Lead Mechanical Engineer - Flight-Qualified Lunar Rover

InnoForge; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation support

Equity

Job summary

InnoForge in the Los Angeles area is seeking a Principal Mechanical Engineer to lead the mechanical architecture of its next-generation lunar rover platform. This is a senior, individual contributor role shaping design, analysis, testing and qualification for flight hardware.

You will collaborate across mechanical, avionics, software and systems teams, guiding architecture from early concept through environment testing and flight readiness, with ownership over critical decisions.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of mechanical engineering in flight hardware.
• Hardware that has flown in space.
• Hands-on mechanical design and hardware development.
• Experience taking hardware from concept to qualification.
• Expertise in mechanisms, electromechanical systems, structures or dynamics.
• Ability to work in evolving requirements in a startup environment.
• Experience with planetary rovers or space mechanisms is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop the mechanical architecture of the rover platform.
• Collaborate with mechanical, avionics, software and systems teams.
• Own mechanical design decisions from concept to flight qualification.
• Lead design, analysis, testing and qualification activities.
• Support architecture to flight readiness over 12-24 months.

Skills

Spaceflight hardware

Mechanical design

Vibration & vacuum design

Systems engineering mindset

Rapid hardware development

Tools

FEA software

Job description

InnoForge in the Los Angeles area is seeking a Principal Mechanical Engineer to lead the mechanical architecture of its next-generation lunar rover platform. This is a senior, individual contributor role shaping design, analysis, testing and qualification for flight hardware.

You will collaborate across mechanical, avionics, software and systems teams, guiding architecture from early concept through environment testing and flight readiness, with ownership over critical decisions.