Mach Industries
Mechanical Design Engineer, Avionics Integration
$105K–$140K
Huntington Beach, California, United States · Full-time · Posted Oct 15, 2026
- Experience
- 1+ years; professional, academic, or hobby/project experience considered.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicants must be a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee, or eligible to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations. Employment may be conditioned on authorization to receive export-controlled technology without sponsorship for an export license.
About the job
Designs, integrates, and tests mechanical avionics hardware for defense platforms, from mounting architectures and enclosures through environmental testing and flight qualification.
What you'll do
- Design avionics and PCBA mounts, enclosures, harness accommodations, and related interfaces; produce CAD designs and engineering releases with GD&T.
- Coordinate with electrical engineering on architecture, schematics, ECAD/MCAD data exchange, and interface control documentation.
- Support integrated hardware testing, including vibration, shock, thermal cycling, ingress protection, and EMI/EMC; create test fixtures, plans, and technical documentation.
What they ask for
- 1+ years of mechanical engineering experience focused on avionics integration, electronics packaging, or wire harness design; professional, academic, or hobby/project experience counts.
- Strong experience with 3D CAD tools such as NX or SolidWorks and detailed drawings with GD&T per ASME Y14.5.
- Practical experience with enclosure design, wire harness routing/integration, and EMI/EMC mitigation.
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field; hands-on ownership of end-to-end hardware development and integration.
Nice to have
- Environmental acceptance or qualification testing of avionics, including vibration, shock, thermal, or IP testing.
- Knowledge of electronics thermal management, aerospace or defense avionics standards, or analysis such as FEA or Steinberg.
Pay
$105,000 — $140,000 USD base salary
Tools
NX, SolidWorks, ASME Y14.5, ECAD/MCAD, FEA, Steinberg
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