Top Engineering Jobs in Los Angeles, CA

Designs, builds, and operates test rigs and ground support equipment for ECLSS fluid, chemical, and electrical control systems. Performs hardware assembly, instrumentation, integration, troubleshooting, data collection, and analysis. Develops test procedures, work instructions, schematics, and DAQ setups while supporting flight-hardware acceptance and qualification campaigns. Collaborates with manufacturing, controls, and responsible engineering teams to transition research testing into standardized production processes.

Executes manual and automated tests for full-stack software, documents defects in Jira, collaborates with developers and product teams, and supports Agile sprint activities. Maintains manual and automated test scripts using Playwright while contributing to QA standards and processes. The role is a three-month temporary engagement with potential conversion and is conducted onsite in Centennial, Colorado, or Long Beach, California.

Leads advanced machining and NC programming activities, optimizing manufacturing processes for quality, efficiency, and productivity. Develops NC programs, analyzes manufacturing data, drives continuous improvement, implements advanced technologies, ensures safety and standards compliance, and mentors team members. The role requires expertise with NX, Vericut, GD&T, statistical process control, lean manufacturing, and aerospace machining, including multi-axis mills and lathes.

Leads advanced welding and manufacturing process optimization, continuous improvement, production workflow analysis, and implementation of manufacturing technologies. Collaborates cross-functionally to improve quality, efficiency, productivity, and cost performance; ensures safety and industry-standard compliance; analyzes manufacturing data; and mentors team members. The role also includes people leadership responsibilities such as talent development, retention, engagement, and fostering an inclusive culture.

Lead advanced manufacturing and welding process optimization, continuous improvement, production workflow enhancement, data analysis, and quality initiatives. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement manufacturing technologies, ensure safety and industry compliance, mentor employees, and execute projects that improve efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance product quality.

Supports quality engineering through root cause analysis, corrective and preventive actions, audits, supplier quality management, quality control planning, complaint investigation, change notice review, and quality metrics reporting. The role uses Six Sigma tools and data analysis to improve processes, reduce defects, and enhance product reliability while collaborating with suppliers and cross-functional teams.

Develop and operate automated avionics test systems for human-rated space stations. Responsibilities include creating system-level test cases, developing HITL assets, troubleshooting hardware, automating test workflows with Python, analyzing anomalies, supporting mission operator training, validating interfaces, and documenting test systems. The role collaborates with flight software, mission operations, responsible engineers, and system owners to support avionics validation and on-orbit issue resolution.

Develops and verifies satellite ground systems for Boeing’s MILSATCOM program. Responsibilities include requirements analysis and decomposition, systems architecture, interface design, integration and testing, verification, demonstrations, and test documentation. The role supports C2 software development in an agile environment, requirements and risk management, system-of-systems analysis, and customer delivery. This is a fully onsite position requiring an active U.S. Secret clearance and U.S. person status.

Design, develop, and test low-level firmware and device drivers to initialize and manage SoC hardware. Implement BSP components for Linux/RTOS, collaborate with hardware engineers on register maps and timing, and produce boot flow, integration, and test documentation. Drive software delivery, create tools for automation, and support SoC validation and integration activities.

Lead or Senior Ground Systems Engineer responsible for designing, integrating, verifying, and testing satellite ground systems. Duties include requirements analysis, interface design, system architecture optimization, test plan/procedure development and execution, system integration and verification, and lifecycle support while following Boeing processes and participating in scaled agile teams.

Design, implement, integrate, test, and debug spacecraft dynamic models and interface software for real-time simulators and emulators. Support hardware/software integration, produce design and test documentation, collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, support STE testbeds, and provide simulation operation and maintenance support in an agile CI/CD environment.

Develop and maintain telemetry and command database schemas, data models, APIs, services, pipelines, and database-backed applications for spacecraft and flight-test systems. Translate engineering requirements into reliable data solutions, implement automated validation and testing, optimize database performance, troubleshoot data pipelines, support CI/CD and migrations, and collaborate with systems, flight software, test, database, and mission operations teams.

Develops system-level models, simulations, requirements, architectures, and analyses for space-based satellite systems. Supports constellation design, digital communications, orbital analysis, system trades, risk management, verification, and lifecycle engineering. Builds or uses software tools for performance, capacity, availability, scheduling, resource allocation, and communication link analysis. Collaborates with systems engineers and customers across concept development, design, integration, testing, demonstrations, and operations support.

The Ground Systems Engineer will develop and verify satellite ground systems, engage in design trade studies, and support integration and testing processes against customer requirements.

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.

Designs and develops RF, digital, and optical satellite communication systems and payload architectures. Responsibilities include requirements definition and verification, trade studies, CONOPS, RF and optical performance analysis, simulations, algorithm development, supplier oversight, design reviews, system integration, testing, troubleshooting, and validation across satellite program lifecycles.

Assures software development processes and products meet quality requirements through document reviews, audits, configuration management, testing oversight, supplier quality verification, corrective actions, and risk management. Supports software acceptance and delivery while maintaining quality plans and verifying compliance with established standards. The role is primarily onsite in El Segundo, California, with possible support in Seal Beach and travel up to 10%.

Design, implement, test, and maintain real-time Attitude Control Subsystem models and integrate them into system-level satellite simulators. Lead full software lifecycle activities, develop verification/test procedures, work with multidisciplinary teams, perform trade studies, and deliver high-impact simulation solutions in an agile CI/CD environment.

The Systems Engineer will design and develop RF, digital, and optical satellite communication systems, focusing on signal processing architectures, performance analysis, and unit integration.

Design, analyze, and verify RF, digital, and optical satellite communications payloads across lifecycle. Support requirements, trade studies, algorithms, simulations (link, capacity, performance), integration, testing, and supplier oversight. Develop analysis tools and participate in proposals and design reviews.

Design, implement, test, and maintain real-time/near-real-time software simulation models and system-level simulators for satellite mission rehearsal and operator training. Translate customer requirements, integrate and debug simulation scenarios, collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, and create automation tools for configuration and deployments in an agile CI/CD environment.

Designs, operates, and optimizes enterprise network infrastructure across on-premises, hybrid cloud, manufacturing, and cloud-connected environments. Responsibilities include routing, switching, segmentation, firewall administration, VPNs, cloud connectivity, troubleshooting, performance monitoring, capacity planning, compliance support, documentation, and on-call escalation. Collaborates with infrastructure, security, DevOps, and cloud engineering teams to maintain reliable, secure, mission-critical networks.

Develop and deploy data solutions using Palantir Foundry and AIP for client engagements. Lead technical teams, coach team members, analyze system interactions, build applications with large datasets, and apply data engineering and analytics to deliver client outcomes. The role also includes managing client relationships, planning and executing projects, encouraging technology adoption, resolving stakeholder conflicts, and driving continuous improvement.

Leads the development and deployment of data solutions using Palantir Foundry and AIP. Manages engineering teams, coaches team members, oversees project planning and execution, analyzes system interactions, manages client relationships, and drives innovation. The role applies software engineering, data engineering, analytics, and AI/ML techniques to deliver scalable client solutions while maintaining technical and professional standards.

Leads the development and deployment of software and data solutions using Palantir Foundry and AI/ML technologies. Responsibilities include data engineering, analytics, system improvement, client account management, project ownership, team leadership, coaching, stakeholder engagement, and continuous improvement. The role requires building scalable applications with large datasets and delivering customer-focused solutions.