Top Tech Jobs & Startup Jobs in Los Angeles, CA

Lead design, analysis, testing, and operation of in-space propulsion systems (bipropellant thrusters, pressure components). Define requirements, manage schedules, execute qualification tests, perform on-orbit mission support, and coordinate cross-functional teams to deliver reliable propulsion hardware and resolve anomalies.

Lead mission assurance and flight readiness activities across vehicle programs, assess and mitigate risks, drive root-cause investigations, advance configuration and change management, support certification and customer/government interfaces, and partner with multidisciplinary teams to improve vehicle reliability and operations.

Lead planning, execution, and analysis of tests for in-space mobility systems. Design, build, and commission test fixtures; execute and troubleshoot live test events; analyze data; collaborate with design, manufacturing, and operations to ensure performance, safety, and reliability; document results and manage multiple test campaigns.

Design, implement, and optimize hybrid datacenter and cloud infrastructure. Own core platforms (virtualization, identity, storage, cloud), build automation and infrastructure-as-code, improve reliability and scalability, troubleshoot complex incidents, ensure secure compliant configurations, and mentor junior staff while collaborating with security, network, and application teams.

Develop and maintain RF test fixtures and automated Python-based test systems. Operate and integrate RF lab equipment, characterize modulated waveforms and communication links, debug wireless hardware with cross-functional teams, document test procedures, and support system-level RF and OTA testing for spacecraft and ground communication systems.

Lead standardization and implementation of design processes across structures, propulsion, avionics, composites, and mechanisms. Define margining, configuration management, release workflows (CAD→PLM→MRP/ERP), review templates, and design-for-reliability practices. Create tools for traceability and use build/flight data to influence requirements. Drive quality, containment, corrective actions, and cross-functional problem solving with build, quality, and flight reliability teams.

Lead propulsion system layout and component design for high-performance spacecraft from concept through product realization. Create detailed 3D CAD models and manufacturing drawings, perform fluid/thermal/structural analysis, support procurement, fabrication, assembly, testing, and resolve technical issues across multidisciplinary teams.

Lead design, analysis, testing, and operation of multiple spacecraft propulsion systems (cryogenic to storable). Own fluids and control systems, execute test campaigns, run design trades and reviews, resolve technical issues, and manage a cross-functional propulsion engineering team to deliver reliable flight vehicles.

Develop and maintain automation, data acquisition, and control software for propulsion test stands and component benches. Implement automation frameworks, support full test lifecycle, collaborate with test and propulsion teams, diagnose hardware-software issues, and operate onsite to enable reliable, high-fidelity propulsion testing.

Provide strategic legal counsel on U.S. government and defense contracts across the full lifecycle. Advise on FAR/DFARS, negotiate prime/subcontracts, support compliance (cost accounting, audits, data rights, cybersecurity), manage contract performance, disputes, and outside counsel, and develop scalable processes, templates, and training to support government contracting activities.