8 composite design engineer jobs found in Long Beach

Akkodis is recruiting for a Mechanical Engineer (7 to 15 yrs Missile ) for a manufacturer in the Long Beach, CA area. This is an onsite contract position with a pay range of $55 an hour to $80 an hour, depending on education, experience and location. Serve as technical authority and subject matter expert in missile defense and hypersonic vehicle mechanical design, providing engineering leadership across interceptor, kill vehicle, and hypersonic flight vehicle programs. Own and drive the full mechanical architecture of flight vehicle structures and systems - from system-level requirements definition and concept development through qualification, flight certification, and lessons learned capture. Define structural design philosophy, sizing criteria, and margins of safety for flight vehicle primary and secondary structures across high-dynamic-pressure, high-g maneuver, and thermally coupled hypersonic flight environments. Lead the design and development of guidance, navigation,...

Akkodis is recruiting for a Mechanical Engineer (3to10yrs Missile) for a manufacturer in the Long Beach, CA area. This is an onsite contract position with a pay range of $55 an hour to $80 an hour depending on experience, education and location. Lead the design, analysis, and optimization of mechanical structures and assemblies for interceptor systems, kill vehicles, and hypersonic flight vehicles, ensuring designs meet performance, mass, survivability, and reliability requirements across the full hardware lifecycle. Own end-to-end development of flight vehicle mechanical systems - from concept and trade studies through prototyping, qualification, and flight hardware delivery - under aggressive schedule and performance constraints. Design and develop airframe and structural assemblies sized for high-dynamic-pressure flight environments, including aerodynamic loading, thermal-structural coupling, and high-g maneuver loads across ascent and hypersonic flight phases. Lead the...

Swarm Aero is redefining air power by building the largest swarming UAV and the most versatile swarming aircraft network in the world. We are rapidly moving towards launching the first aircraft specifically designed for swarming, along with the Command & Control software to mobilize swarms of thousands of heterogeneous autonomous assets, empowering human operators to achieve superhuman results. Our team has successfully created and exited multiple startups, negotiated defense deals worth billions of dollars, and designed and built over 30 novel aircraft. We bring aerospace experience from top entities, including Scaled Composites, SpaceX, Airbus, Archer Aviation, Blue Origin, and Boom Supersonic. Swarm Aero is looking for a highly motivated and experienced Composites Manufacturing Engineer to join our dedicated team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for leading all composite fabrication efforts from tooling and layup through cure and finishing as we scale production of...

At Vast, our mission is to contribute to a future where billions of people are living and thriving in space. Vast is developing next-generation space stations to ensure a continuous human presence in space for America and its allies, enabling advanced microgravity research and manufacturing, and unlocking a new space economy for government, corporate, and private customers. Using an incremental, hardware-rich and low-cost approach, Vast is rapidly developing its multi-module Haven Station. Haven Demo's 2025 success made Vast the only operational commercial space station company to fly and operate its own spacecraft. Next, Haven-1 is expected to become the world's first commercial space station when it launches, followed by additional Haven modules to enable permanent human presence by 2030. Our team is all-in, committed to executing our mission safely and on time. If you want to work with the most talented people on Earth furthering space exploration for humanity, come join us....

At Vast, our mission is to contribute to a future where billions of people are living and thriving in space. Vast is developing next-generation space stations to ensure a continuous human presence in space for America and its allies, enabling advanced microgravity research and manufacturing, and unlocking a new space economy for government, corporate, and private customers. Using an incremental, hardware-rich and low-cost approach, Vast is rapidly developing its multi-module Haven Station. Haven Demo's 2025 success made Vast the only operational commercial space station company to fly and operate its own spacecraft. Next, Haven-1 is expected to become the world's first commercial space station when it launches, followed by additional Haven modules to enable permanent human presence by 2030. Our team is all-in, committed to executing our mission safely and on time. If you want to work with the most talented people on Earth furthering space exploration for humanity, come join us....

At Vast, our mission is to contribute to a future where billions of people are living and thriving in space. We are building artificial gravity space stations, allowing long-term stays in space without the adverse effects of zero-gravity. Our initial crewed space habitat will be Haven-1, scheduled to be the world's first commercial space station when it launches into low-Earth orbit in 2026. It is part of our stepping stone approach to continuous human presence in LEO. Our team is all-in, committed to executing our mission safely and on time. If you want to work with the most talented people on Earth furthering space exploration for humanity, come join us. Vast is looking for a Senior Studio Engineer , reporting to the Manager of Industrial Design, to support the development of the systems required for the design and build of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations. As a Studio Engineer on the Industrial Design team, you will have a unique opportunity to build out the...

About the Organization PCX Aerosystems is a premier supplier of flight-critical mechanical systems and structures to leading aerospace OEMs and the US Government. With roots going back to the dawn of the helicopter age, PCX today is a private equity owned acquisition platform tasked with building a defense-focused, balanced portfolio of companies that manufacture, assemble and perform overhaul and repair services for a variety of fixed-wing and rotorcraft programs. Several of our businesses provide metal and composite components for space applications including satellites, spacecraft and rockets. Headquartered in Newington, Connecticut, we offer a competitive compensation & benefits package and a business culture which rewards performance. For additional information on PCX Aerosystems, please visit our website at www.pcxaero.com. Company Overview PCX Aerosystems currently has operations in Long Beach and Santa Ana, CA; Boylston, MA; and Newington, Enfield and Manchester...

Akkodis is recruiting for a Structural Dynamics Engineer Mid-Level (MIssile) for a manufacturer in the Long Beach, CA area. This is an onsite contract position with a pay range of $45 an hour to $80 an hour depending on education, experience and location. Lead the analysis and validation of missile defense structural systems to ensure survivability and performance under dynamic environments, including launch and mission operations. Perform detailed structural dynamics stress analyses, including modal, harmonic, random vibration, shock, and transient response simulations. Develop and validate finite element models (FEMs) of missile defense structures and subsystems, ensuring accuracy in predicting dynamic behavior. Define and lead dynamic testing campaigns, including vibration, shock, and acoustic testing, to verify structural integrity and correlate models with test results. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including mechanical, thermal, and systems engineering, to...