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Requirements

to the hands-on assembly and environmental qualification of flight hardware. You will also review and advise across mechanical programs, contribute to proposals, and serve as a senior technical resource for our growing team.

Architecture: Translate high-level, ambiguous mission needs into actionable functional and operational

for complex electromechanical systems, including spacecraft structures, docking and release mechanisms, robotic arm systems, and military-grade ground support hardware. Precision Mechanism Design: Design and iterate on electromagnetic actuators and intricate mechanisms, integrating components such as precision gears, bearings, lead screws, braking systems, and encoders. Experience with launch restraints, sample handling mechanisms, optomechanical assemblies, and custom actuator builds is especially relevant.

Ruggedized Avionics: Develop high-performance avionics enclosures, focusing on innovative thermal management (heat rejection) and structural survivability in extreme, high-vibration, or vacuum environments, including lunar and planetary surface conditions. Environmental Qualification: Architect the test equipment and methodologies required for formal hardware qualification, ensuring total compliance with DO-160 and MIL-STD-810 standards. Cross-Functional Leadership: Act as a technical anchor across the organization, guiding integration efforts, supporting multidisciplinary teams through complex system testing, and authoring test plans, procedures, proposals, and associated program documentation.

Supply Chain & Quality Advocacy: Partner closely with external suppliers to ensure the delivery of conforming hardware; proactively manage manufacturing deviations to maintain rigorous quality and schedule standards. Hands-on Execution: Maintain a "design-build-test" mindset, taking personal responsibility for the assembly, bring-up, and debugging of your own hardware prototypes. S.

or above) a plus. Experience: 10+ years of experience through the full product lifecycle—from initial ideation and prototyping to flight-qualified production hardware. Experience with JPL, NASA, or DoD programs is highly valued.

Technical Expertise: A deep intuition for electromagnetic principles and a mastery of mechanical load paths and load cases. Hands-on familiarity with robotic systems, kinematic mechanisms, and FEA/CFD analysis tools is a strong advantage. Analysis & Simulation: Proficiency in sizing analysis for strength, fatigue, and life cycles of actuator components (gears, shafts, housings).

Who We Are

We are pioneering modular motion technologies to power the next generation of innovation for Industrial, Aerospace and Defense. If you're excited about disrupting legacy industries, and passionate about building the financial infrastructure behind cutting-edge hardware, let's chat! We are at the forefront of innovation, crafting exclusive motion control components that propel the industrial, aerospace, and defense sectors into the future.

Benefits

We are well funded, and already generating revenue We're currently in Torrance, CA, but will be moving into a new facility in Hawthorne, CA in the summer!

What You'Ll Do

: We are seeking a versatile, high-impact Principal Engineer to lead the development of mission-critical hardware.

Principal Mechanical Engineer