jobs in gardena, ca, us

Lead Electrical Engineer - MW-Class Power Conversion

Hawthorne, California

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Lead Electrical Engineer - Architect the MW-Class Power Conversion Stack Behind a New Generation of Turbines Hawthorne, CA | On-site Opportunity Summary We are looking for a hands-on electrical lead to take full ownership of the power conversion system that sits between our high-speed generator and the load or grid. Working directly with the technical founders, you will write the requirements, choose and manage suppliers, bring hardware up on the test stand, and carry the design from a megawa

Full-time

USD 180,000.00 - 260,000.00 per year

Senior Manufacturing Engineer - Interceptor Assembly

Gardena, California

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Senior Manufacturing Engineer - Interceptor Assembly | Take an Air Defense Interceptor from Development Builds to High-Rate Production Gardena, CA | On-site Opportunity Summary A Series A, venture-backed defense company is moving its low-cost air defense interceptor out of development and into high-rate production, and is hiring a senior manufacturing engineer to own how that hardware gets built. Output is climbing from roughly a hundred units a month toward a thousand, and this engineer will

Full-time

USD 125,000.00 - 175,000.00 per year

Rotordynamics Engineer

El Segundo, California

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Rotordynamics Engineer - Own the Rotor, Bearing, and Seal System Behind Next-Generation Power Hardware El Segundo, California | On-site Opportunity Summary Join a well-funded, seed-stage energy hardware company building compact, megawatt-scale power systems for fast-growing industrial and compute infrastructure. Hardware is being assembled and tested in a new El Segundo facility, and the team is moving toward full-scale system demonstration. As Rotordynamics Engineer, you will own how the hig

Full-time

USD 170,000.00 - 230,000.00 per year

Senior Thermofluids Engineer - Heat Exchanger Design & CFD

El Segundo, California

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Senior Thermofluids Engineer - Design and simulate the heat-transfer core of a new class of power hardware El Segundo, CA | On-site Opportunity Summary We are looking for a hands-on thermofluids engineer who is equally comfortable building geometry in CAD and running internal-flow CFD on it. You will be the technical owner of the heat exchangers inside a megawatt-scale power unit, from first sizing calculations through detailed design, supplier builds, and test. This role suits someone who ha

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USD 170,000.00 - 230,000.00 per year

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer - Structures

Gardena, California

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Senior Mechanical Design Engineer - Structures | Take Ground Launcher Hardware from Prototype to Production Gardena, CA | On-site Opportunity Summary A Series A, venture-backed defense company building low-cost air defense systems is growing its ground systems design team. This engineer will own the mechanical design of large structural hardware for vehicle-mounted launcher systems, turning working prototypes into production-ready designs built for medium-rate manufacturing. Expect a mix of

Full-time

USD 150,000.00 - 200,000.00 per year

Electrical Engineer

Hawthorne, California

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Electrical Engineer - Build the avionics behind a new class of interceptor systems Hawthorne, California | On-site Opportunity Summary Join a recently funded seed-stage defense technology startup developing a new class of low-cost interceptor systems for emerging airborne threats. The company has already designed, built, and demonstrated working hardware with military users and is now expanding its engineering team as it moves from early demonstrations toward deployable systems and higher-rat

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USD 100,000.00 - 160,000.00 per year

Founding Electrical Engineer - Space Robotics

Long Beach, California

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Founding Electrical Engineer - Power a Fleet of Cooperative Heavy-Lift Robots Long Beach, California | On-site Opportunity Summary We are hiring our first dedicated electrical engineer to own the electrical system on our flagship robotic vehicle. These tracked, autonomous machines work in teams of four to lift and carry very large payloads together, first across rough terrain here on Earth and eventually on the Moon. Today the focus is power distribution, power management, and wiring the robo

Full-time

USD 150,000.00 per year

Mechanical & Structural Engineer

El Segundo, California

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Mechanical & Structural Engineer - Own the vehicle hardware, structures, and integration behind a next-generation interceptor El Segundo, California | On-site Opportunity Summary This role will own the mechanical architecture and structural integrity of a next-generation interceptor platform, taking vehicle hardware from early sizing and CAD through analysis, prototype builds, environmental testing, integration, and flight. The work spans primary and secondary structures, outer mold line impl

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USD 120,000.00 - 180,000.00 per year

Materials & Process Engineer - Advanced Composites Manufacturing

Hawthorne, California

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Materials & Process Engineer - Advanced Composites Hawthorne, California | On-site Opportunity Summary Join a well-funded, seed-stage advanced manufacturing company developing high-performance composite hardware for aerospace, defense, and commercial applications. The company has strong momentum across both commercial programs and the Department of War, with active contracts and plans to significantly expand its manufacturing footprint. As a Materials & Process Engineer, you will work across

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USD 110,000.00 - 150,000.00 per year

Founding Controls & Autonomy Engineer - Multi-Robot Systems

Long Beach, California

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Founding Controls & Autonomy Engineer - Teach a Team of Heavy-Lift Robots to Move as One Long Beach, California | On-site Opportunity Summary We are looking for a founding controls and autonomy engineer to own the control stack on our flagship robotic vehicle. Our tracked robots operate in groups of four: they drive up to a large payload, lift it together, and carry it across uneven terrain, much like a crew of people moving a heavy piece of furniture. The core challenge is coordination. Each

