Senior Aerospace Vehicle Design Engineer, Advanced Concepts

Mach Industries Inc.; Huntington Beach, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 155,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salaries and equity

Performance-based incentives

Equity participation

Comprehensive benefits

Professional development

Transparent compensation

Job summary

Mach Industries Inc. in Huntington Beach, CA is seeking a Senior Conceptual Design Engineer, Advanced Concepts to lead the development of next-generation missile and low-observable aerospace systems.

You will mature advanced configurations from early concept through preliminary design, collaborating with aerodynamics, propulsion, structures, guidance, and manufacturing to inform engineering decisions.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in aerospace vehicle design or related advanced aerospace development.
• Strong understanding of vehicle performance, aerodynamics, propulsion integration, structures.
• Experience making engineering recommendations with complex, competing requirements.

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

Strong communication

Team collaboration

Tools

NX

CATIA

Creo

Job description

Mach Industries Inc. in Huntington Beach, CA is seeking a Senior Conceptual Design Engineer, Advanced Concepts to lead the development of next-generation missile and low-observable aerospace systems.

You will mature advanced configurations from early concept through preliminary design, collaborating with aerodynamics, propulsion, structures, guidance, and manufacturing to inform engineering decisions.