Senior Mechanical Engineer

LS Solutions; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

LS Solutions seeks a Mechanical Engineering Lead to design, analyze, build, and test primary and secondary structures and mechanisms for lunar systems. The role leads mechanical engineering efforts across the product lifecycle, ensuring technical rigor and quality.

You will develop designs, perform analyses, build and test hardware, and coordinate with vendors and cross-functional teams to meet cost and quality targets in a lunar systems context.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in mechanical design, analysis, and test of flight or space hardware structures/mechanisms.
• Ability to lead technical work, manage stakeholders, and drive technical outcomes.
• Vendor coordination experience with a focus on quality and cost control.
• Strong problem-solving skills and hands-on hardware/assembly familiarity.

Responsibilities

• Develop mechanical designs and perform structural/thermal/mechanical analyses as needed.
• Build, integrate, and test hardware; troubleshoot issues and support corrective actions.
• Lead mechanical engineering activities and provide technical direction.
• Review technical deliverables for accuracy, compliance, and engineering quality.
• Coordinate team task execution and collaborate across engineering functions.
• Manage and interface with vendors to achieve quality, cost, and engineering objectives.

Skills

Mechanical design

Structural analysis

Thermal analysis

Hardware testing

Lead engineering

Job description

Mechanical Engineering Lead – Lunar Systems

Design, analyze, build, and test primary and secondary structures and mechanisms for lunar systems. Lead mechanical engineering efforts, ensuring technical rigor across the product lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop mechanical designs and perform structural/thermal/mechanical analyses as needed.
• Build, integrate, and test hardware; troubleshoot issues and support corrective actions.
• Lead mechanical engineering activities and provide technical direction.
• Review technical deliverables for accuracy, compliance, and engineering quality.
• Coordinate team task execution and collaborate across engineering functions.
• Manage and interface with vendors to achieve quality, cost, and engineering objectives.

Qualifications & Skills

• Proven experience in mechanical design, analysis, and test of flight or space hardware structures/mechanisms.
• Strong understanding of engineering documentation, verification approaches, and design reviews.
• Ability to lead technical work, manage stakeholders, and drive technical outcomes.
• Vendor coordination experience with a focus on quality and cost control.
• Strong problem-solving skills and hands-on hardware/assembly familiarity.

Role location includes work in Long Beach or Mojave, California.