Top Engineering Jobs in Los Angeles, CA

Develops and owns nondestructive evaluation methods for additively manufactured rocket hardware. The role covers feasibility studies, probability-of-detection and qualification plans, drawing requirements, inspection process improvement, and cross-functional integration with additive manufacturing, materials, machining, supply chain, factory automation, and leadership teams.

Build and maintain FloQast’s coded design system and component library using React and TypeScript. Partner with platform and global engineering teams, standardize UI patterns, manage design tokens, documentation, accessibility, visual testing, and versioning. Prototype AI-native interfaces, enable designers and PMs to contribute front-end code, audit legacy UI, and improve performance across complex enterprise SaaS workflows and financial dashboards.

Owns reliability and quality processes across rocket design, manufacturing, testing, and launch operations. Responsibilities include design standardization, DFM, configuration control, work instruction reviews, in-process build verification, nonconformance management, as-built verification, root-cause analysis, corrective actions, inspection initiatives, and process development. The role collaborates closely with engineering, additive manufacturing, production, test, and launch teams to establish scalable quality systems for the Terran R launch vehicle.

Design, implement, test, debug, and operate scalable backend services such as identity, friend graph, and persistence systems. Collaborate across teams to deliver product solutions while maintaining availability, scalability, security, operational excellence, and cost efficiency. Investigate incidents and hotfixes, apply distributed-systems best practices, and use AI-assisted development tools while auditing output for quality and security.

Designs and analyzes mechanical structures and electronics packaging for space systems. Responsibilities include structural, thermal, dynamics, and vibration analysis; PCB layout and integration; trade studies; design validation; compliance documentation; root-cause investigations; process improvement; supplier support; and emerging technology evaluation. The role collaborates across engineering disciplines and is fully onsite in El Segundo, California.

Designs and validates DFT architectures for mission-critical ASICs, including JTAG/IJTAG, boundary scan, MBIST, scan compression, ATPG, and at-speed testing. Responsibilities include integrating DFT across chip design flows, optimizing coverage, validating memory tests, supporting silicon debug and bring-up, developing DFT artifacts and methodologies, and coordinating with partners on interfaces and security requirements. The role is fully onsite in El Segundo, California, with occasional travel and after-hours milestone support.

Design structural, payload, and MGSE components for space hardware using 3-D CAD (e.g., Creo). Develop, verify, and document designs, manage suppliers, support fabrication/integration/testing, ensure compliance with GD&T, safety, and producibility, and create tooling and assembly solutions for satellite platforms.

Develops, tests, maintains, and debugs mission software for Boeing’s satellite space mission systems using Java, C++, Python, and ReactJS. Participates in the full software development lifecycle, Agile/Scrum activities, code reviews, systems integration, customer meetings, software research, and process improvement. The role is fully onsite in El Segundo, California, requires U.S. citizenship and eligibility for an interim and final Secret clearance, and includes less than 10% travel.

Develops and maintains full-stack client-side, server-side, and desktop software for mission-critical satellite systems. Designs APIs and web services, integrates capabilities across engineering teams, and optimizes applications for scalability, performance, and reliability. Responsibilities include troubleshooting, upgrades, testing, code reviews, documentation, and continuous improvement. The role requires Java experience, software lifecycle leadership, CI/CD expertise, a bachelor's degree, an active U.S. Secret clearance, and onsite work in El Segundo, California.

Designs, develops, tests, integrates, debugs, and maintains non-embedded software for classified defense programs. Translates customer requirements into software architectures, interfaces, algorithms, and designs; supports system integration and lifecycle processes. The role also handles technical issues, improves development processes and metrics, conducts software research, and ensures compliance with quality, safety, regulatory, and customer standards. Work involves Java, ReactJS, DevOps tools, Agile methodologies, and classified-program environments.

Leads the end-to-end mechanical design, integration, testing, and deployment of complex robotic manufacturing systems. Designs robotic workcells, mechanisms, transporters, and end-of-arm tooling; performs structural analysis, simulation, prototyping, and safety assessments. Collaborates with software, electrical, mechatronics, vendors, and customers to optimize reachability, cycle time, reliability, and manufacturability. Manages component selection, procurement, BOMs, PDM records, troubleshooting, and compliance with industrial robotics safety standards.

Designs, analyzes, prototypes, integrates, and validates robotic hardware and end-of-arm tooling. Responsibilities include FEA, structural and thermal simulation, DFM, hardware selection, safety compliance, tolerance analysis, root cause investigations, vendor management, BOM and lifecycle management, cost reduction, and mentoring junior engineers.