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USD 150,000.00 per year

Radar Systems Engineer - Seeker & Target Tracking

El Segundo, California

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Radar Systems Engineer - Seeker & Target Tracking El Segundo, California | On-site Opportunity Summary Own the radar seeker and RF sensing system behind a next-generation interceptor. This role spans radar hardware integration, real-time signal processing, target tracking, sensor fusion, and closed-loop guidance. You will take the seeker from early architecture and RF bench testing through hardware-in-the-loop validation and flight. You will work directly across radar, avionics, embedded comp

Full-time

USD 140,000.00 - 190,000.00 per year

Mechanical & Aerodynamics Engineer

Hawthorne, California

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Mechanical & Aerodynamics Engineer - Build the airframe of a new class of interceptor systems Hawthorne, California | On-site Opportunity Summary Join a recently funded seed-stage defense technology startup developing a new generation of low-cost interceptor systems for rapidly evolving airborne threats. The company has already built and demonstrated working flight hardware with military users and is now expanding its engineering team as it moves from early demonstrations toward deployable sy

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USD 90,000.00 - 140,000.00 per year

GNC Engineer

Hawthorne, California

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GNC Engineer - Build the guidance and autonomy stack for a new class of interceptor systems Hawthorne, California | On-site Opportunity Summary Join a recently funded seed-stage defense technology startup developing a new generation of low-cost interceptor systems for rapidly evolving airborne threats. The company has already designed, built, and demonstrated working flight hardware with military users and is now expanding its engineering team as it moves from successful early intercepts towa

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USD 100,000.00 - 160,000.00 per year

Senior Controls Engineer - Turbomachinery & Power Systems

El Segundo, California

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Senior Controls Engineer - Own the controls architecture for next-generation power systems El Segundo, CA | On-site Opportunity Summary Join a well-funded seed-stage energy hardware startup developing compact, modular power generation systems for rapidly growing electricity demand. The company has strong customer traction, hardware actively being built and tested, and a platform designed to generate power using multiple conventional and next-generation heat sources. As a Senior Controls Engin

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USD 180,000.00 - 220,000.00 per year

Lead Embedded Software Engineer

Hawthorne, California

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Founding Embedded Software Engineer - Build the flight software behind a new class of interceptor systems Hawthorne, California | On-site Opportunity Summary Join a recently funded seed-stage defense technology startup developing a new generation of low-cost interceptor systems for rapidly evolving airborne threats. The company has already built and demonstrated working flight hardware with military users and is now expanding its core engineering team as it moves from early intercept demonstr

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USD 100,000.00 - 160,000.00 per year

Manufacturing Engineer - CNC

Hawthorne, California

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CNC Manufacturing Engineer - Advanced Aerospace Manufacturing Hawthorne, California | On-site Opportunity Summary Join an early-stage aerospace and defense manufacturing company developing a new approach to producing high-performance composite components. The technology enables complex, lightweight hardware to be manufactured faster and at greater scale, with applications across aerospace, defense, and other demanding industries. As a CNC Manufacturing Engineer, you will work directly with en

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USD 85,000.00 - 125,000.00 per year

Senior Stress Engineer - Advanced Composites

Hawthorne, California

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Senior Composites Stress Engineer - Advanced Aerospace Structures Hawthorne, California | On-site Opportunity Summary Join a well-funded advanced manufacturing startup developing high-performance composite structures for aerospace and defense applications. The company is scaling a new manufacturing approach designed to produce complex fiber-reinforced components significantly faster and more efficiently than traditional composite processes. As the Senior Composites Stress Engineer, you will b

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USD 175,000.00 - 215,000.00 per year

Lead NDE Engineer (UT Level III)

Long Beach, California

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Lead NDE Engineer (UT Level ) - Build the Ultrasonic Inspection Program for Additive Flight Hardware Long Beach, CA | On-site Opportunity Summary An early-stage aerospace manufacturer is hiring its first dedicated nondestructive evaluation engineer to bring ultrasonic inspection in-house. The company produces large metal additive components for fatigue-critical and damage-tolerant applications, including titanium pressure vessels, where traditional inspection vendors trained on forged and cas

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USD 135,000.00 - 170,000.00 per year

Senior Propulsion Engineer - Solid Rocket Motor Development

El Segundo, California

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Propulsion Engineer - Build Advanced Propulsion Systems for Next-Generation Defense Platforms El Segundo, California | On-site Opportunity Summary Join a well-funded, early-stage defense technology company developing advanced aerospace systems designed to solve some of today's most demanding national security challenges. As a Propulsion Engineer, you will lead the development of high-performance propulsion hardware that enables rapid response, extreme acceleration, and reliable operation in c

Full-time

USD 130,000.00 - 180,000.00 per year

Full-Cycle Technical Recruiter - Deep Tech Startups

Remote

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Full-Cycle Technical Recruiter, Approach Venture: Build the Engineering Teams Behind the Next Generation of Deep Tech United States | Fully Remote Opportunity Summary Approach Venture is hiring a Full-Cycle Technical Recruiter to own engineering searches from the first intake call through a signed offer for the most promising startups in deep tech. You will manage a large, active req load across aerospace, defense, space, propulsion, robotics, advanced manufacturing, RF/electronics, energy, a

Full-time

USD 80,000.00 - 100,000.00 per year

jobs in Gardena, CA, USA