Northwood Space
Mechanical Engineer- Fleet Operations & Reliability
$100K–$175K
Torrance, CA · Full-time · Posted Sep 25, 2026
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace, or related engineering discipline
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
About the job
Operate and improve Northwood’s global ground-station hardware fleet, owning uptime, incident response, field deployments, troubleshooting, and reliability improvements.
What you'll do
- Monitor fleet health and telemetry, analyze performance, and lead rapid incident response and root-cause fixes.
- Lead remote-site hardware deployments, diagnostics, upgrades, and site checkouts; coordinate regional contractors and maintenance strategies.
- Partner with product, manufacturing, and test teams to improve reliability, maintainability, and lifecycle performance.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace, or a related engineering discipline.
- Experience building, testing, operating, or diagnosing complex electrical or mechanical systems.
- Willingness to work extended hours and weekends as needed.
- Must meet stated U.S. space technology export-control eligibility requirements.
Nice to have
- Experience with live hardware operations, field operations, contractors or vendors, hands-on diagnostics, coding, or 2D/3D CAD.
- Prior experience in failure analysis, product engineering, quality, or service in consumer electronics or automotive.
Pay
$100K – $175K USD base salary
Tools
Python, SQL, RF, power, networking, mechanical, 2D or 3D CAD
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