Sustaining Engineer

Tylent; California; On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Tylent is seeking a Lead Sustaining Engineer to own and improve legacy fluid power and motion control products. You will lead design analysis, redesigns, and cost or quality improvements across the full lifecycle, coordinating with IPTs and SMEs.

This role requires strong cross-functional collaboration and accountability for design decisions and documentation. The ideal candidate has significant MFG design experience, with 3+ years in pneumatic or hydraulic actuators and hydraulics, preferably

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering required.
• 3 years of experience in manufacturing design engineering.
• 3+ years with pneumatic or hydraulic actuators components.
• 3+ years with hydraulic/fluid level components (pumps, actuators, valves, manifolds, accumulators, power units, reservoirs, filtration, connectors).

Responsibilities

• Provide technical ownership for sustaining design and improvements across the product lifecycle.
• Lead design analysis, redesigns, and cost or quality improvements.
• Collaborate with IPTs, chief engineers, and SMEs; maintain engineering documentation and adhere to standards.
• Drive continuous improvement in performance, cost reduction, and first-pass yield.

Skills

Mechanical design

MFG design

Pneumatic actuators

Hydraulic actuators

Hydraulic systems

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

Tools

Hydraulic components

Job description

Location: Either Glendale, CA OR Irvine, CA OR Torrance, CA (Onsite)

The Lead Sustaining Engineer provides technical ownership and leadership for supporting and improving legacy fluid power and motion control products after initial development. This role leads design analysis, product redesigns, and cost or quality improvements across the full product lifecycle, working closely with Integrated Product Teams (IPTs). Acting with limited supervision, the engineer has decision-making authority for component, system, and test rig designs, while collaborating with Chief Engineers and subject matter experts as needed. The position focuses on resolving design, manufacturing, testing, and field issues; creating and maintaining engineering documentation; ensuring adherence to engineering standards and processes; and driving continuous improvement related to performance, cost reduction, and first-pass yield. Strong technical expertise, cross-functional collaboration, and clear communication with customers, vendors, and internal stakeholders are essential.

** This role reviews product designs and works cross functionally with our MFG team on design modifications. This is not a sit down Design engineer role.. but requires someone with ME design experience to lead internal projects.

This role support projects within our FMC (Fluid, Motion, Control) division. Candidate MUST have significant experience with Hydraulic Actuators or Pneumatic product design . Aerospace preferred.. other sectors will be considered. MFG background a MUST

Ideal Candidate:

• Some who came up from a Sr. Mechanical Design Engineer (NPD ..) and is currently in similar MFG., role within Aerospace sector.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering.
• 3 years' experience in MFG design engineering.
• 3+ years with Pneumatic or Hydraulic actuators components.
• 3+ years of experience with Hydraulic / Fluid level components such as: pumps, actuators, valves (directional control, proportional control, servo), manifolds, accumulators, power units, reservoirs, filtration systems, fluid connector.