Top Engineering Jobs in Los Angeles, CA

Design and develop RF and digital satellite communications systems. Create and verify multi-rate, fixed-point DSP algorithms, perform waveform development, system-level trade studies, HDL-level design support, and integration/test from unit to in-orbit operations.

Designs and develops satellite systems across their lifecycle, including requirements definition, interface coordination, system architecture, trade studies, compliance tracking, technical reviews, and integration and test support. Collaborates with interdisciplinary teams and customers, resolves cross-functional issues, manages requirements traceability using DOORS and Cameo, supports engineering change proposals, and may contribute to launch-site or mission-operations activities.

Develops and verifies vehicle management flight software for aerospace and autonomy platforms. Responsibilities include translating requirements into software designs, integrating functions, building simulation and hardware-in-the-loop environments, creating automated test frameworks, executing manual and automated V&V activities, supporting CI/CD, investigating defects, maintaining technical documentation, and coordinating verification across multifunctional teams. The role is fully onsite and requires an active U.S. Top Secret clearance, U.S. citizenship, and up to 10% travel.

Drive spacecraft product reliability by partnering with design and manufacturing to create quality plans, implement Lean test/inspection processes, investigate and contain production and flight failures, perform root cause analysis, and lead continuous improvement to improve manufacturability and reduce recurring non-conformances.

Designs, implements, maintains, and optimizes secure LAN, WAN, wireless, and cloud network infrastructure. Manages firewalls, intrusion detection and prevention systems, access controls, VPNs, routers, switches, and load balancers. Leads network hardware and software deployments, ensures resilience, and develops disaster recovery and business continuity plans. Provides technical leadership, mentors junior engineers, maintains network documentation, and collaborates cross-functionally to manage risks and improve network reliability.

Reviews spacecraft designs, supplier documentation, parts, materials, and processes for safety, reliability, and mission risk. Evaluates EEE components and qualification testing, supports failure and corrective action boards, interprets industry and government specifications, and recommends mitigations. The role provides independent technical assurance across space vehicle systems while mentoring teams and maintaining technical knowledge databases. It requires onsite work, U.S. person status, and the ability to obtain a Secret security clearance.

Design and analyze satellite constellations using STK, orbital mechanics, coverage analysis, and system-of-systems trade studies. Evaluate scheduling and allocation of time, bandwidth, power, and storage resources across multi-vehicle systems. Integrate subsystem constraints, review code, use configuration management tools, develop visualizations, and present technical recommendations. The role is fully onsite in El Segundo and requires an active U.S. Secret clearance and U.S. citizenship.

Designs, develops, analyzes, and verifies RF, digital, and optical communications payloads for space applications. Responsibilities include requirements development, trade studies, system algorithms, MATLAB-based simulations, link and performance analysis, supplier oversight, hardware procurement, design reviews, integration, testing, troubleshooting, and on-orbit operations support. The role supports satellite programs throughout their full life cycle and requires active U.S. Secret clearance and 100% onsite work.

Lead a team of approximately 10 spacecraft structural analysis engineers. Manage technical priorities, budgets, staffing, hiring, task assignments, mentoring, peer reviews, knowledge-sharing activities, analysis process improvements, employee work products, and design review content. Serve as the primary contact for structural analysis team needs while ensuring customer requirements and company objectives are met.

Designs, integrates, tests, debugs, and documents embedded real-time software for satellite systems. Responsibilities include hardware and flight software integration, cyber vulnerability analysis, cyber monitoring algorithm development, software safety and assurance, automated build and testing pipelines, and custom development tools. The engineer collaborates with flight software and product security teams to deliver reliable products on schedule and within cost targets.