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SA
Sep 17, 2026
Full time
Staff Engineer, Aircraft Configuration Design (R5830)
$144,000 - $210,000 yearly
Shield AI San Diego, CA
Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, Shield AI's technology actively supports operations worldwide. For more information, visit www.shield.ai. Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and YouTube. Job Description: Shield AI is seeking an Aircraft Configuration Design Engineer to support the development of next-generation autonomous UAVs. In this role, you will assist in the design, optimization, and integration of aircraft configurations, ensuring that vehicle aerodynamics, structures, propulsion, and mission systems are harmonized for performance, manufacturability, and operational effectiveness. This position is ideal for a mechanical or aerospace...
SA
Sep 17, 2026
Full time
Staff Aerostructures Design Engineer (R5159)
$160,000 - $240,000 yearly
Shield AI San Diego, CA
Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, Shield AI's technology actively supports operations worldwide. For more information, visit www.shield.ai. Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and YouTube. Job Description: Shield AI is seeking a Staff Aerostructures Design Engineer to support the development of structural components for our next-generation autonomous aircraft. As a key contributor on the Mechanical Engineering team, you will design and develop high-performance structural components from concept through production release. You'll work cross-functionally to ensure structural integrity, manufacturability, and system integration across one of the most...
RL
Sep 17, 2026
Full time
Senior Optomechanical Engineer I/II
$145,000 - $272,000 yearly
Rocket Lab Corporation Pasadena, CA
ABOUT ROCKET LAB Rocket Lab is the end-to-end space company building rockets, spacecraft, and critical subsystems that keep the world connected, protected, expand humanity's reach to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. We move fast, build real hardware for meaningful missions, and make the impossible routine. Come shape the future with us. SPACE SYSTEMS At Rocket Lab, we're not just launching rockets - we're building the future of space. Our Space Systems team builds everything from complete spacecraft, precision payloads to the components and subsystems that allow them to thrive in space, like solar panels, flight software, star trackers, optical systems, separation systems, radios, and more. Our Space Systems team has enabled more than 1,700 missions, ranging from interplanetary exploration, in-space manufacturing to national security and defense initiatives. The team has built spacecraft, payloads, and components for missions to the Moon and Mars, working with partners...
RL
Sep 17, 2026
Full time
Senior Manufacturing Engineer II - Machining
$164,000 - $255,000 yearly
Rocket Lab Corporation Long Beach, CA
ABOUT ROCKET LAB Rocket Lab is the end-to-end space company building rockets, spacecraft, and critical subsystems that keep the world connected, protected, expand humanity's reach to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. We move fast, build real hardware for meaningful missions, and make the impossible routine. Come shape the future with us. MANUFACTURING Rocket Lab's Manufacturing teams are the builders and the doers who work with our advanced machinery across our global manufacturing sites to get our satellites, satellite components, and rockets out the door. They bring the designs of our engineers to life by using advanced manufacturing techniques like 3D printing to create our hardware, and are responsible for delivering our projects and missions on time and on budget to our customers. SENIOR MANUFACTURING ENGINEER II - MACHINING We are currently seeking an experience Manufacturing Engineer with a focus in Machining based out of Rocket Lab's Headquarters in Long Beach, CA....
RL
Sep 17, 2026
Full time
Manager, Mechanical Engineering
$174,300 - $269,875 yearly
Rocket Lab Corporation Pasadena, CA
ABOUT ROCKET LAB Rocket Lab is the end-to-end space company building rockets, spacecraft, and critical subsystems that keep the world connected, protected, expand humanity's reach to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. We move fast, build real hardware for meaningful missions, and make the impossible routine. Come shape the future with us. SPACE SYSTEMS At Rocket Lab, we're not just launching rockets - we're building the future of space. Our Space Systems team builds everything from complete spacecraft, precision payloads to the components and subsystems that allow them to thrive in space, like solar panels, flight software, star trackers, optical systems, separation systems, radios, and more. Our Space Systems team has enabled more than 1,700 missions, ranging from interplanetary exploration, in-space manufacturing to national security and defense initiatives. The team has built spacecraft, payloads, and components for missions to the Moon and Mars, working with partners including...
