Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Jobot; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) matching

PTO and paid holidays

Job summary

Jobot is seeking a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to lead the design and qualification of spaceflight pressure vessels and composite propellant tanks in Long Beach, CA. You will own Creo models, GD&T, and BOMs while partnering with PM, analysis, supply chain, and manufacturing to meet mission requirements.

You will drive sustaining engineering, test programs, and act as the main technical point of contact for customers on key programs, with a strong emphasis on DFMA and aerospace standards.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of mechanical design engineering experience with real drawing ownership.
• Strong CAD skills (Creo preferred), plus DFMA and GD&T.
• Working knowledge of stress analysis and FEA — enough to interpret results and iterate the design.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and qualification of spaceflight pressure vessels and composite propellant tanks for defense and space customers.
• Create and own 3D models and drawings in Creo, including GD&T, manufacturing and inspection requirements, and BOMs.
• Develop design solutions to customer mission and schedule requirements, working alongside program management, analysis, supply chain, and manufacturing.
• Sustain existing product lines: nonconformance review and disposition, RCCA, and drawing revisions.
• Guide material coupon and tank qualification test programs and review the resulting test data.
• Act as the direct technical point of contact for the customer on assigned programs.

Skills

Mechanical design

Creo CAD

DFMA

GD&T

FEA

Tools

Creo

Job description

Job details:

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer — Spaceflight Pressure Vessels & Composite Propellant Tanks — $145k to $165k+ Base

Salary: $140,000 - $165,000 per year

A bit about us

Our client designs and build spaceflight pressure vessels and composite propellant tanks for defense and space customers. Our hardware flies on launch vehicles, satellites, and defense platforms, and much of it has been qualified into customer programs that have run for years. We handle the full path in house — design, analysis, filament winding and composite fabrication, and qualification test — which is why our engineers own products rather than pieces of them.

Why join us?

• Base salary $145k–$165k+ DOE
• Medical, dental, vision, and matching 401(k)
• Generous PTO, sick leave, and paid holidays
• Full-lifecycle ownership: you are the technical lead from customer requirements through qualification, and the customer's direct technical point of contact on the program
• Established product lines with ongoing sustaining work alongside new product development, so the pipeline is not tied to a single award

Job Details

You will lead the design and qualification of spaceflight pressure vessels and composite propellant tanks for defense and space customers, taking new products from customer requirements through qualification while supporting the existing product lines already in service.

• Serve as technical lead on new product development for spaceflight pressure vessels and propellant tanks
• Create and own 3D models and drawings in Creo, including GD&T, manufacturing and inspection requirements, and BOMs
• Develop design solutions to customer mission and schedule requirements, working alongside program management, analysis, supply chain, and manufacturing
• Perform sustaining engineering on existing product lines: nonconformance review and disposition, RCCA, and drawing revisions
• Guide material coupon and tank qualification test programs and review the resulting test data
• Act as the direct technical point of contact for the customer on assigned programs

Looking for

• 5+ years of mechanical design engineering experience with real drawing ownership
• Strong CAD skills (Creo preferred), plus DFMA and GD&T
• Working knowledge of stress analysis and FEA — enough to interpret results and iterate the design

Experience in any of the following areas welcomed

• Pressure vessel, COPV, or propellant tank design
• Composites design and manufacturing, especially filament winding
• Fracture‑critical structure design
• Aerospace structures testing: pressure, static load, vibration, or thermal cycling

Jobot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide an inclusive work environment that celebrates diversity and all qualified candidates receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (40 and over), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Jobot also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. It is Jobot’s policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions.

Sometimes Jobot is required to perform background checks with your authorization. Jobot will consider qualified candidates with criminal histories in a manner consistent with any applicable federal, state, or local law regarding criminal backgrounds, including but not limited to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.