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Mechanical Engineer

Los Angeles, CA💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-27 → 2026-09-25

Core

Design and develop high-speed aircraft subsystems including hydraulics, fuel systems, propulsion, and avionics for defense aviation applications.

Role type

Mechanical Engineer (Aerospace/Defense)

Builds

High-speed aircraft vehicle subsystems

Domain

Defense aviation / Aerospace

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Structural design, FEA analysis, trade studies, CAD, cross-functional collaboration, hardware development lifecycle ownership

Preferred skills

Hands-on prototyping, mechanical assembly, statics/dynamics/heat transfer/fluid mechanics fundamentals, mechanical testing (vibration/fatigue/shock/vacuum/thermal), cradle-to-grave project ownership

Technologies

NX, Ansys, Teamcenter

Responsibilities

Perform structural and thermal analyses using hand calculations and FEA; Lead trade studies across mechanical, fluid, and avionics subsystems; Collaborate with manufacturing, supply chain, and test teams; Own hardware development from concept through design, fabrication, integration, and test; Present technical content in internal and cross-functional reviews

Seniority

Junior to Mid-level, hands-on IC

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