Composite Structures Engineer: Manufacturability & Flight-Ready

Mach Industries; Victorville (CA); On-site; USD 105,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity participation

Health insurance

Retirement plans

Paid time off

Job summary

Mach Industries is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to design and develop composite structures for next-generation autonomous defense vehicles. You will work across design, analysis, fabrication, and testing, ensuring manufacturability and repeatable production.

The role requires hands-on fabrication support and close collaboration with manufacturing teams to refine processes. Ideal candidates have 2–3 years of composite experience, a relevant engineering degree, and proficiency in NX and FEA

Qualifications

• 2–3 years of experience designing, analyzing, or building composite structures.
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related field.
• Proficiency with NX or similar CAD software.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop composite structures for vehicle applications.
• Support laminate design and evaluate structural performance using hand calculations and FEA.
• Incorporate manufacturability, repeatability, and production scale into designs.
• Work with manufacturing teams to refine fabrication methods, tooling, and process documentation.
• Provide hands-on fabrication support (prepreg layup, vacuum bagging, bonded assemblies).
• Support validation testing and compare test results with analysis.
• Iterate designs based on fabrication feedback and project needs.
• Contribute to technical documentation and engineering reviews.

Skills

Composite design

NX CAD

FEM/FEA

Prepreg layup

Manufacturability focus

Education

Bachelor's in Mechanical/Aerospace

Tools

NX CAD

ANSYS

Job description

Mach Industries is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to design and develop composite structures for next-generation autonomous defense vehicles. You will work across design, analysis, fabrication, and testing, ensuring manufacturability and repeatable production.

The role requires hands-on fabrication support and close collaboration with manufacturing teams to refine processes. Ideal candidates have 2–3 years of composite experience, a relevant engineering degree, and proficiency in NX and FEA