Mechanical Engineer
Torrance, CAAll locationsTorrance, CALos Angeles, California, United States On-site
$100,000–$125,000 a yearJobFig found this opening at its original source and checks that it remains available.
About the role
The Mechanical Engineer owns mechanical hardware from concept through test. Space experience is not required, but real hardware experience is. At GITAI, this is not a narrow design role where work is handed off after CAD is complete. You will take ambiguous hardware needs and turn them into detailed, buildable mechanical designs, then stay responsible as those designs become real parts, prototypes, integrated systems, and tested hardware. This role spans GITAI’s space vehicle and robotic hardware, including spacecraft structures, mechanisms, robotic arms, rovers, propulsion-related hardware, fixtures, test equipment, and ground support equipment. We welcome strong mechanical engineers from aerospace, defense, automotive, robotics, industrial automation, precision manufacturing, test equipment, or other hardware-heavy industries.
What you'll bring
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a closely related discipline.
- 1+ years of relevant experience designing, analyzing, and supporting the manufacturing of electro-mechanical systems or mechanisms.
- Internship, research, and extracurricular project experience counts.
- Proficiency with mechanical CAD.
- Experience creating mechanical drawings and maintaining drawing packages.
- Hands-on ability with mechanical assembly, integration, and testing.
- Flexibility to work weekends as needed based on build and test schedules.
- Willingness to spend up to 50% of work time outside of Torrance at test sites (including Mojave and the greater Los Angeles area).
- Travel may increase for short periods during critical integration and test campaigns.
- Must be a U.S. citizen, as this role may require eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance in the future.