Northwood Space
Senior Mechanical Design Engineer
$118K–$170K
Torrance, CA · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 25, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience designing and building hardware.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field.
- 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
Designs structures, mechanisms, environmental systems, RF waveguide components, and fabrication and assembly tooling for satellite ground station antennas, from concept through production.
What you'll do
- Design ground station products and manufacturable RF waveguide filtering and feed structures.
- Design fabrication and assembly tooling, including test fixtures and weldments.
- Collaborate across engineering teams to integrate designs and ensure performance, reliability, manufacturability, and compliance.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience designing and building hardware.
- Experience taking a product from concept to production.
- Knowledge of manufacturing processes and design for manufacturability; strong understanding of mechanical design principles, including thermal management, materials selection, and structural analysis.
Nice to have
- Proficiency in Siemens NX; experience with mechanical/thermal simulation tools (e.g. ANSYS).
- Understanding of environmental and reliability testing; experience with weldments, tooling, GSE, or fixture design and assembly.
Pay
$118K – $170K USD base salary
Tools
Siemens NX, ANSYS
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