Senior Mechanical Engineer - Space Systems (Equity)

InnoForge; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Direct access to engineering team

Opportunity to influence hardware

Job summary

InnoForge is seeking Senior / Principal Mechanical Engineers for Space Systems in California. You will own mechanical subsystems, perform vibration/structural analyses, and guide design, build, test, and qualification across lunar robotics and deployables.

The roles emphasize hands-on hardware responsibility and deep first-principles reasoning. Strong experience in hardware development cycles and mechatronics is valuable, with equity options and direct access to a broader engineering team.

Qualifications

• Experience taking hardware through its full development cycle.
• Mechatronics experience and willingness to get involved in builds and testing.

Responsibilities

• Own a mechanical subsystem or a specialist analysis area.
• Make design decisions using calculations, simulation and test results.
• Take hardware through prototyping, detailed design, assembly and integration.
• Support environmental testing, qualification and flight readiness.
• Investigate failures and use findings to improve design.
• Work with avionics, software, manufacturing and systems engineers.
• Mentor less experienced engineers.

Skills

Vibration analysis

Structural analysis

Space mechanisms

Bearings design

Gear design

Job description

InnoForge is seeking Senior / Principal Mechanical Engineers for Space Systems in California. You will own mechanical subsystems, perform vibration/structural analyses, and guide design, build, test, and qualification across lunar robotics and deployables.

The roles emphasize hands-on hardware responsibility and deep first-principles reasoning. Strong experience in hardware development cycles and mechatronics is valuable, with equity options and direct access to a broader engineering team.