Senior Responsible Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Torrance, California, United States; onsite. Open to relocating candidates. Applicants must be U.S. Citizens or U.S. Permanent Residents (Green Card holders) to meet customer and regulatory requirements.

Salary: $120,000–$140,000 base salary plus equity.

Company

Develops modular precision motion control technologies and electromechanical components for industrial, aerospace, and defense applications.

What you will do

• Serve as the accountable Responsible Engineer and final engineering signatory for assigned products and assemblies.
• Own hardware technical baselines, approve design changes, and maintain configuration integrity across the product lifecycle.
• Review and approve drawings, bills of materials, specifications, test plans, and certification documentation.
• Evaluate non-conformances, deviations, and waivers, including acceptance or conditional approval of non-compliant hardware.
• Oversee qualification and acceptance testing against DO-160 and MIL-STD-810 requirements.
• Lead engineering change boards and provide technical direction to design, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and program management teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 8+ years of engineering experience in aerospace, defense, or high-reliability industrial hardware.
• Experience serving as a technical authority or lead engineer.
• Expertise in electromechanical product design, including electromagnetic actuators, precision mechanisms, and avionics enclosures.
• Mastery of ASME Y14.5 GD&T and complex 2D engineering drawings and assembly specifications.
• Deep experience with aerospace or defense qualification, certification processes, DO-160, MIL-STD-810, and regulatory or customer technical representatives.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license.

Culture & Benefits

• Work from a new large hangar facility in Torrance, California.
• Flexible paid time off.
• Medical insurance fully covered by the company.
• 401(k) plan.
• Equity and competitive base compensation.
• Work on next-generation industrial, aerospace, and defense systems at a well-funded, revenue-generating company.