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Product and Mechanical Engineering Lead

  • Location: San Francisco, California
  • Type: Permanent
  • Job #8392
  • Salary: NON 220,000

What if you could take an advanced optical system and turn it into something that can be built repeatedly, reliably and eventually at scale?

I’m working with a fast-moving deep-tech startup building compact optical communications systems for some exceptionally demanding applications.

They need a Mechanical / Product Engineering Lead who has already crossed the gap between “the prototype works” and “we can actually manufacture this.”

You’ll have significant technical ownership and work directly across mechanical, optical and electrical engineering rather than being confined to one narrow discipline.

Key Responsibilities

  • Architect compact multidisciplinary hardware products from prototype through production.
  • Integrate precision optical, mechanical and electronic subsystems.
  • Make engineering trade-offs across performance, SWaP, cost and manufacturability.
  • Own tolerance stack-ups, worst-case analysis and robustness engineering.
  • Drive DFM/DFA and production-readiness activity.
  • Build repeatable assembly and manufacturing processes.
  • Work directly with suppliers and manufacturing partners.
  • Support qualification, EMC/EMI and compliance activity.
  • Remain deeply hands-on throughout design, build and test.

Key Requirements

We’re particularly interested in engineers coming from environments such as precision optics, imaging, cameras, photonics, robotics, autonomous systems, advanced instrumentation or other compact high-performance hardware.

You’ll ideally bring:

  • Experience shipping real hardware products.
  • Strong mechanical/product engineering fundamentals.
  • Multidisciplinary system-level thinking.
  • Experience taking prototypes towards volume production.
  • Strong tolerance and robustness engineering.
  • DFM/DFA and manufacturing experience.
  • A desire to personally solve engineering problems rather than simply delegate them.
  • Optical product experience would be a major advantage, but prior space-sector experience isn't essential.
  • Must be a U.S. Person as defined under ITAR.

This role suits someone who wants more ownership, fewer layers and a much shorter distance between an engineering decision and real hardware.

You’ll join early enough to influence not only the product, but how the engineering organisation builds products as it grows.

Mixed-Signal Engineer

  • Location: San Francisco, California
  • Type: Permanent
  • Job #8391
  • Salary: NON 200,000

We’re working with an early-stage deep-tech company developing advanced optical communications systems for both terrestrial and space applications.

They’re looking for a Mixed-Signal Engineer to design the electronics sitting between high-performance photonic front ends and digital processing.

You'll work across high-speed ADC/DAC chains, TIAs, laser and modulator drivers, precision control electronics, clocking and FPGA interfaces – designing boards that ultimately need to perform in exceptionally demanding environments.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design mixed-signal schematics and PCBs for high-speed communications hardware.
  • Develop high-speed ADC/DAC chains, TIAs, drivers, bias supplies and clocking architectures.
  • Perform signal and power integrity analysis for multi-GHz analog and high-speed digital interfaces.
  • Develop precision analog control loops for optical hardware.
  • Own board bring-up, debugging and characterization in the lab.
  • Verify noise, bandwidth and linearity against system-level performance requirements.
  • Interface high-speed data converters with FPGAs.
  • Collaborate on or directly develop RTL for data capture, calibration and real-time control.
  • Design for reliability, derating and demanding environmental conditions.
  • Support EMC/EMI and environmental qualification.

Key Requirements

  • BS/MS in Electrical Engineering or related field.
  • 4+ years of mixed-signal hardware development experience.
  • Strong high-speed PCB design experience using Altium, Cadence or similar.
  • Excellent analog fundamentals including noise analysis, TIAs/op-amps, PLLs, clocking and power design.
  • Hands-on laboratory experience with oscilloscopes, spectrum/network analyzers and board characterization.
  • Experience interfacing ADCs/DACs with FPGAs.
  • Experience with JESD204, SerDes or similar high-speed interfaces is highly relevant.
  • FPGA development using VHDL, Verilog or SystemVerilog is a major plus.
  • Space electronics or optical communications experience is advantageous, but not essential.
  • Must be a U.S. Person as defined under ITAR.

