Mechanical Engineering Manager

✈️ Mechanical Engineering Manager

📍 Los Angeles County

💼 Full-time | On-site

Company Overview

My client designs and manufactures advanced RF, antenna, and related hardware for aerospace, defense, space, and other high-performance applications.

Position Overview

We’re seeking a hands-on Mechanical Engineering Manager to lead a small mechanical engineering team while remaining deeply involved in technical execution. This role combines people leadership with direct ownership of ruggedized hardware design, product development, environmental qualification, and mechanical engineering best practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead a small Mechanical Engineering team, balancing hands-on technical leadership with resource planning, prioritization, mentoring, and performance management.
• Own mechanical engineering execution across new product development, sustaining engineering, and continuous improvement.
• Lead the design of ruggedized hardware and mechanical components from concept through CAD, analysis, drawings, design reviews, qualification, and production release.
• Develop compact mechanical packaging, housings, enclosures, mounting features, interfaces, and related hardware for complex electronic/RF products.
• Drive DFM/DFA, tolerance analysis, engineering changes, root cause investigations, corrective actions, and product/process improvements.
• Lead environmental qualification and verification testing, including vibration, shock, thermal, and other robustness requirements.
• Partner cross-functionally with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Operations, Product, Sales, and customers on requirements, feasibility, technical issues, and new product development.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant mechanical engineering experience, with leadership or mentoring experience preferred
• Strong proficiency with 3D CAD for mechanical design; Creo preferred
• Experience designing ruggedized aerospace/defense hardware, ideally involving RF, avionics, electronics, sensors, antennas, or similar compact electromechanical products
• Strong knowledge of GD&T, tolerance analysis, and tolerance stack-up analysis
• Experience supporting products from concept through qualification and production
• Familiarity with aerospace/defense environmental and robustness standards: MIL-STD-810 and DO-160
• Experience with environmental testing such as vibration, shock, thermal, or related qualification testing

ITAR: Must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR defines a U.S. person as any individual who is granted U.S. citizenship; U.S. permanent residence ("Green Card" holder); or status as a "protected person" under 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3).