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Air Vehicle Lead

Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00)💼 Full-time💰 $175,000–$175,000🗓 2026-07-18 → 2026-07-31

Core

Lead mechanical development of new autonomous air vehicles (missile systems) from concept to delivery, including design, fabrication, and flight test.

Role type

Senior IC mechanical systems lead (air vehicles)

Builds

Autonomous air vehicles and missile systems

Domain

Defense / Aerospace

Deliverable

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

Required skills

mechanical development, system architecture, CAD design, aircraft sizing, prototype manufacturing, composites, metallics, leadership, project management

Preferred skills

NX/Teamcenter, air launched expendable systems, high sub-sonic/supersonic systems, liquid/solid rocket motors, low observable design, OML loft modeling, engineering analysis (aerodynamics, structural, thermal, electrical)

Technologies

NX, Teamcenter

Responsibilities

Lead mechanical development of autonomous air vehicles from concept to delivery; derive and shape requirements; drive system architecture and design solutions; perform hands-on development of aircraft, airframe, and subsystems; lead design reviews and present to customers; build prototypes and analyze failures; transition projects to production; support customer discussions at test sites

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with team leadership

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