This is a highly hands-on opportunity for an electronics engineer who enjoys the intersection of analog, digital, photonics and FPGA hardware.

You'll own real hardware, characterize it yourself and see your designs deployed in both terrestrial and space-based systems.

 

Space Systems Lead

  • Location: San Francisco, California
  • Type: Permanent
  • Job #8390
  • Salary: NON 200,000

I’m looking for a Space Systems Lead for an early-stage space company moving quickly while building genuine flight hardware.

The team is developing optical communications technology for spacecraft applications, and they need an engineer who can take ownership from architecture and requirements through qualification, AIT, launch and commissioning.

The sweet spot is someone who understands rigorous space systems engineering but thrives in a smaller organisation where engineers are expected to solve problems themselves.

 

Key Responsibilities

  • Define architecture for flight optical terminals and supporting spacecraft electronics.
  • Own requirements development and subsystem flow-down.
  • Manage mass, power, thermal, link and pointing budgets.
  • Lead SRR/PDR/CDR/TRR activity.
  • Develop V&V and qualification strategies.
  • Lead environmental testing including vibration, shock, TVAC, EMC and radiation-related activity.
  • Coordinate interfaces with spacecraft buses, launch providers and external partners.
  • Own AIT campaigns and support launch-site operations.
  • Help troubleshoot flight hardware and support commissioning/anomaly resolution.

Key Requirements

You could come from a spacecraft prime, NewSpace manufacturer, constellation business, payload developer or similarly fast-moving space hardware environment.

We’re looking for:

  • Demonstrable experience with flight hardware.
  • End-to-end understanding of the spacecraft development and test lifecycle.
  • Strong systems architecture and requirements experience.
  • Practical environmental test and qualification knowledge.
  • Experience with spacecraft AIT.
  • Understanding of radiation effects, parts selection and mitigation.
  • Ability to operate with substantial autonomy.
  • Optical payload, laser communications, hosted payload or precision pointing experience is advantageous.
  • Startup/small-team experience is useful but not essential.
  • Must be a U.S. Person as defined under ITAR.

This isn't a narrow requirements-management position. You’ll be expected to architect, build, test and deliver, working alongside a highly technical team on hardware intended for demanding operational missions.

If your background sits somewhere between systems architect and hands-on spacecraft engineer, I’d like to hear from you.

Engineering Assembler

  • Location: East Brunswick, New Jersey
  • Type: Permanent
  • Job #8388
  • Salary: NON 25.00

Electronics Assembler – Engineering
Location: East Brunswick, NJ | Onsite, five days per week
Pay: $22–$25 per hour, depending on experience

About the Company

An established RF and microwave technology company is seeking an Electronics Assembler to join its Engineering team. The company builds compact, rugged amplifiers and communication hardware used in defense, aerospace, unmanned systems and satellite communications.

About the Role

You’ll work closely with engineers to assemble, modify and rework electronic hardware during new product development. Approximately two-thirds to three-quarters of the work involves prototype assembly, offering variety and opportunities to apply precision soldering and practical problem-solving skills.

Key Responsibilities

  • Assemble electronic and mechanical assemblies, subassemblies and RF modules using drawings, work orders and visual instructions.
  • Solder small surface-mount components under a microscope, including components as small as 0402.
  • Perform PCB rework and support modifications to prototype assemblies.
  • Complete wire termination, crimping, cable/harness assembly and chassis wiring.
  • Install components such as heatsinks, fans, covers, relays and transformers.
  • Inspect assemblies for accuracy, component orientation and soldering quality.
  • Identify assembly errors and communicate corrective actions to Engineering.
  • Follow applicable electronics assembly quality standards and internal procedures.

