Mechanical Design Engineer (Atmospheric) Job at Round-Peg Solutions (RPS), Los Angeles, CA

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  • Round-Peg Solutions (RPS)
  • Los Angeles, CA

Job Description

Mechanical Design Engineer

Location: Los Angeles, CA — On-site, 5 days/week

Salary: $95,000 – $180,000 + equity + annual performance bonus

Type: Full-time

A well-funded, mission-driven space technology company is moving fast and building real flight hardware. They’re hiring a Mechanical Design Engineer to own the design, analysis, and development of hardware. This is a true hands-on role at the intersection of structures, thermals, mechanisms, and aero, working shoulder-to-shoulder with GNC, TPS, test, avionics, manufacturing, and integration teams.

What you’ll do:

  • Design mechanical systems for atmospheric recovery: deployables, aerodynamic decelerators, recovery mechanisms, interfaces, and precision landing hardware
  • Own hardware end-to-end: concept → requirements → CAD → FEA → prototype → assemble → qualify → flight
  • Perform structural/thermal/mechanism analysis for extreme loads, temperatures, and dynamics
  • Lead integration across rigid structures + soft goods (e.g., paraglider/parachute-style systems) and flight hardware
  • Support and drive test campaigns (ground, wind-tunnel, and flight) and iterate quickly
  • Run design reviews (PDR/CDR) and produce clear drawings, BOMs, documentation, and work instructions

What they’re looking for:

  • 3–5 years of industry experience designing aerospace mechanical hardware
  • Strong CAD skills (SolidWorks, NX, or similar) and analysis ability (structural/thermal in ANSYS preferred; SolidWorks acceptable)
  • Experience with structures, mechanisms, deployables, and aero-structures (e.g., flaps, hinges, linkages, and ideally parachute/paraglider-adjacent components)
  • Strong understanding of load paths, interfaces, and environmental requirements for high-energy flight environments
  • Proven ability to take hardware from concept to production and/or flight
  • Comfortable with ambiguity, rapid iteration, and fast design–build–test cycles
  • Excellent documentation and communication skills

Nice to have:

  • Reentry systems, atmospheric flight vehicles, TPS interfaces
  • Soft goods integration with rigid structures
  • Hypersonic/supersonic/high aero-load environments
  • Field test experience (drop tests, flight tests, deployment tests)
  • Precision actuation / DOF-limited mechanisms in harsh environments

Benefits snapshot:

  • Equity + bonus
  • Medical, dental, vision
  • Short/long-term disability + life insurance
  • PTO + 401(k) with company match
  • Subsidized catered lunch/snacks/coffee

Work authorization requirement:

Due to export control regulations, candidates must be U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, protected individuals, or otherwise eligible to obtain required U.S. authorizations.

Job Tags

Permanent employment, Full time, Temporary work

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