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Mechanical Engineer

Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00)💼 Full-time💰 $132,000–$132,000🗓 2026-07-18 → 2026-09-29

Core

Design, build, and validate mechanical systems and platforms for defense rotorcraft and complex autonomous systems.

Role type

Senior Mechanical Engineer (Defense Systems)

Builds

Rotorcraft platforms, avionics, sensors, and payloads for military applications

Domain

Defense technology / Autonomous systems

Required skills

Mechanical engineering fundamentals, CAD (NX preferred), MATLAB/Simulink, rapid prototyping, hands-on fabrication, manufacturing knowledge

Preferred skills

GD&T, electro-mechanical design, flight hardware qualification, MIL-STD compliance, composites and injection molding

Technologies

NX, Teamcenter, MATLAB, Simulink, SimScape, CNC, 3D printing

Responsibilities

Own mechanical system development from concept to low-rate production, lead technical requirement definition and verification, conduct design reviews and hardware testing, collaborate on system integration, support customer demonstrations

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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