Required Skills and Experience

  • Hands-on electronics assembly and soldering experience; ideally 3–5 years.
  • Ability to solder small surface-mount components under a microscope.
  • Experience reading assembly drawings and following detailed work instructions.
  • Ability to identify electronic components and understand polarity and orientation.
  • Experience with cable assembly, crimping, harnessing and chassis wiring.
  • Confidence using soldering irons, hand tools, torque tools and calipers.
  • Understanding of IPC-A-610 or similar electronics assembly quality standards.
  • Strong attention to detail, communication and organizational skills.
  • High school diploma or GED.
  • Basic Microsoft Office proficiency.

Preferred Experience

  • Prototype assembly and engineering rework.
  • PCB modification techniques, including trace cutting, jumper installation and dead-bugging.
  • Experience assembling RF or microwave hardware.
  • IPC-A-610 certification—helpful, but not required.
  • Lean Six Sigma or relevant ASQ certification.

Why Join?

  • Work directly with Engineering on new hardware development.
  • Enjoy varied prototype builds and hands-on technical challenges.
  • Build products supporting demanding defense, aerospace and space applications.
  • Join an established specialist business that is part of a broader communications group.

Benefits

  • Paid holidays, vacation and personal/sick time.
  • Medical, dental, vision and life insurance options.
  • Employee Assistance Program.
  • $4,000 Health Reimbursement Arrangement.
  • 401(k) with company match.

Additional Details

  • This is an onsite, non-exempt position.
  • No travel or supervisory responsibilities.
  • Work involves detailed close-up assembly, periods of sitting and standing, and lifting up to 25 pounds.
  • The interview process includes a practical soldering demonstration.

Interested?

Apply with your résumé, highlighting your microscope soldering, small-component assembly and PCB rework experience.

Senior Engineering Technician

  • Location: East Brunswick, New Jersey
  • Type: Permanent
  • Job #8387
  • Salary: NON 112,000

Senior Engineering Technician – RF & Microwave

Location: East Brunswick, NJ | Onsite, five days per week
Salary: $68,000–$112,000 annually, depending on experience

About the Company

Join an established RF and microwave hardware manufacturer developing amplifiers, integrated radios, and communications solutions for defense, aerospace, unmanned systems, and space applications.

You’ll work closely with an engineering team on hands-on testing and troubleshooting that helps bring new products from prototype into production.

About the Role

We’re looking for a Senior Engineering Technician to support new RF product development through prototype testing, circuit troubleshooting, and test fixture development. This is an opportunity to apply your practical RF skills while expanding your experience with amplifier testing and microwave tuning.

What You’ll Do

  • Test RF amplifiers and prototype hardware against engineering requirements.
  • Use network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, and RF power meters to measure product performance.
  • Interpret test results, investigate failures, and support circuit modifications under engineering guidance.
  • Build, test, and evaluate prototype circuits and engineering test fixtures.
  • Support microwave tuning and RF transistor characterization.
  • Record measurements and maintain accurate test documentation.
  • Help develop repeatable test methods and procedures that meet quality requirements.
  • Collaborate with engineering, assembly, and production teams to meet project schedules.

What You’ll Bring

  • At least three years of relevant hands-on RF or electronics testing experience.
  • Practical experience using RF test equipment and interpreting measurements.
  • Ability to troubleshoot electronic circuits and communicate findings clearly.
  • Experience working in a manufacturing or product development environment.
  • Ability to follow technical procedures, maintain accurate records, and manage competing priorities.
  • An associate degree in electronics, electrical engineering, computer engineering, or a related field—or strong equivalent practical experience.
  • Availability to work onsite in East Brunswick, NJ, five days per week.

Preferred Experience

  • Hands-on network analyzer experience.
  • RF or microwave amplifier testing.
  • Microwave tuning and circuit adjustment.
  • Prototype assembly and test fixture development.
  • Familiarity with amplifier performance measures such as gain, linearity, EVM, SNR, and output IP3.
  • Altium familiarity.
  • A bachelor’s degree in a related technical discipline.

Direct amplifier and tuning experience are preferred, but candidates with strong transferable RF bench testing skills are encouraged to apply.

Why Join?