BO
Sep 16, 2026
Full time
Senior Manufacturing Opto-Mechanical & Sensor DFX Engineer
$156,802 - $219,522 yearly
Blue Origin, LLC CA
Application close date: Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed. At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We're working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight! This role is part of Blue Origin Operations, which is comprised of Integrated Supply Chain, Test Operations, Safety, Quality, and Mission Assurance. This includes Manufacturing and Supply Chain support across all Blue Origin facilities. Blue Origin's Emerging Systems business unit is building TeraWave, a satellite communications constellation powered by the most advanced optical communications architecture ever attempted: thousands of optically interconnected satellites delivering symmetrical data speeds of up to 6 Tbps anywhere on Earth, providing...
RL
Sep 16, 2026
Full time
Senior Supplier Development Engineer I/II - Mechanical
$122,600 - $228,875 yearly
Rocket Lab Corporation Long Beach, CA
ABOUT ROCKET LAB Rocket Lab is the end-to-end space company building rockets, spacecraft, and critical subsystems that keep the world connected, protected, expand humanity's reach to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. We move fast, build real hardware for meaningful missions, and make the impossible routine. Come shape the future with us. SUPPLY CHAIN Rocket Lab's Supply Chain team is responsible for the flow of all materials, products, and components through the business. With many of our own products functioning as critical components to our own and our customers' missions, the Supply Chain team has a direct impact on the success of our rocket and satellite programs. They set up the assembly kits that enables our technicians to put together our Electron rockets, manage inventory, look after shipping and receiving, manage direct and indirect procurement, and inspect and ensure that all of our materials and products are compliant and up to standard. They are the chain that links...
AV
Sep 13, 2026
Full time
Sr. Staff Systems Engineer
$147,000 - $224,250 yearly
AeroVironment, Inc. Simi Valley, CA
Worker Type Regular Job Description Summary: The Sr. Staff Systems Engineer works with our Design Team to develop a variety of innovative Uncrewed Systems for defense and commercial applications. This position will interact with Design Engineers to allocate requirements and influence and develop system architecture and tests to support customer needs. These development efforts will generally be carried out by small, focused design teams, which will require engineers to use a range of skills and tools across traditional engineering, computer science, and mathematical disciplines. Because of the nature of these development efforts, the engineer will need to work on a variety of stages of development, including requirements definition, concept design, prototyping, detailed system architecture design, validation, and verification testing. Position Responsibilities Work closely with program Chief Engineers and IPT leads to support system architecture, design, and test...
TR
Sep 08, 2026
Full time
Senior Mechanical Engineer
$125,000 - $225,000 yearly
Toyon Research Corporation Goleta, CA
Job Type Full-time Description U.S. Citizenship Required. Ability to qualify for a US Department of Defense Top Secret security clearance required. Candidate must be SAP and SCI program eligible. This is an on-site position. Toyon Research Corporation is an industry leader in the areas of complex space and missile systems analysis, aerothermodynamics, payload design and development, and ground and flight testing. Our Aerospace Systems Group provides innovative technical solutions to support aerospace programs for the Department of Defense (DoD) and their agencies. We are seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to lead development of novel electro-mechanical space systems, applying appropriate design methodologies to arrive at mature deliverable hardware. Responsibilities: Generate designs of mechanical systems for space applications from scratch and develop that technology through test and delivery Provide input to Program Management to define project objectives,...
VT
Sep 08, 2026
Full time
Engineering Site Manager
$190,000 - $230,000 yearly
Voyager Technologies, Inc. Long Beach, CA
Voyager is an innovative space, defense, and national security technology company committed to advancing and delivering transformative, mission-critical solutions. We tackle the most complex challenges to unlock new frontiers for human progress, fortify national security, and protect critical assets to lead in the race for technological and operational superiority from ground to space. Forge the Future: Join Voyager Technologies The future belongs to those who build it. At Voyager Technologies, we're building technologies that protect lives, expand frontiers and prepare us for what's next. And we're doing that with people who are wired to solve, build, adapt and lead. These roles are not for the faint of heart. You'll help lay the foundation for humanity's future. Join a culture where innovation thrives, curiosity is rewarded, and impact is real. We're a company of doers, thinkers and builders, united by purpose and grounded in reality. If you want to put your skills to work...
