Mechanical Engineer
Location
Los Angeles, CA
Level
Entry-Level
Department
Aerospace & Space
Type
Salary
Job Description
Posted on:
2026-02-19
Responsibilities
- Structural design supporting vehicle subsystems such as hydraulics, fuel systems, propulsion, and avionics
- Perform structural and thermal analyses using both hand calculations and FEA
- Lead trade studies across mechanical, fluid, and avionics subsystems with an emphasis on mass efficiency, cost, and performance
- Collaborate with manufacturing, supply chain, and test teams to ensure designs are practical, producible, and aligned with program objectives
- Own hardware development from concept through design, fabrication, integration, and test
- Present technical content in internal reviews and represent the team in cross-functional and supplier/customer design reviews
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or physics
- 1+ years of experience with electromechanical design, analysis, and testing (internships and significant student project experience qualify)
- Hands-on prototyping and mechanical assembly experience for complex systems
- Strong foundation in engineering fundamentals including statics, dynamics, heat transfer, fluid mechanics
- Proficiency in CAD (NX preferred), FEA (Ansys preferred), and PLM tools (Teamcenter preferred)
- Familiarity with mechanical testing under conditions such as vibration, fatigue, shock, vacuum, and thermal loads
- Willingness to travel up to 25% of the time
