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Mechanical Engineer, Air Vehicles

Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00)💼 Full-time💰 $129,000–$129,000🗓 2026-07-18 → 2026-07-31

Core

Designing and integrating advanced hardware for unmanned air vehicles and missile platforms, owning the full development lifecycle from concept to flight test.

Role type

Senior IC mechanical engineer (air vehicles)

Builds

Unmanned air vehicles and missile platforms

Domain

Defense / Aerospace

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

mechanical engineering, CAD design, manufacturing methods (machining, sheet metal, composites, 3D printing, injection molding), electrical subsystem integration, first principles physics, hardware test planning, prototype building, failure analysis

Preferred skills

NX/Teamcenter, aircraft subsystem layouts, architectural trade studies, vendor performance evaluation, structural analysis, thermal analysis, electrical analysis

Technologies

NX, Teamcenter

Responsibilities

Develop and integrate hardware on unmanned air vehicles, lead design reviews, visit vendors, define and execute hardware test plans, build prototypes and analyze failures, support critical hardware demonstrations, travel to test sites

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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