Aerospace Design Engineer - Craft Aircraft Structures

M4 Engineering; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

M4 Engineering seeks a mechanical design engineer to develop mechanical and structural systems from concept to production. The role involves applying physics and material science to meet requirements, performing analyses, and coordinating across disciplines to ensure compliance and manufacturability.

Responsibilities include design reviews, verification testing planning, and creating manufacturing drawings per ASME Y14.5. CAD tools NX/SolidWorks are preferred for modeling and documentation.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years mechanical design experience
• ASME Y14.5 standards
• Experience in airplane structural design principles and coordinating across multiple disciplines
• CAD experience (NX preferred)
• SolidWorks experience a plus
• U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident (Green Card)

Responsibilities

• Design mechanical/structural systems and products based on requirements
• Perform simple analyses and hand calculations to optimize design
• Modify designs based on cost and manufacturing capabilities
• Verify capabilities with structural analysis before fabrication
• Prepare manufacturing drawings to ASME Y14.5 using GD&T

Skills

Mechanical design

Interdisciplinary coordination

Airframe structural design principles

Design for manufacturability

CAD experience

SolidWorks

Tools

NX

Job description

M4 Engineering seeks a mechanical design engineer to develop mechanical and structural systems from concept to production. The role involves applying physics and material science to meet requirements, performing analyses, and coordinating across disciplines to ensure compliance and manufacturability.

Responsibilities include design reviews, verification testing planning, and creating manufacturing drawings per ASME Y14.5. CAD tools NX/SolidWorks are preferred for modeling and documentation.