalable operations using Lean Six Sigma, simulations, and data analysis.

Develop and optimize launch and orbital trajectory simulations for Terran R customer missions. The engineer will build software tooling, lead interdisciplinary vehicle and mission trade analyses, maintain trajectory and vehicle requirements, and collaborate across Vehicle Engineering. The role requires hands-on work with complex simulations, rocketry or space systems, and end-to-end ownership in a fast-paced startup environment.

Supports manufacturing operations engineering by improving safety, quality, productivity, logistics, ergonomics, capacity, material flow, and workforce efficiency. Develops operational metrics, dashboards, audit tools, standard operating procedures, layouts, and workflow designs. Uses data analysis, simulations, Lean Six Sigma, and process enhancements to scale rocket manufacturing operations. Collaborates across technical and operations teams and contributes to automation pilots and data integrity improvements.

Performs materials and processes prototyping, test coupon design and fabrication, testing, machining, and documentation for aerospace high-temperature composites and heatshields. Troubleshoots processing challenges, supports laboratory operations, shares technical expertise, and mentors team members. The role requires extensive hands-on experience with composite fabrication, adhesives, vacuum infusion, furnace operations, and CNC machining, with optional experience using advanced thermal, mechanical, and chemical testing instruments.

Owns development, testing, and integration of GPS-based navigation avionics for a launch vehicle. Responsibilities include RF architecture, hardware bring-up, validation, debugging, qualification testing, antenna and communications systems, architectural trade studies, cross-functional integration, technical analysis, and mentoring engineers. The role supports critical navigation, telemetry, command, landing, recovery, and booster reuse systems.