Senior Mechanical Engineer – Rugged Electronics & Avionics

Chaos, Inc.; El Segundo (CA); Hybrid; USD 233,000 - 292,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401k matching

Free daily lunch

Unlimited PTO

Job summary

CHAOS Industries in El Segundo, CA, is seeking a Principal Mechanical Engineer to lead hands-on design, development, packaging, integration, and qualification of ruggedized sensor systems, avionics, and related electronic hardware for aerospace and defense applications.

The role requires deep CAD expertise, experience with complex assemblies, and the ability to lead cross-disciplinary teams across mechanical, electrical, RF, power, and manufacturing engineering. On-site, full-time position.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• 12+ years of progressively responsible experience in mechanical design and integration of electronic hardware for aerospace/defense or similar applications.
• Expert proficiency with mechanical CAD tools (e.g., SolidWorks) and producing production-ready drawings.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, packaging, and mechanical integration of ruggedized electronic hardware, sensor systems, avionics, structures, mechanisms, and related support equipment.
• Serve as the final mechanical technical authority for major programs for products.
• Define and review mechanical architectures, interfaces, and design approaches to support cross-disciplinary system integration.
• Provide resolution to the organization's high-risk or ambiguous mechanical problems.
• Create, review, and maintain CAD models, complex assemblies, drawings, installation documentation, and ICDs.
• Perform or guide structural and thermal analyses and design verification activities to support design decisions and verify compliance with environmental and performance requirements.
• Work with engineering, manufacturing, customers, suppliers, and platform providers to resolve cross-disciplinary technical challenges.
• Evaluate make/buy options and provide technical recommendations in collaboration with manufacturing partners.
• Support production transition, configuration control, and fielded system sustainment, including investigation and resolution of integration issues.
• Provide technical mentoring to less-experienced engineers and promote engineering best practices.

Skills

Mechanical design experience

Technical leadership

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Documentation & standards

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

Job description

CHAOS Industries in El Segundo, CA, is seeking a Principal Mechanical Engineer to lead hands-on design, development, packaging, integration, and qualification of ruggedized sensor systems, avionics, and related electronic hardware for aerospace and defense applications.

The role requires deep CAD expertise, experience with complex assemblies, and the ability to lead cross-disciplinary teams across mechanical, electrical, RF, power, and manufacturing engineering. On-site, full-time position.