MS
Sep 08, 2026
Full time
Engineering Manager, Mission Mechanical
$186,000 - $202,000 yearly
Muon Space San Jose, CA
About the role Muon seeks an Engineering Manager to lead a team of mechanical engineers who tailor Muon's spacecraft platforms to specific missions. Starting from our common platform building blocks, this team designs payload accommodations and mission-specific components, and carries each spacecraft's mechanical build through integration and environmental test. This is a hands-on role, split roughly evenly between management and individual contribution: you'll manage and develop your team while staying technically engaged - contributing designs, running design reviews, unblocking the team, and setting the quality bar. The role reports to the Senior Manager of Spacecraft Structures & Missions. This position is hybrid and requires working on-site in our San Jose, CA office three days per week. Responsibilities Lead, mentor, and grow a team of mechanical engineers customizing Muon's spacecraft platforms for specific missions; plan resourcing across concurrent missions...
NA
Sep 08, 2026
Full time
Director of Mechanical Engineering
$210,000 - $325,000 yearly
Neon Aerospace Irvine, CA
Aerospace is at a turning point - costs are rising, supply chains are strained, and old ways of building can't keep up. At Neon Aero, we're breaking that mold. We move fast, think big, and combine start-up agility with aerospace expertise to design, build, and scale aircraft in ways the industry has never seen. Our team leverages automation, AI-driven tools, and a fully connected digital backbone to accelerate innovation and reduce barriers to production. Here, you won't just take a job - you'll help reinvent how the world flies. If you're ready to solve complex problems, push technology further, and work alongside some of the brightest minds in aerospace, this is your chance to make a real impact. Neon is seeking a Director of Mechanical Engineering to lead the organization responsible for developing and delivering our next generation of complex hardware products. This role combines organizational leadership with hands-on product development expertise, owning mechanical...
NT
Aug 05, 2026
Full time
Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Motors
$149,500 - $209,000 yearly
Neros Technologies Torrance, CA
Who we are Neros is a defense technology company rebuilding America's drone industrial base. We design and manufacture high-performance unmanned systems that are tested in combat, iterated at startup speed, and built at massive scale. Our team culture is fast, hands-on, and obsessed with closing the gap between design and deployment. As drones transform the character of warfare, Neros is delivering the systems the West needs to compete on the modern battlefield and deter the adversaries of democracy. We're hiring engineers, operators, and builders who want to move fast, take on extreme ownership, and get capability into the hands of warfighters in months, not years. What you will be doing We are seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to lead the development and expansion of our internal motor manufacturing operations. This role will lead our motor manufacturing from initial equipment bring-up through serial production. The ideal candidate combines technical expertise with...
NT
Aug 05, 2026
Full time
Lead Mechanical Engineer
$165,500 - $230,500 yearly
Neros Technologies Torrance, CA
Who we are Neros is a defense technology company rebuilding America's drone industrial base. We design and manufacture high-performance unmanned systems that are tested in combat, iterated at startup speed, and built at massive scale. Our team culture is fast, hands-on, and obsessed with closing the gap between design and deployment. As drones transform the character of warfare, Neros is delivering the systems the West needs to compete on the modern battlefield and deter the adversaries of democracy. We're hiring engineers, operators, and builders who want to move fast, take on extreme ownership, and get capability into the hands of warfighters in months, not years. What you will be doing As a Lead Mechanical Engineer at Neros, you will own products or key subsystems, starting from the conceptual design phase all the way through mass production. This is a dynamic and exciting role at a rapidly growing startup and presents an opportunity to be a foundational member of the...
AE
Aug 05, 2026
Full time
Design Engineer 3
$133.90 - $147.90 hourly
AEVEX Murrieta, CA
The Design Engineer 3 at AEVEX Aerospace is engaged in the design of aircraft structural and system modifications using 3D CAD software. Tasks will involve platform modification layouts, preliminary sizing, load path development, cursory structural calculations, design and optimization of aircraft structure, systems & components, composite structural design, and other design functions. The Design Engineer 3 may be asked to direct, guide, and verify work performed by other design engineers. Essential Functions: Creates engineering layouts models, and drawings for significant aircraft structural and systems modifications using 3D Catia CAD software. Provides leadership to a team of designers/draftsman to complete engineering drawing packages and drives design solutions from initial concept through final implementation. Provides technical guidance to support project that includes proposal and development work. Mentor's junior engineers. Provides design solutions to...
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