Aerospace Avionics Mechanical Engineer: Flight Packaging

Front Door Defense; Los Angeles, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 77,000 - 116,000; Full time

Job summary

Inversion is seeking an Avionics Mechanical Engineer I in Playa Vista/Los Angeles, CA to lead mechanical packaging and integration of avionics hardware for spaceflight vehicles. You will design, build, and test mechanical hardware packaging for flight computers, power systems, radios, and sensors, working with electrical and production engineers to deliver flight-ready components.

This hands-on, early-career role focuses on CAD design, drawings, analysis, and environmental tests, with close

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering or related field, or equivalent technical experience.
• Experience developing hardware for aerospace/defense or similar demanding applications.

Responsibilities

• Design avionics enclosures and secondary structures for packaging and integration.
• Support assembly and installation of flight computers, power systems, and sensors.
• Produce drawings, CAD models, BOMs, and release documentation.
• Ensure designs meet mass, stiffness, thermal, vibration, and manufacturability requirements.
• Collaborate with electrical and production teams to enable a manufacturable build.

Skills

3D CAD

GD&T

Mechanical drawings

BOMs

Environmental testing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering

Equivalent technical experience

Tools

NX

CATIA

SolidWorks

Creo

Job description

Inversion is seeking an Avionics Mechanical Engineer I in Playa Vista/Los Angeles, CA to lead mechanical packaging and integration of avionics hardware for spaceflight vehicles. You will design, build, and test mechanical hardware packaging for flight computers, power systems, radios, and sensors, working with electrical and production engineers to deliver flight-ready components.

This hands-on, early-career role focuses on CAD design, drawings, analysis, and environmental tests, with close