Mechanical Engineer - Flight Hardware for Atmospheric Entry
Outpostspace
Outpostspace in Playa Vista, CA, seeks a Mechanical Engineer to own the design and delivery of flight and ground hardware for the Atmospheric Entry (ATMO) subsystem, keeping customer payloads safe from launch through landing. This role spans the full engineering lifecycle—design, analysis, drawing release, build support, and test—with meaningful ownership of your hardware from day one. You'll collaborate daily with systems, integration, and test engineers in a fast-paced, mission-driven #J-18808-Ljbffr Outpostspace
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