Top Engineering Jobs in Los Angeles, CA

Lead design and reliability reviews for human-rated space station systems. Oversee qualification and test completeness, assess design and operational changes, develop engineering standards and review frameworks, track design maturity and compliance, build risk-analysis tools, and collaborate across configuration management, software, manufacturing, integration, and test teams to improve system reliability.

Responsible for avionics systems engineering across spacecraft design, integration, testing, launch, and operations. Defines system architectures, interfaces, requirements, budgets, fault tolerance, verification plans, and autonomous behaviors. Supports vehicle health monitoring, troubleshooting, risk assessment, configuration management, reliability improvements, and production process development. Collaborates cross-functionally, mentors engineers, and travels up to 10% to launch sites and test facilities.

Design and build full-stack web applications, backend APIs, data models, pipelines, developer tooling, and platforms for mission and flight software systems. Develop interfaces with flight software and simulations, support test automation and continuous deployment, and establish scalable engineering practices for a growing software organization.

Design, analyze, build, and test mechanical mechanisms for spacecraft solar array deployment and articulation. Responsibilities include torque budgeting, drivetrain and bearing selection, life analysis, environmental testing, failure investigation, and cross-functional system integration. The role supports design reviews, FMEA/FMECA, NASA deliverables, and mission-critical testing for human-rated space stations.

Develops and documents system safety analyses for human-rated space stations and spacecraft. Partners with engineering teams to identify hazards, assess failure tolerance, define risk controls, evaluate crew survivability and human error, support range safety compliance, and communicate safety outcomes during design reviews. The role also assesses compliance with NASA, FAA, MIL-STD-882, and ARP-4761 standards while supporting design improvements that reduce risk to people and property.

Owns qualification and verification testing for spacecraft solar arrays, including environmental, functional, electrical, and lifecycle testing. Develops test plans, procedures, instrumentation requirements, and reports; coordinates internal and external test campaigns; analyzes data and leads failure investigations. The role collaborates across engineering disciplines, supports test facility and GSE development, applies aerospace standards, and presents readiness reviews and results throughout the product lifecycle.

Build and own satellite assembly, integration, and test processes from development units through rate production. Define test philosophies, plans, procedures, verification methods, environmental testing, and mechanical/electrical ground support equipment. Lead spacecraft integration campaigns, troubleshoot failures, manage test data, improve repeatability, and support design-for-manufacture and design-for-test. Collaborate with structures, avionics, thermal, power, GNC, and flight software teams in an on-site, hands-on clean-room environment.

Develops and manages electronic parts control plans and databases for human-rated space stations and high-power satellites. Responsibilities include vendor and part qualification, reliability analysis, component selection and derating guidance, failure analysis, radiation and survivability considerations, and collaboration across engineering, quality, and supply chain teams. The role also tailors aerospace standards, supports configuration and quality practices, and may require up to 10% travel and overtime during mission milestones.

Designs and maintains Python-based automated test systems for flight-critical avionics hardware. Responsibilities include integrating instrumentation and data acquisition equipment, managing test software through qualification and acceptance, troubleshooting anomalies, performing root cause analysis, documenting systems, enhancing automation frameworks, conducting code reviews, and collaborating with hardware, avionics, and test engineering teams. The role supports human-rated space station systems and may require evening or weekend work during mission milestones.

Build, architect, and maintain Vast’s high-performance computing infrastructure for aerospace engineering analysis. Responsibilities include cluster lifecycle management, patching, performance optimization, reliability, application and user onboarding, and integration with NX/Teamcenter design workflows. The role supports engineering teams using structural, mechanical, dynamic, and computational fluid dynamics analyses, while leading HPC initiatives from concept through production deployment.