Mach Industries
Senior Mechanical Engineer, Propulsion Systems and Integration
$140K–$180K
Huntington Beach, California, United States · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 15, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years.
- 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 be eligible to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations. Employment offers may be conditioned on export-control authorization without sponsorship for an export license.
About the job
Owns mechanical integration of propulsion systems across defense platforms, taking hardware from concept and architecture through testing, qualification, and production.
What you'll do
- Develop propulsion mechanical interfaces, packaging, and installation architectures; perform first-order sizing and engineering analysis.
- Design and release propulsion hardware and configuration-controlled design data using 3D CAD, drawings, and GD&T.
- Support propulsion and vehicle testing, including planning, hardware readiness, anomaly resolution, and post-test assessment.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of experience in mechanical, aerospace, or propulsion engineering, including significant experience developing and integrating complex mechanical systems.
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- Strong 3D modeling and CAD skills, including GD&T per ASME Y14.5.
- Strong understanding of propulsion mechanical systems, including some combination of engines, fuel systems, tanks, pumps, valves, regulators, plumbing, mounts, and support hardware.
Nice to have
- Advanced degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Propulsion, or a related field.
- Experience with structural analysis, FEA, Thermal Desktop, programming languages, propulsion hardware integration, or slosh dynamics and mitigation.
Pay
$140,000 — $180,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
NX, SolidWorks, ASME Y14.5, FEA, Thermal Desktop, python, MATLAB, C++
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