Aerospace Mechanical Engineer - Flight Test & Assembly

Socket.dev; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Mayman Aerospace in Long Beach, CA is seeking an experienced Mechanical Engineer to join our team designing, building and flight testing our Razor autonomous aircraft. You will work on airframe components, test fixturing, and the integration of hardware.

The role requires a Bachelors in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering with 3+ years of hands-on experience, strong fundamentals, clear communication, documentation discipline, and a collaborative, fast‑paced mindset.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Aerospace, Mechanical Engineering, or similar technical field, with 3+ years of experience.
• Strong engineering fundamentals and critical thinking.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills for technical documentation, hardware, and records.
• Willingness to work across activities to support team goals in a growth-stage startup.
• Ability to take ownership and drive tasks to completion.
• Adept at prioritizing tasks and executing multiple assignments in a fast-changing environment.

Responsibilities

• Join the engineering team to develop the Razor aircraft.
• Design airframe components, test fixturing, and related parts.
• Assist with aircraft assembly and integration, including drawing releases and tolerance analysis.
• Develop tooling solutions for fabrication, assembly, and test.
• Get hands-on with fabrication and assembly of the Razor aircraft.
• Support testing of hardware (airframe components, engines, etc.).
• Join the flight-test team and travel to test ranges to support end-to-end testing.

Skills

Engineering fundamentals

Verbal & written communication

Documentation skills

Ownership of tasks

Prioritization / multitasking

Collaborative mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree in Aerospace/Mechanical Engineering

Tools

CAD software (SolidWorks/NX)

FEA / Stress analysis

Hardware test practices

PLM / ERP systems

Scripting (any language)

Job description

Mayman Aerospace in Long Beach, CA is seeking an experienced Mechanical Engineer to join our team designing, building and flight testing our Razor autonomous aircraft. You will work on airframe components, test fixturing, and the integration of hardware.

The role requires a Bachelors in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering with 3+ years of hands-on experience, strong fundamentals, clear communication, documentation discipline, and a collaborative, fast‑paced mindset.