Mechanical Engineer

Mayman Aerospace; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Mayman Aerospace in Long Beach, CA is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to join our engineering team in developing the Razor aircraft. This role involves hands-on work with aircraft assembly and integration, supporting hardware testing, and participating in flight tests.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering, with at least 3 years of experience. Strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively in a dynamic environment are essential.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in a related engineering role.
• US citizen or resident status required for access to export-controlled data.
• Strong engineering fundamentals and critical thinking.

Responsibilities

• Develop the Razor aircraft with the engineering team.
• Assist with aircraft assembly, integration, and fabrication.
• Support hardware testing and join the flight-test team.

Skills

CAD software experience (SolidWorks, NX)

Stress analysis (hand calculations, FEA)

Hardware testing experience

Design and fabrication of airframes

Experience with metallics (welding, rolling, milling)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Aerospace, Mechanical Engineering, or similar

Master's degree in Aerospace Engineering (preferred)

Tools

SolidWorks

NX

Job description

Mayman Aerospace is looking for an experienced Mechanical Engineer to join our existing engineering team designing, building and flight testing our autonomous aircraft.

What You’ll Do

• Join our engineering team to develop the Razor aircraft
• Help with the aircraft assembly and integration effort (e.g. drawing releases, tolerance analysis, work instructions, etc.)
• Develop tooling solutions for fabrication, assembly, and test
• Get hands‑on with fabrication and assembly of the Razor aircraft
• Support test of hardware (airframe components, engines, etc.)
• Join the flight‑test team (travel to test range and support the end‑to‑end test effort)

Who You Are

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Aerospace, Mechanical Engineering, or a similar technical degree with 3+ years of experience
• Strong engineering fundamentals and critical thinking
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills for technical documentation, physical documentation, and hardware
• Willingness to work collaboratively across a broad range of activities to support team goals – growth‑stage startups require a wide range of skills
• Ability to take ownership of tasks and drive them to completion
• Adept at prioritizing tasks and executing multiple assignments concurrently in a rapidly changing environment

Skills We Are Looking For

• Experience with CAD software (e.g. SolidWorks, NX, or equivalent)
• Experience in stress analysis (hand calculations and/or FEA)
• Experience with hardware test (component, assembly, or system) – including test plans, procedures, and data review
• Experience with design and fabrication of airframes, and/or personal experience physically assembling or manufacturing hardware. (Work on personal or extracurricular projects is a plus.)
• US citizen or resident status as this position will require access to export‑controlled data (security clearance is not required)

Skill We Would Love

• Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering or related field
• Knowledge of PLM, ERP, and other manufacturing planning systems
• Software scripting experience in any language
• Experience with composites
• Experience with metallics (e.g. welding, rolling, milling)

Mayman Aerospace is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Mayman Aerospace is governed on the basis of merit, qualifications, and competence, and will not be influenced in any manner by race, religion, gender, national origin, color, age, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.