  • Contribute directly to new RF products and prototype development.
  • Work alongside engineers and see how your testing influences design decisions.
  • Gain exposure to hardware supporting demanding defense, aerospace, and space communications applications.
  • Enjoy varied hands-on work across testing, troubleshooting, prototype builds, and fixtures.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
  • Paid holidays, vacation, and personal/sick time.
  • $4,000 Health Reimbursement Arrangement.
  • 401(k) with employer matching.
  • Employee Assistance Program.

Apply

If you enjoy working at the RF bench, investigating hardware problems, and helping engineers bring new products to life, we’d like to hear from you.

Engineering Manager

  • Location: East Brunswick, New Jersey
  • Type: Permanent
  • Job #8386
  • Salary: NON 175,000

Engineering Manager – RF Product Development

Location: East Brunswick, NJ | Onsite, five days per week
Salary: $139,000–$175,000 base, depending on experience – flexible 

About the Company

Join an established RF technology company developing high-performance amplifiers and microwave subsystems for defense, aerospace, unmanned vehicles, and satellite communications. Its products improve communications range, reliability, and data throughput in demanding environments.

The Opportunity

Lead a small team of approximately 4–5 engineers and technicians developing new RF hardware products. You’ll guide projects from requirements through design reviews, testing, and production readiness, while organizing priorities and helping the team resolve technical challenges.

This is primarily a management and technical leadership position, with minimal hands-on design or bench work expected. Experienced RF engineers with project leadership and mentoring experience are encouraged to apply alongside current engineering managers.

What You’ll Do

  • Lead daily activities, priorities, workloads, and schedules for the product development team.

  • Oversee RF amplifier and comparable RF hardware projects from requirements through verification and production planning.

  • Review technical information and provide guidance on design and troubleshooting.

  • Coordinate engineering, testing, quality, assembly, and production to resolve issues and maintain delivery schedules.

  • Support customer requirements, proposals, Statements of Work, and contractor specifications.

  • Oversee documentation for preliminary and critical design reviews.

  • Communicate project progress, technical risks, and delivery expectations to stakeholders.

  • Mentor team members, establish performance goals, and support hiring and onboarding.

  • Improve engineering processes and product development practices.

What We’re Looking For

  • Approximately 7–8 years of relevant RF hardware experience, ideally involving amplifiers, radios, microwave products, or comparable RF modules.

  • Understanding of hardware development, verification testing, and manufacturing.

  • Experience managing a small engineering team or leading projects and overseeing junior engineers.

  • Technical judgment to guide engineers and help resolve development challenges.

  • Strong communication, organization, and prioritization skills.

  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.

  • Ability to work onsite in East Brunswick, NJ.

  • U.S. person eligibility under ITAR due to access to export-controlled technical data.

Preferred Experience

  • Direct RF power amplifier development experience.

  • Previous ownership of an engineering or product development function.

  • Delivery of complex RF assemblies for government customers or prime contractors.

  • Familiarity with CAD tools and technical design reviews.

  • Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.

Why Join?

  • Own new product development for hardware supporting defense, aerospace, and satellite applications.

  • Lead a small team with direct influence over priorities, technical decisions, and delivery.

  • Apply your RF experience in a leadership role with minimal bench work.

  • Work closely with engineering leadership across the product lifecycle.

  • Current managers and experienced technical leads stepping into management are welcome.

  • Relocation candidates are welcome to apply.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance options.

  • $4,000 Health Reimbursement Arrangement.

  • Employee Assistance Program.

  • Paid holidays, vacation, and personal/sick time.

  • 401(k) with company match.

Environmental Test Engineer

  • Location: Midland Intl, Texas
  • Type: Permanent
  • Job #8385
  • Salary: NON 180,000

Environmental Test Engineer (Spacecraft Vibration)

Location: Midland, TX (On-site)
 

About the Opportunity

We are seeking a Environmental Test Engineer specializing in spacecraft vibration to join our dynamic team in Midland, Texas. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, love solving complex structural dynamics problems, and are ready to lead key spacecraft testing initiatives, we want to hear from you!

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead Test Execution: Author sine vibration test plans, define base input levels, and act as Test Director during testing to ensure safe, timely execution with lab personnel.