Performs engineering trade studies and analysis for Terran R flight performance, develops and maintains simulation and analysis software, and collaborates cross-functionally across Vehicle Engineering. The role involves launch vehicle and space systems analysis, trajectory design and optimization, communicating technical recommendations, and improving software tooling using languages such as Python, Julia, Rust, and C++.

Build and optimize augmented reality software for Spectacles and Snap OS. Responsibilities include developing real-time 3D interaction algorithms, core features for custom 3D engines, spatial and multimodal experiences, native OS integrations, and inter-application communication for shared-space AR. The role requires strong C++ programming, 3D mathematics, performance-critical development, and experience with real-time 3D engines or frameworks.

Lead the end-to-end engineering of a wideband UHF radar sounder and radiometer for a Mars orbiter. Own system design, performance and power budgets, waveform and signal-processing implementations, hardware development, calibration, testing, spacecraft integration, licensing, and commissioning. Coordinate RF, digital, power, mechanical, firmware, software, and science teams while personally executing design and analysis.

Own the avionics subsystem across design, analysis, requirements, interfaces, supplier management, build, testing, verification, integration, and operations. Lead design reviews, anomaly investigations, risk management, schedule execution, and technical decisions while coordinating engineers, technicians, suppliers, systems engineering, and program leadership. Support environmental testing, launch-site activities, commissioning, and on-orbit anomaly response for spacecraft programs.

Owns manufacturing process development and production integration for Paint and Thermal Protection System materials on the Terran R rocket. Responsibilities include build-flow design, first-build support, mBOM and work-order creation, specification authoring, shop-floor issue resolution, process capability improvements, safety coordination, and cross-functional collaboration with engineering, reliability, supply chain, and external partners.

Design, build, and maintain highly available, secure, and cost-optimized infrastructure across AWS, Kubernetes, and Linux/Windows environments. Develop infrastructure-as-code and automation, lead infrastructure projects, coordinate milestones, support systems during critical issues, and perform root-cause analysis. The role also integrates networking, security, DevOps, and software development while supporting cloud-first IT infrastructure for space systems.

Designs spacecraft harness assemblies, 3D routes, wiring diagrams, and electro-mechanical assemblies connecting power, propulsion, guidance, navigation, data, and telemetry systems. Coordinates with engineering, production, quality, and program management; analyzes harness reliability and quality; supports production; and develops bills of materials in an ERP system. The role is onsite in Long Beach or Centennial, requires 20% travel, and requires the ability to maintain or obtain TS/SCI clearance.

Build and own a React and three.js real-time 3D rendering layer for browser-based mission software. Render spacecraft, orbits, sensor volumes, live telemetry, and mission data at trusted frame rates. Translate design concepts into polished front-end components and interactions, manage 3D scenes, shaders, lighting, cameras, and level of detail, and prototype visual experiences. Collaborate with data and platform engineers while owning work from prototype through production, including performance and visual quality.

Own reliability and quality initiatives across rocket design, manufacturing, testing, and launch operations. Responsibilities include design standardization, DFM, configuration control, work-instruction review, process development, build verification, nonconformance management, as-built verification, root-cause analysis, corrective actions, inspection automation, and quality documentation. The engineer collaborates with engineering, additive manufacturing, production, test, and launch teams to establish scalable processes and first-time quality practices.

Leads technical excellence for electromechanical dynamics and control within an aerospace motion-controls portfolio. Develops product and process guidelines, analytical and modeling methods, actuator and motor-control design approaches, and architecture. Chairs design-review activities, supports root-cause and corrective-action investigations, drives process improvements, and mentors engineering staff. The role requires collaboration across engineering organizations and adherence to aerospace development standards.

Leads technical strategy, design authority, development, qualification, production, certification, and lifecycle support for aerospace electric power products. Oversees engine start controllers, generator controls, power distribution, motor controllers, and system integration across commercial and military programs. Drives product strategy, proposal reviews, design reviews, risk mitigation, regulatory compliance, field issue resolution, quality improvements, and talent development while coordinating with customers, suppliers, executives, and cross-functional engineering teams.

Own composite assembly manufacturing from design release through vehicle installation. Develop lamination, trimming, drilling, bonding, assembly, grounding, and repair processes; support first builds, mBOMs, work orders, specifications, and shop-floor issue resolution. Partner with engineering, reliability, supply chain, suppliers, and production teams to improve manufacturability, quality, scalability, and production processes for Terran R aerospace hardware.

Design, implement, operate, and scale critical backend services, including identity, social graph, and persistence systems. Collaborate across teams to deliver product solutions, ensure availability and operational excellence, test and debug code, and participate in incident resolution. The role requires technical leadership, distributed-systems expertise, and effective use of AI development tools while maintaining security, performance, and production-quality standards.