Mechanical Engineer — Electromechanical & Controls (LA)

SupportFinity™; California (MO); On-site; USD 135,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Exponent, located in Los Angeles, seeks a Mechanical Engineer to join our Mechanical Engineering Practice. You will work on electromechanical, industrial controls, and machine design issues as part of a multidisciplinary team. We value collaboration, rigorous analysis, and hands-on problem solving.

The role requires a Ph.D. in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering or equivalent, US work authorization, and experience with data collection, MATLAB, Python, and field inspections.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Eng or equivalent with focused thesis/coursework/project in electromechanical, controls, engineering mechanics, or machine design.
• Legally authorized to work in the United States with no immigration sponsorship.
• Experience with data acquisition systems, accelerometers, or force transducers.
• Laboratory testing and hands-on experience.
• Familiarity with MATLAB and numerical analysis; Python or MATLAB for data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Communicating effectively with engineers, managers, clients, and reports.
• Conducting hands-on failure analyses.
• Planning and executing laboratory tests.
• Performing calculations and engineering analyses.
• Creating written reports and presentations.
• Performing field inspections.

Skills

Verbal & written communication

Team collaboration

Leadership potential

Client development interest

Data analysis

Education

Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or equivalent

Tools

MATLAB

Finite Element Analysis

Python

Job description

Exponent, located in Los Angeles, seeks a Mechanical Engineer to join our Mechanical Engineering Practice. You will work on electromechanical, industrial controls, and machine design issues as part of a multidisciplinary team. We value collaboration, rigorous analysis, and hands-on problem solving.

The role requires a Ph.D. in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering or equivalent, US work authorization, and experience with data collection, MATLAB, Python, and field inspections.