General Matter
Mechanical Test, Optomechanical Systems
$110K–$180K
Los Angeles, CA +1 · Full-time · Posted Sep 17, 2026
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles, California, United States - Experience
- 3+ years; experience may be through project team, research, internship, and/or professional experience.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field.
About the job
Builds test infrastructure and runs qualification campaigns for mechanical and optomechanical hardware used in uranium enrichment technology.
What you'll do
- Design and maintain fixtures and setups for mechanical, environmental, and materials testing; develop and execute test plans.
- Collect and analyze test data, investigate failures, and work with design teams on corrective actions.
- Maintain test documentation and improve test methods, tooling, and lab infrastructure.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field.
- 3+ years of experience in mechanical test engineering, environmental test, or hardware qualification through project team, research, internship, and/or professional experience.
- Hands-on experience designing and building test fixtures and instrumented test setups.
- Working knowledge of environmental test methods, and comfort troubleshooting instrumentation and data acquisition systems in a lab.
Nice to have
- Background or working knowledge in materials science or metallurgy, including failure analysis or fatigue/corrosion testing.
- Experience testing precision optical or photonic hardware, or with data acquisition systems, sensors, and test automation.
Pay
$110,000–$180,000 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
data acquisition systems, accelerometers, strain gauges, thermocouples
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