Chaos Industries
Senior Mechanical Engineer
$140K–$176K
El Segundo, California, United States +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 20, 2026
- Location
- El Segundo, California, United States
Los Angeles, California, United States - Experience
- 4+ years of relevant experience.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline.
About the job
Designs, integrates, tests, and sustains ruggedized mechanical hardware and sensor systems for aerospace and defense applications.
What you'll do
- Design ruggedized electronic hardware, sensor systems, structures, mechanisms, and support equipment; maintain CAD models, assemblies, drawings, and interface documentation.
- Perform structural and thermal analyses, requirements analysis, and design verification; support prototyping, integration, testing, and qualification.
- Collaborate across engineering and production teams to resolve integration challenges and support production transition, fielding, and sustainment.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline.
- 4+ years of relevant experience in mechanical design and integration of electronic hardware for aerospace, defense, or similar applications.
- Proficiency with mechanical CAD tools, such as SolidWorks or equivalent, and experience producing production-ready mechanical drawings and documentation.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance.
Nice to have
- Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field.
- Experience with environmental qualification testing, commercial FEA or multiphysics tools, military/aerospace standards, or prototype fabrication.
Pay
USD 140k-176k base salary
Tools
SolidWorks, NASTRAN, ABAQUS, ANSYS, COMSOL, MIL-STD-810, MIL-DTL-38999, ARINC
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