Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Round-Peg Solutions (RPS) Limited; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pre-IPO Equity

Benefits

Job summary

Round-Peg Solutions (RPS) Limited in Los Angeles is seeking a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to own hardware from concept through production and deployment of missile and launcher systems. This role offers a challenging opportunity to influence defence hardware in rapid development cycles and field operations.

You will lead mechanical design and CAD development, crafting deployment mechanisms and ensuring robust integration of missile, UAV and launcher hardware onto mobile platforms, while

Qualifications

• Extensive mechanical engineering experience within aerospace, defence or complex electromechanical systems.
• Experience designing missile launchers, deployment mechanisms or closely related hardware.
• Strong CAD skills with SolidWorks or equivalent for large assemblies and interfaces.
• Knowledge of structural design, mechanisms, tolerancing, ruggedised hardware and environmental loads.
• Proven leadership across hardware development, integration, testing and manufacturing.
• Experience with MIL-STD-810, FEA, electromechanical interfaces, launch safety or maritime systems would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead mechanical design and CAD development of launcher systems, complex assemblies and interfaces.
• Develop deployment mechanisms, actuation systems, retention and release hardware.
• Integrate missile, UAV and launcher hardware onto mobile ground and maritime platforms.
• Address shock, vibration, thermal loads, environmental protection and mechanical safety.
• Drive prototyping, qualification, system integration, manufacturing and production transition.

Skills

Mechanical design

CAD – SolidWorks

Deployment mechanisms

Hardware integration

Tools

SolidWorks

Job description

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer | Launcher Systems

$200,000–$280,000 Base + Pre-IPO Equity + Benefits

Are you a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer who enjoys developing complex aerospace hardware from concept through deployment? Have you designed missile launchers, deployment mechanisms or ruggedised mechanical systems for demanding environments? Would you relish becoming the technical authority behind advanced defence hardware that moves rapidly from design into testing and field operations? If so, this opportunity may be the right next step for you.

This rapidly growing defence technology organisation develops advanced autonomous aerospace systems and mission-critical hardware. Engineers work in small multidisciplinary teams, combining clean-sheet design, hands-on development and rapid testing to deliver innovative defence capabilities.

The Senior Mechanical Design Engineer will lead the mechanical design and integration of advanced missile and UAV launcher systems, owning hardware development from initial architecture through production and deployment.

As theSenior Mechanical Design Engineer your responsibilities will include

• Leading mechanical design and CAD development of launcher systems, complex assemblies and structural interfaces
• Developing deployment mechanisms, actuation systems, retention and release hardware
• Integrating missile, UAV and launcher hardware onto mobile ground and maritime platforms
• Engineering solutions for shock, vibration, thermal loads, environmental protection and mechanical safety
• Driving prototyping, qualification, system integration, manufacturing and production transition

As the Senior Mechanical Design Engineer you will bring

• Extensive mechanical engineering experience within aerospace, defence or complex electromechanical systems
• Experience designing missile launchers, deployment mechanisms or closely related hardware
• Strong SolidWorks or equivalent CAD skills, including large assemblies and mechanical interfaces
• Knowledge of structural design, mechanisms, tolerancing, ruggedised hardware and environmental loads
• Proven technical leadership across hardware development, integration, testing and manufacturing

Experience with MIL-STD-810, FEA, electromechanical interfaces, launch safety or maritime systems would be advantageous.

The Senior Mechanical Design Engineer will enjoy genuine technical ownership, influencing critical engineering decisions while remaining closely involved in design, hardware integration and testing.

Offering $200,000–$280,000 base salary, pre-IPO equity and comprehensive benefits, this is an opportunity to lead challenging aerospace hardware development within an ambitious engineering organisation.

All successful applicants will be contacted within two working days.