Mechanical Test Engineer

Eligibility Applicants must be U.S. Citizens or U.S. Permanent Residents (Green Card holders) to meet customer and regulatory requirements. What You'll Do Plan, write, and execute mechanical qualification and acceptance test procedures for actuators and integrated LRUs. Develop test plans and reports to DO-160G and MIL-STD-810H, including vibration, shock, thermal, humidity, and altitude testing to support qualification as well as unit acceptance testing. Design and build mechanical test fixtures, load setups, instrumentation, and data acquisition configurations. Plan and execute load, life and durability, and environmental testing to validate cycle reliability requirements. Manage testing at outsourced labs and witness tests at customer and partner facilities, domestically and internationally. Coordinate test schedules, witness points, and acceptance criteria with customers and labs. Analyze test data, identify mechanical failure modes, and drive root-cause/corrective action with design engineering. Support development of an in-house qualification test lab as capability matures. What You Need B.S. in Mechanical, Aerospace, or related engineering discipline. 2+ years of qualification or environmental test experience on aerospace, defense, or comparable hardware. Hands-on experience executing DO-160 and/or MIL-STD-810 mechanical and environmental test campaigns. Proficiency with mechanical test instrumentation, load cells, accelerometers, data acquisition systems, and data analysis. Experience designing test fixtures and mechanical instrumentation setups. Strong technical writing for test plans and reports. U.S. Person status required per ITAR and ability to travel internationally (valid passport required). Nice To Have Experience with electromechanical actuators, motors, gear trains, or precision mechanisms. Thermal, vibration and shock test familiarity (fixture design, modal considerations, test tailoring). Exposure to commercial/defense certification environments. Experience managing third-party test labs and witnessing customer acceptance testing. A Couple Other Things We offer a lot of autonomy We like to run lean for impact We have great benefits We are well funded, and already generating revenue We're currently in Torrance, CA, but will be moving into a new facility in Hawthorne, CA in the summer! What We Have To Offer Competitive compensation: $110,000 to $130,000 base salary + equity Exceptional healthcare benefits — Medical is 100% covered by the company Life Insurance (2x Salary) 100% covered by the company Flexible PTO, 401K, Financial Wellness Resources, and more #J-18808-Ljbffr