Aerospace Systems Engineer II — Defense Systems

Karman; Mukilteo (WA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

HSA with company contribution

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

Company‑paid life and AD&D insurance

Short‑ and long‑term disability

Job summary

Karman Space & Defense is seeking a mechanical/aerospace engineer to guide aerospace structures and mechanical systems from concept to maturation. You will coordinate technical execution across engineering disciplines, support system architecture decisions, and contribute to analysis, testing, documentation, and verification activities.

The role requires 2–5 years in aerospace/defense and a Bachelor’s in mechanical or aerospace engineering, with preferred Master’s.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or an equivalent field.
• Typically possesses 2–5 years of aerospace and/or defense experience.
• Experience supporting development of mechanical systems and structures, electronics, electrical cabling, system integration, and qualification testing.
• General aerospace engineering knowledge including structural analysis, finite element analysis (FEA), physics‑based modeling, dynamics, kinematics, advanced high‑strength materials, design, and testing.
• Demonstrated ability to contribute to multidisciplinary project planning and execution.

Responsibilities

• Supports program-level technical oversight to ensure final products meet all applicable requirements.
• Ensures engineering tasks balance design, analysis, and testing to achieve robust system performance.
• Contributes to system architecture development by modeling system behavior and assisting with requirement decomposition.
• Verifies and documents system compliance to requirements.
• Contributes to development of test plans to validate system performance.
• Supports preparation of engineering reports and presentations.
• Supports creation of interface control drawings and interface description documents.

Skills

Mechanical engineering

Aerospace engineering

System integration

FEA

Physics-based modeling

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or aerospace engineering

Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

FEA software

Job description

Karman Space & Defense is seeking a mechanical/aerospace engineer to guide aerospace structures and mechanical systems from concept to maturation. You will coordinate technical execution across engineering disciplines, support system architecture decisions, and contribute to analysis, testing, documentation, and verification activities.

The role requires 2–5 years in aerospace/defense and a Bachelor’s in mechanical or aerospace engineering, with preferred Master’s.