CareerPlan

Build Engineer

Los Angeles, CAFull-time2026-10-28 → 2026-11-10

Core

Lead hardware design, tooling, testing, and flight readiness for high-speed aircraft, bridging engineering design, manufacturing, and integration.

Role type

Senior IC build engineer (aerospace hardware)

Builds

High-speed flight vehicles and complex aerospace assemblies

Domain

Defense aviation / Aerospace manufacturing

Deliverable

physical/clinical work

Required skills

Hardware design, DFM, process development, vehicle assembly, test procedure design, CAD, GD&T fundamentals, machining, welding, forming

Preferred skills

Flight hardware release, Siemens Teamcenter, NX, production line setup, mentorship

Technologies

CAD, Siemens Teamcenter, NX

Responsibilities

Lead detailed project planning for hardware delivery, collaborate on design concepts to final geometry and material selection, drive prototype-to-production transition, simplify manufacturing processes, design full-stack build processes including factory layout and tooling, develop and run test procedures for flight hardware

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC