Mechanical engineer jobs in California

About the role

The Mechanical Design Engineering role is responsible for developing flight hardware for new and existing airframes. You will serve as the extreme owner of the product from concept through qualification, and eventually production handoff. Your day will consist of designing, analyzing, and building a wide range of fluid and structural systems. Most importantly you will own the relationship between customer level requirements and the build/test engineering teams.

What you'll bring

• Bachelor's or advanced degree in aerospace, mechanical, manufacturing, or materials engineering, or engineering physics
• 5+ years of mechanical or fluids design, analysis, and build experience
• Demonstrated ownership of at least one component or subsystem from concept through qualification or flight
• Track record of shipping hardware, not just designing it
• Strong understanding of engineering first principles, specifically thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, and solid mechanics
• 7+ years of professional aerospace or mechanical engineering experience
• Experience taking components through formal qualification (vibration, shock, thermal, burst, cycle, leak, etc.)
• Experience with pressurized components (valves, regulators, tubes, pipes) and propulsion fluid systems
• Hands-on experience with cryogenic and/or high-pressure systems
• Strong GD&T fluency (5+ years applying it to flight hardware)
• Experience writing or owning ICDs, component specifications, and qualification plans
• Failure investigation experience using structured methods (8D, fishbone, fault tree)