Senior Spaceflight Mechanical Design Lead — Pressure Vessels

LeoForce; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Job summary

LeoForce is seeking a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to lead the design and qualification of spaceflight pressure vessels and composite tanks for defense and space customers. You will own Creo-based 3D models and drawings, GD&T, BOMs, and drive supplier coordination.

You will collaborate with program management, analysis, supply chain, and manufacturing to meet mission requirements and schedules, while supporting sustaining engineering and customer requirements.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of mechanical design engineering experience with real drawing ownership.
• Strong CAD skills (Creo preferred), plus DFMA and GD&T.
• Working knowledge of stress analysis and FEA — enough to interpret results and iterate the design.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and qualification of spaceflight pressure vessels and composite propellant tanks.
• Create and own 3D models and drawings in Creo, including GD&T, manufacturing and inspection requirements, and BOMs.
• Develop design solutions to customer mission and schedule requirements, working with program management, analysis, supply chain and manufacturing.
• Perform sustaining engineering on existing product lines: nonconformance review and disposition, RCCA, and drawing revisions.
• Guide material coupon and tank qualification test programs and review the resulting test data.
• Act as the direct technical point of contact for the customer on assigned programs.

Skills

Creo CAD

DFMA

GD&T

FEA

3D Modeling

Stress analysis

Tools

Creo

Job description

LeoForce is seeking a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to lead the design and qualification of spaceflight pressure vessels and composite tanks for defense and space customers. You will own Creo-based 3D models and drawings, GD&T, BOMs, and drive supplier coordination.

You will collaborate with program management, analysis, supply chain, and manufacturing to meet mission requirements and schedules, while supporting sustaining engineering and customer requirements.