Senior Aerospace Conceptual Design Engineer

Mach-Industries; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 155,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and equity

Healthcare, dental & vision

Professional development

Retirement plans

Paid time off

Job summary

Mach Industries is seeking a Senior Conceptual Design Engineer, Advanced Concepts to advance next-generation missile and low-observable aerospace systems. You will craft advanced configurations and evaluate tradeoffs across aerodynamics, propulsion, and structures, guiding multidisciplinary decisions from concept to preliminary design.

You will collaborate with engineers across propulsion, aerodynamics, structures, and manufacturing to mature innovative concepts into viable vehicles, with

Qualifications

• 8+ years of aerospace vehicle design experience.
• Experience developing or evaluating complete vehicle configurations.
• Strong understanding of aerospace vehicle performance, aerodynamics, propulsion integration, structures.
• Ability to make engineering recommendations involving complex and competing system requirements.
• Strong communication and collaboration across multidisciplinary engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop and evaluate advanced aircraft and missile vehicle configurations from mission requirements.
• Perform multidisciplinary trade studies balancing aerodynamic performance, weight, propulsion integration, manufacturability, survivability, and mission effectiveness.
• Apply expertise in vehicle design to assess architectural decisions and guide configuration development.
• Support integration of vehicle-level requirements across aerodynamics, propulsion, structures, payloads, guidance, and manufacturing.
• Analyze design alternatives, identify technical risks, and provide recommendations to support engineering decisions.
• Collaborate with conceptual design and vehicle design engineers to mature advanced concepts into detailed vehicle designs.
• Contribute technical expertise during design reviews, prototype development, and flight-test activities.
• Mentor and support junior engineers through technical guidance and design reviews.

Skills

Aerospace design

Missile design

Low-observable concepts

Multidisciplinary trade studies

Engineering leadership

Tools

NX CAD

CATIA

Creo

Job description

Mach Industries is seeking a Senior Conceptual Design Engineer, Advanced Concepts to advance next-generation missile and low-observable aerospace systems. You will craft advanced configurations and evaluate tradeoffs across aerodynamics, propulsion, and structures, guiding multidisciplinary decisions from concept to preliminary design.

You will collaborate with engineers across propulsion, aerodynamics, structures, and manufacturing to mature innovative concepts into viable vehicles, with