Mach Industries
MDAO Engineer
$115K–$195K
Huntington Beach, California, United States · Full-time · Posted Sep 8, 2026
- Experience
- 2+ years of relevant engineering experience.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Applied Physics, or a related technical field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee, or be eligible to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations. Employment may be conditioned on authorization to receive export-controlled software or technology without sponsorship for an export license.
About the job
Develops reusable engineering models, software, and optimization workflows for multidisciplinary vehicle design and performance studies.
What you'll do
- Build and connect models and computational workflows across vehicle disciplines, including aerodynamics, propulsion, structures, and mission performance.
- Develop and validate derivative-enabled and multi-fidelity analysis and optimization capabilities.
- Work with engineering teams to apply MDAO tools to vehicle sizing, configuration trades, mission analysis, and performance studies.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Applied Physics, or a related technical field.
- Experience developing engineering models, analysis software, or optimization workflows for aerospace vehicles or other complex physical systems.
- Working knowledge of aerospace vehicle design and interactions among vehicle disciplines.
- Scientific computing software-development skills and experience verifying and validating engineering models.
Nice to have
- Advanced degree in a related field.
- Experience with multidisciplinary or large-scale optimization, derivative methods, UAVs, aircraft, missiles, or defense product development.
Pay
$115,000 — $150,000 USD (base salary); $155,000 — $195,000 USD (base salary)
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