Top Engineering Jobs in Los Angeles, CA

Own mission design and trajectory analysis for a 2028 Mars Orbiter mission. Develop interplanetary and Mars orbital trajectories, navigation processes, orbit determination, maneuver analyses, and DSN tracking measurement interfaces. Build mission design tools, software requirements, architectures, and engineering practices while coordinating with GNC, spacecraft systems, communications, software, and mission operations teams. Provide technical ownership across mission design and flight navigation activities.

Designs, analyzes, builds, and tests launch vehicle mechanisms for Terran R, including stage separation, payload deployment, aero control features, and landing gear. Performs concept development, trade studies, requirements definition, load and material assessments, manufacturing integration, and hardware testing while collaborating with structures, avionics, fluids, test, additive manufacturing, and manufacturing teams.

Design, build, test, and operate mission operations software for the Mars 2028 spacecraft, including command generation, validation, sequencing, telemetry processing, data dissemination, interfaces, visualization, and data pipelines. Develop automated testing and validation frameworks, support simulation and hardware-in-the-loop testing, document external APIs and data formats, and collaborate with mission operations, flight software, instrument teams, and external partners. Shift work and on-call availability are required during critical mission phases.

Own vehicle and engine hardware through build, test, and delivery. Develop build flows, work instructions, and test procedures; support first-article builds; resolve manufacturing issues and non-conformances; perform root cause analysis; and drive process improvements. Coordinate design, supply chain, production, and test teams while contributing to tooling, ERP/MES workflows, production documentation, and scalable manufacturing systems.

Designs and releases structural parts, assemblies, and systems for the Terran R rocket from concept through manufacturing. Responsibilities include mechanical design, packaging and interference resolution, tolerance stack analysis, fastener selection, mass optimization, manufacturability coordination, BOM and configuration management, and creation of GD&T drawings. The engineer uses NX and Teamcenter, supports fabrication, documents technical work, and leads projects through completion.

Lead reliability and quality engineering for rocket structures across design, manufacturing, testing, and launch. Responsibilities include drawing standardization, DFM, configuration control, work-instruction review, process development, build verification, nonconformance management, root-cause analysis, corrective actions, as-built verification, inspection initiatives, and cross-functional quality improvements. The role partners closely with engineering, additive manufacturing, production, test, and launch teams to establish scalable reliability processes for the Terran R launch vehicle.

Supports primary structure assembly on the shop floor, removes production barriers, improves manufacturing processes, creates work instructions and specifications, standardizes operations, and provides design-for-manufacturing feedback. Collaborates with design, manufacturing, reliability, production, and vendor teams during prototype and flight builds. Requires hands-on aerospace assembly experience, strong engineering fundamentals, and knowledge of drilling, trimming, fastening, machining, inspection, and GD&T.

Designs, analyzes, tests, and supports manufacturing of primary and secondary rocket structures for Relativity Space’s Terran R vehicle. Owns components from requirements through production, including load-path conceptualization, structural sizing, CAD design, drawing release, hardware test campaigns, and manufacturing process development. Uses NX/TeamCenter, Nastran, ANSYS, and hand calculations while collaborating across engineering and production teams.

Design, analyze, manufacture, and test rocket mechanisms including stage separation, payload deployment, landing gear, and aerodynamic actuation systems. The role covers full-cycle engineering, trade studies, requirements definition, structural analysis, subsystem integration, additive manufacturing, and hardware testing. The engineer collaborates with structures, avionics, fluids, vehicle design, test, loads, and manufacturing teams while leading projects to completion on schedule and within budget.

Owns system-level design and integration for complex rocket mechanisms, including thrust vector control. Defines requirements, CONOPS, verification plans, and test criteria; leads cross-functional collaboration across mechanical, actuator, GNC, avionics, and software teams. Coordinates design, manufacturing, integration, and testing while managing technical risks, schedules, and flight readiness. Provides hands-on support through test fixture design, sensor specification, automation, and root-cause investigations.