Wardstone
Mechanical Engineer
El Segundo, United States · On-site · Full-time · Posted Jul 8, 2026
- Experience
- 2+ years; student rocketry, Formula SAE, or similar project-team experience counts.
- Education
- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be a U.S. person as defined by ITAR (U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or protected individual) and eligible to obtain a U.S. security clearance.
About the job
Designs, builds, integrates, and tests interceptor structures and mechanisms, taking hardware from CAD through fabrication and flight testing.
What you'll do
- Design structural parts and mechanisms, create CAD models and drawings, and use hand calculations and FEA to assess loads.
- Coordinate fabrication and inspection, build and integrate hardware, and design and conduct tests.
- Present work in design reviews and collaborate across engineering teams to resolve interface and packaging issues.
What they ask for
- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field.
- 2+ years of experience designing and building hardware; student project teams such as rocketry or Formula SAE count.
- Solid CAD skills, including assemblies and drawings, and working knowledge of structural analysis, including hand calculations and FEA.
- Comfort working hands-on in a shop and test environment; must be a U.S. person as defined by ITAR and eligible to obtain a U.S. security clearance.
Nice to have
- Experience with missiles, rockets, UAVs, or other aerospace hardware; manual or CNC mill and lathe experience.
- Experience with GD&T and tolerance analysis, composites or high-temperature materials, or vibration, shock, or thermal testing.
Tools
CAD, GD&T, FEA
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