  • Force & Response Limiting: Implement advanced force and response limiting (notching) techniques to protect flight hardware.

  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with multidisciplinary engineering teams during spacecraft integration and prepare for critical Test Readiness Reviews.

  • Reporting & Reviews: Prepare tailored test summaries for launch vehicle integration, participate in Failure Review Boards (FRBs), and drive continuous process improvements.

Qualifications & Experience

  • Education: Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical field (Master’s degree preferred).

  • Experience: 6+ years of hands-on experience in swept sine vibration testing of spacecraft structures.

  • Core Technical Expertise:

    • Test planning, instrumentation selection, base input control, and signal data validation (time and frequency domains).

    • Strong working knowledge of MATLAB, MS Excel, and standard data acquisition systems.

    • Solid understanding of Single-Degree-of-Freedom (SDOF) dynamics and closed-form techniques.

Preferred Skills

  • Hands-on leadership in random vibration, acoustic, and shock testing.

  • Basic Finite Element Analysis (FEA) experience using Nastran.

  • Ability to write scripts/code (e.g., Python, MATLAB APIs) to automate data analysis and testing workflows.

  • Experience setting environmental test criteria for space hardware.

AI&T Engineer

  • Location: Denver, Colorado
  • Type: Permanent
  • Job #8370
  • Salary: NON 150,000

Location: Denver, Colorado
Compensation: Competitive base salary + package 
Environment: Smallsat Design and Manufacturing

A satellite is sitting in front of you.

The hardware has been assembled. The payload is integrated. The spacecraft bus is powered.

Now we need to prove that it works.

Not on paper.

On the spacecraft.

We’re working with a rapidly growing international New Space company developing and manufacturing advanced small satellite platforms for commercial, scientific and government missions.

As its US engineering capability continues to grow, we're looking for a hands-on Test Engineer / Systems Engineer – AI&T to join the team in Denver.

And there are two things we're particularly interested in:

Electrical test execution and test script development.

If you've spent your career actually testing spacecraft hardware, developing the scripts that control or automate those tests, analysing the results and troubleshooting when something doesn't behave as expected, this could be very interesting.

What will you actually be doing?

You'll work directly with satellite hardware throughout Assembly, Integration & Test.

A major part of your role will be executing electrical and functional testing across spacecraft subsystems, payloads and fully integrated satellites.

You'll develop test procedures and write the test scripts used to execute, automate and standardise spacecraft testing.

You'll run those tests.

You'll analyse the results.

And when something fails, you'll work with the wider engineering team to understand whether you're looking at a test issue, an interface problem, a hardware fault, a software problem or something else entirely.

You'll work closely with payload, electrical, avionics, software and systems engineers throughout the process.

Your work will include:

  • Electrical and functional test execution
  • Test script development and automation
  • Spacecraft bus and payload testing
  • Hardware/software integration testing
  • Test equipment and test setup configuration
  • Test procedure development
  • Test data collection and analysis
  • Troubleshooting test failures and anomalies
  • Requirements verification and validation
  • Interface testing between spacecraft subsystems
  • Environmental test support including TVAC, vibration and EMI/EMC
  • Test reports, results and troubleshooting documentation

You'll also help improve how testing is performed as the organisation scales — developing more repeatable, automated and efficient approaches rather than simply following the same procedure indefinitely.

What are we looking for?

We're looking for someone who considers themselves a Test Engineer first.

Ideally, you'll have 3+ years of experience testing spacecraft, satellites, aerospace hardware or similarly complex electrical systems.

The strongest candidates will have direct experience developing and executing electrical tests on real hardware.

We'd particularly like to see experience across areas such as:

Electrical Testing | Functional Testing | Test Script Development | Test Automation | Python | Spacecraft AIT/AI&T | Satellite Payloads | Spacecraft Buses | Hardware/Software Integration | Verification & Validation

Experience developing test scripts using Python would be particularly relevant, with MATLAB or Simulink also useful.

