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Senior Mechanical Design Engineer (Multiple Tracks: Core Tech, Lethality, & DFM/DFA)

Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00)💼 Full-time💰 $146,000–$146,000🗓 2026-09-08 → 2026-09-26

Core

Design, test, and scale mission-critical hardware for autonomous air, sea, ground, and strike platforms, including foundational packaging, warhead systems, and manufacturable assemblies.

Role type

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer (IC)

Builds

Mission-critical hardware systems for defense platforms (aircraft, missiles, vessels, ground systems)

Domain

Defense technology / Autonomous systems / Mechanical engineering

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Parametric 3D CAD (SolidWorks, NX, Creo), ASME Y14.5 GD&T, FEA/hand calculations, DFM/DFA analysis, prototyping, multi-discipline fabrication (CNC, weldments, sheet metal, composites)

Preferred skills

Energetic material packaging, high-rate dynamic modeling, tooling design, injection molding, robotic weldment design

Technologies

SolidWorks, NX, Creo, Teamcenter

Responsibilities

Own components and complex mechanical assemblies from concept to volume manufacturing; Create high-fidelity 3D models and 2D drawing packages; Apply FEA and hand calculations to validate performance; Perform tolerance stacks and DFMEAs; Build physical prototypes and execute functional testing

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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