Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or a related field
2+ years designing and building hardware (including student projects)
Solid CAD skills with assemblies and drawings
Working knowledge of structural analysis, including hand calculations and FEA
Comfortable in a hands-on shop and test environment
U.S. Person status required (ITAR) and ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance
Responsibilities
Design brackets, housings, structural parts, and mechanisms for the vehicle
Build CAD models and assemblies, and release clear drawings with GD&T
Use hand calculations and FEA to confirm parts survive launch, flight, and vibration environments
Work with machine shops and vendors to get parts built, and inspect them on receipt
Fabricate and modify parts, fixtures, and assemblies in the in-house shop
Assemble and integrate hardware alongside propulsion, avionics, and controls teams
Design and build test fixtures, then run structural, vibration, and environmental tests
Document results and use test data to iterate designs
Benefits
See your designs go from CAD to flight on an accelerated timeline
Direct mentorship and design reviews from senior and lead engineers
Broad exposure across structures, mechanisms, integration, and test
In-house shop for fast, hands-on iteration
Early equity in a seed-stage company with a rapidly growing team
Mission with direct national security impact
Full Job Description
Mechanical Engineer - Design, build, and test flight hardware for a supersonic interceptor
El Segundo, California | On-site
Opportunity Summary
We are adding several mechanical engineers to design, fabricate, and test the structures and mechanisms inside a next-generation interceptor. You will move parts and assemblies from CAD through fabrication and test, then watch them fly. Reporting to the mechanical lead, you will get regular design reviews and mentorship from senior engineers.
You will also work daily with propulsion, aerodynamics, controls, and electrical engineers. On a team this size, you will get more ownership and more hands-on time with flight hardware than most engineers see early in their careers.
Job Duties
Design brackets, housings, structural parts, and mechanisms for the vehicle
Build CAD models and assemblies, and release clear drawings with GD&T
Use hand calculations and FEA to confirm parts survive launch, flight, and vibration environments
Work with machine shops and vendors to get parts built, and inspect them on receipt
Fabricate and modify parts, fixtures, and assemblies in the in-house shop
Assemble and integrate hardware alongside the propulsion, avionics, and controls teams
Design and build test fixtures, then run structural, vibration, and environmental tests
Document results and use test data to iterate designs
Present in design reviews and solve packaging, routing, and interface challenges with other teams
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or a related field
2+ years designing and building hardware (student rocketry, Formula SAE, and similar project teams count)
Solid CAD skills with assemblies and drawings
Working knowledge of structural analysis, including hand calculations and FEA
Comfortable in a hands-on shop and test environment
U.S. Person status required (ITAR) and ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance
Preferred Experience
Hardware experience on missiles, rockets, UAVs, or other aerospace vehicles
Manual or CNC mill and lathe experience
GD&T and tolerance stack-up experience
Composites or high-temperature materials experience
Vibration, shock, or thermal test experience
Why Join Us
See your designs go from CAD to flight on an accelerated timeline
Direct mentorship and design reviews from senior and lead engineers
Broad exposure across structures, mechanisms, integration, and test
In-house shop for fast, hands-on iteration
Early equity in a seed-stage company with a rapidly growing team