And if you've supported TVAC, vibration, EMI/EMC or other spacecraft environmental test campaigns, even better.

The kind of person we're looking for

You don't need to have spent your entire career with “Systems Engineer” written on your business card.

You might currently be a:

Spacecraft Test Engineer, Electrical Test Engineer, Satellite Test Engineer, AIT Engineer, AI&T Engineer, Integration & Test Engineer or Verification & Validation Engineer.

What matters is what you've actually done.

Have you sat in front of spacecraft hardware and executed electrical tests?

Have you written the scripts used to run those tests?

Can you look at unexpected test data and start figuring out what went wrong?

Can you work across electrical, software and systems teams to resolve the problem?

If the answer is yes, we'd like to hear from you.

Why join?

You'll be joining during a significant period of growth rather than arriving after everything has already been built.

That means you'll have the opportunity to influence how spacecraft testing is performed, automated and scaled as the US operation develops.

You'll work on real satellite hardware, alongside international engineering teams developing spacecraft for commercial, scientific and government missions.

The position is primarily onsite in Denver, Colorado, so you'll need to be locally based or willing to relocate.

Occasional travel within the US and internationally may also be required.

You must be a US citizen or US permanent resident.

Package

$120,000–$150,000 base salary, depending on experience.

Health insurance, matching 401(k) and a team performance-based bonus are also included.

If you're a Test Engineer who enjoys being close to the hardware — writing the test, running the test and then figuring out why the result wasn't what everyone expected — I'd really like to hear from you.

Senior Staff Mechanical Analysis Engineer

  • Location: Denver, Colorado
  • Type: Permanent
  • Job #8369
  • Salary: NON 180,000

Are you passionate about shaping the future of humanity's presence in space? Lunar Outpost, an industry leader in space robotics and planetary vehicles, invites you to join our team! Lunar Outpost is dedicated to creating a permanent presence in space, while also driving positive impacts here on Earth. Currently, we are seeking a Senior Staff Mechanical Analysis Engineer to contribute to our mission in a dynamic startup environment. As a Senior Staff Mechanical Analysis Engineer, you will be responsible for leading and overseeing the mechanical analysis team at Lunar Outpost. This is a key leadership role requiring deep technical expertise and a proactive approach to team development in a fast-paced, multidisciplinary environment. 
 

 

Take the #NextLeap with Lunar Outpost and work on the Pegasus LTV, which will carry NASA astronauts farther than they've ever been before on the lunar surface!  

 

Working Conditions / Schedule: This position is required to be onsite Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Where applicable, employees may work remotely on Wednesdays from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Additional hours may be required based on business needs.

 

Key Responsibilities: 

  • Develop high-quality analytical models of vehicles/mobility platforms 
  • Perform mechanical analysis (Loads, Stress, Fatigue/Fracture, Dynamics, Vibration, etc.) in quick-turn, rapid development environment 
  • Interact with mechanical engineering design team to rapidly iterate and improve designs as informed by analysis 
  • Interact with project management and company leadership to determine timelines, schedule tasks, and ensure deadlines are met 
  • Contribute to standardization of practices and procedures within the mechanical analysis team 
  • Write technical reports detailing analysis processes, results, and recommendations 
  • Allocate team resources and delegate analysis tasks to team members, supporting multiple projects and analysis efforts 
  • Oversee work performed to ensure high-quality work products 
  • Understand analysis requirements and ensure analysis is performed in compliance with applicable Lunar Outpost and NASA standards 
  • Generate applicable loading profiles to be communicated to vendors and stakeholders 
  • Prepare and present materials for Test Readiness Reviews (TRR), Preliminary Design Reviews (PDR), Failure Review Boards (FRB), and Critical Design Reviews (CDR) 
  • Collaborate with NASA Insight members in recurring working group sessions 

 

Required Qualifications: 

  • Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline 
  • 10+ years of applicable experience performing mechanical analysis on spaceflight systems 
  • Experience leading analysis teams 
  • Expertise Finite Element Modeling software 
  • Proficiency in interpreting various loading profiles and test data 
  • Familiarity with dynamic/kinematic analysis techniques 
  • Familiarity with related NASA and government specifications and standards 
  • Familiarity with fatigue and fracture standards, considerations, classifications, and analysis methods 
  • Self-motivated, focused, and driven to meet critical deadlines 
  • Excellent organization and time management skills 
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills 
  • U.S. Person  

 

Preferred Qualifications: 

  • Master's degree in mechanical engineering or related discipline 
  • Experience performing mechanical analysis in automotive environment 
  • Expertise in ANSYS 
  • Proficiency in FEMAP 
  • Proficiency in NASGRO 
  • Proficiency in Matlab 
  • Proficiency in LS-DYNA 
  • Proficiency in SolidWorks or equivalent CAD software 
  • Familiarity with analysis of composites 

 

Compensation & Benefits: Compensation level and base salary are competitively structured and thoughtfully determined based on factors such as relevant skills, experience, education, and the scope of the role.

  • Comprehensive health coverage: Medical, dental, and vision benefits, with 70% of premiums covered by the employer
  • Paid time off: Three (3) weeks per year of vacation
  • Retirement plan: Up to 4% employer match on 401(k) contributions
  • Paid holidays: 11 company-recognized holidays
  • Parental leave
  • Educational reimbursement opportunities to support company objectives, continued learning, and career development
     

Lunar Outpost Inc. is an equal opportunity  employer. Lunar Outpost Inc. does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. All employees, including executives and human resources personnel, are expected to conduct themselves with professionalism and treat others with dignity and respect in accordance with this policy.

Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Machining

  • Location: Los Angeles , California
  • Type: Permanent
  • Job #8358
  • Salary: NON 175,000

Lead Manufacturing Engineer, CNC Machining
Long Beach, LA

We are working with an exciting Deep Tech company that are developing advanced thermal-management systems built around high-speed, electrically driven turbomachinery.

The company is seeking a Lead Manufacturing Engineer to help establish and scale its internal CNC machining capability. You will support precision-machined rotor hardware, casings and structural components as they progress from initial prototypes into repeatable production.

This is a hands-on position combining CNC process development, design for manufacturability and machine-shop strategy within a fast-moving engineering environment.

Responsibilities:

  • Develop and execute the strategy for an internal CNC machine shop.
  • Establish machining processes, equipment standards, workforce requirements and production systems.
  • Provide DFM feedback covering GD&T, datum structures, tolerances and overall machinability.
  • Develop, troubleshoot and improve CNC programs, setups and processes for mills, lathes and multi-axis machines.
  • Create manufacturing process plans, standard operating procedures and inspection plans.
  • Design workholding and fixturing for complex, high-precision components.
  • Investigate non-conforming hardware and lead root-cause and corrective-action activities.
  • Support the selection, installation and qualification of machine tools, cutting tools and metrology equipment.
  • Work closely with design, manufacturing and quality teams to move hardware from prototype into repeatable production.

Required Qualifications:

  • At least five years of experience in machining, manufacturing engineering or a closely related discipline.
  • Experience developing CNC machining processes for complex, tight-tolerance components.
  • Working knowledge of CNC milling, turning and multi-axis machining.
  • Strong understanding of GD&T in accordance with ASME Y14.5.
  • Experience with tolerance stack-up analysis and complex engineering drawings.
  • Ability to work effectively with limited documentation in a prototype or fast-paced manufacturing environment.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering or equivalent practical experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • CAD/CAM proficiency using Siemens NX, Mastercam or a comparable platform.
  • Experience designing machining fixtures and workholding.
  • Knowledge of dimensional inspection and metrology methods.
  • Experience manufacturing impellers, rotors, casings or other turbomachinery components.
  • Experience with large vertical turning lathe operations.
  • Background working with aerospace, rotating equipment, cryogenic or high-pressure hardware.
  • Experience introducing lean manufacturing or continuous-improvement practices.
  • Previous experience helping build or scale a machine shop within a startup or high-growth environment.