Castelion
Senior Mechanical Design Engineer (Structures & Thermal Protection Integration)
Torrance, CA +3 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 7, 2026
- Location
- Torrance, CA
Rio Rancho, NM
19951 Mariner Ave, Torance, CA 90503
2601 29th Ave NW, Rio Rancho, NM 87144 - Experience
- 5+ years in structural design and analysis for aerospace or high-performance systems.
- Education
- Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Employment is contingent on the candidate's ability to access applicable export-controlled information without additional export licensing. If applicable, the role may also require obtaining and maintaining a U.S. Government security clearance or other authorization and meeting citizenship or other eligibility requirements.
About the job
Design, analyze, build, and validate flight-critical structures that integrate with thermal protection systems for long-range hypersonic vehicles.
What you'll do
- Design high-temperature structural assemblies, separation systems, joints, and interfaces; perform structural and thermal analyses.
- Coordinate integration with multidisciplinary teams and support prototyping, hardware testing, troubleshooting, and qualification.
- Optimize designs for mass, thermal performance, structural integrity, and manufacturability; mentor junior engineers.
What they ask for
- Degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field (Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD).
- 5+ years of structural design and analysis experience for aerospace or high-performance systems.
- Background in high-temperature structures and materials, plus experience designing flight-hardware separation systems, joints, and interfaces.
- Experience with structural and thermal analysis, CAD and analysis tools, and hardware build, test, and troubleshooting.
Tools
NX, SolidWorks, ANSYS
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