Senior Vehicle Design Engineer: Advanced Concepts

Mach Industries; Huntington Beach (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Mach Industries in Huntington Beach, CA seeks a Senior Vehicle Design Engineer — Advanced Concepts to help develop next-generation missile and low-observable aerospace systems. You will apply deep vehicle design expertise to mature concepts into viable vehicles, working across aerodynamics, propulsion, structures, and guidance.

The role emphasizes multidisciplinary trade studies, rigorous design reviews, and mentoring junior engineers.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in aerospace vehicle or missile design.
• Experience creating or evaluating complete vehicle configurations.
• Strong grasp of aerodynamics, propulsion, structures, and tradeoffs.
• Proven ability to make engineering recommendations amid conflicting requirements.
• Excellent cross-disciplinary communication.

Responsibilities

• Develop and evaluate advanced aircraft and missile vehicle configurations from mission requirements.
• Conduct multidisciplinary trade studies balancing aerodynamics, weight, propulsion integration, manufacturability, survivability, and mission effectiveness.
• Assess architectural decisions and guide configuration development.
• Support integration of vehicle-level requirements across aerodynamics, propulsion, structures, payloads, guidance, and manufacturing.
• Analyze design alternatives, identify risks, and provide recommendations.
• Collaborate with design engineers to mature concepts into detailed designs.
• Contribute during design reviews, prototype development, and flight-test activities.
• Mentor and support junior engineers through technical guidance and reviews.

Skills

Aerospace vehicle design

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Engineering recommendations

Strong communication

Mentoring

Tools

NX

CATIA

Creo

Job description

Mach Industries in Huntington Beach, CA seeks a Senior Vehicle Design Engineer — Advanced Concepts to help develop next-generation missile and low-observable aerospace systems. You will apply deep vehicle design expertise to mature concepts into viable vehicles, working across aerodynamics, propulsion, structures, and guidance.

The role emphasizes multidisciplinary trade studies, rigorous design reviews, and mentoring junior engineers.