Mechanical Engineer

Heaviside Industries; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, vision & dental coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Stock options

Job summary

Heaviside Industries, located in Los Angeles, CA, is seeking a mechanical engineer to own the design of munitions structures and mechanisms. The ideal candidate should have a BS/MS in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering with 0-2 years of relevant experience. Responsibilities include running structural analysis, driving design from concept to production, and planning test campaigns. We offer competitive compensation packages, including salary and benefits.

Qualifications

• 0-2 years designing mission-critical mechanical hardware that has been built and tested.
• Track record of taking parts from concept through DFM, first article, qualification, and serial production.
• Strong analytical foundation and experience in FEA.

Responsibilities

• Own mechanical design of structures and mechanisms from concept through qualified hardware.
• Drive geometry, packaging, and load paths for required loads and shock.
• Run structural analysis including hand calcs and FEA.
• Plan environmental and structural test campaigns.

Skills

CAD fluency in NX

Analytical foundation in statics, dynamics, vibrations

Hands-on experience qualifying hardware to MIL-STD-810

Machining and composite fabrication skills

Education

BS/MS in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

Tools

ANSYS

Abaqus

Nastran

Job description

Heaviside Industries builds multi-domain autonomous precision munitions for U.S. and allied special operations and conventional forces. While modern warfare has rapidly evolved with the proliferation of unmanned systems, hyper-precise munitions in contested environments are the future of the battlefield. Economical precision strike capabilities are critical to U.S. and allied war efforts, enabling successful defeat of enemy military assets and infrastructure. Heaviside builds precision munitions designed to operate in GPS-denied and spectrum-jammed battlefields—where traditional systems degrade or fail—without inflated prices or sacrifice to performance.

All engineering and manufacturing is conducted in-house in Heaviside’s Los Angeles, CA headquarters and Oslo, Norway office.

Heaviside is backed by Interlagos, Menlo Ventures, Flume Ventures, Cantos, Anorak Ventures, and Ravelin Ventures.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Own mechanical design of structures and mechanisms — from concept through qualified hardware
• Drive the geometry, packaging, and load paths that hold the structure, payload, electronics, and propulsion together at required loads, vibration, and shock
• Lead trade studies on materials, sealing and joining methods, and manufacturing processes (injection molding, CNC, additive, sheet metal, composites) with unit cost, weight, and schedule as constraints
• Run structural analysis (hand calcs and FEA)
• Specify, source, and qualify suppliers; own the print-to-part feedback loop with our in-house and external machine shops
• Plan and execute environmental and structural test campaigns: static load, vibe, shock, thermal, HALT/HASS
• Support test — fixturing, instrumentation, post-test teardown — and turn the data into design changes

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

• BS/MS in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related field
• 0-2 years designing mission-critical mechanical hardware that has been built and tested
• Expert CAD fluency in NX; comfortable owning large assemblies and full GD&T-driven drawing packages
• Strong analytical foundation — statics, dynamics, vibrations, and FEA experience (ANSYS, Abaqus, Nastran, or similar)
• Experience in an immersive technical project (collegiate project teams or professional setting)
• Hands-on experience qualifying hardware to MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-461, or comparable environmental standards
• Track record taking parts from concept through DFM, first article, qualification, and serial production
• Machining, sheet metal, injection molding, 3D printing, and composite fabrication skills
• U.S. Person as defined by ITAR (22 CFR §120.62)

Additional Information:

Compensation bands are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data. Individual level and base pay is determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related skills, education, experience, technical capabilities and internal equity. In addition to base salary, for full-time hires, you may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of stock options, and access to medical, vision & dental coverage as well as access to a 401(k) retirement plan.

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.

https://www.pmddtc.state.gov/?id=ddtc_kb_article_page&sys_id=24d528fddbfc930044f9ff621f961987

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