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Design Engineer, DFM / DFA

Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00)💼 Full-time💰 $129,000–$129,000🗓 2026-08-25 → 2026-09-26

Core

Design robust, mission-ready hardware components and assemblies for autonomous air, land, and maritime systems, ensuring manufacturability and rapid production scaling.

Role type

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer (DFM/DFA)

Builds

Autonomous defense systems (air, land, maritime) and their hardware components

Domain

Defense technology / Autonomous systems

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

DFM/DFA principles, 3D CAD (SolidWorks, NX, Creo), ASME Y14.5 GD&T, tolerance stack-up analysis, DFMEA, manufacturing documentation, weldment design, precision machining, injection molding tooling, composite manufacturing, structural bonding

Preferred skills

Experience with automated welding processes, sheet metal design, layup and molding operations

Technologies

SolidWorks, NX, Creo, PDM/PLM systems

Responsibilities

Design parts and complex assemblies using various manufacturing processes; Author and release fully defined engineering drawing packages; Develop visual work instructions and assembly documentation; Perform 1D/3D tolerance stack-up analyses and DFMEAs; Collaborate with Manufacturing, Tooling, Quality, and Supply Chain teams; Mentor junior hardware engineers

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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