Senior Mechanical Engineer – Defense Systems Integration

CHAOS Industries; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401k match

Relocation assistance

Relocation assistance

Job summary

CHAOS Industries is seeking a Mechanical Engineer – Structures to lead the mechanical integration of ruggedized electronics and mission systems for aerospace and defense platforms. You will own the design of mechanical enclosures, frames, mounts, and mechanisms to meet shock, vibration, and environmental requirements.

The role spans concept to sustainment, requiring hands-on prototyping, cross-disciplinary coordination, and a track record in rugged hardware design.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline.
• 8+ years of progressively responsible experience in platform-level mechanical design and system integration for aerospace and defense applications.
• Proven experience integrating mechanical subsystems and mission systems into vehicles, mobile platforms, or fixed installations.
• Strong proficiency with CAD tools (e.g., SolidWorks or equivalent) for large assemblies and top-down design.
• Familiarity with structural analysis methods (hand calculations, FEA).
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and hands-on prototyping and mechanical integration of mission systems: electronics, enclosures, effectors, launchers, mechanisms, and support equipment into ground- and sea-mobile platforms
• Architect and design mechanical structures, frames, mounts, enclosures, and mechanisms subject to shock, vibration, thermal, and environmental constraints
• Develop and maintain 3D CAD models, assemblies, and interface control documentation (ICDs) to support multi-disciplinary system integration
• Perform first-order structural and thermal analyses and requirements allocations to ensure compliance with customer requirements and applicable military standards
• Lead system-level integration, qualification, and acceptance activities, including oversight of installation, alignment, and fit-check efforts
• Serve as a primary technical hardware interface with customers, platform providers, suppliers, and manufacturing partners. Perform make/buy assessments
• Support production transition, configuration control, and fielded system sustainment, including investigation and resolution of integration issues

Skills

Mechanical design

System integration

CAD (SolidWorks)

leadership

Military hardware

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

FEA (ANSYS/NASTRAN)

Job description

CHAOS Industries is seeking a Mechanical Engineer – Structures to lead the mechanical integration of ruggedized electronics and mission systems for aerospace and defense platforms. You will own the design of mechanical enclosures, frames, mounts, and mechanisms to meet shock, vibration, and environmental requirements.

The role spans concept to sustainment, requiring hands-on prototyping, cross-disciplinary coordination, and a track record in rugged hardware design.