mach
Air Vehicle Design Engineer
At a Glance
- Location
- Huntington Beach, California, United States
- Employment
- FULL_TIME
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Compensation
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- Department
- Mach Industries
- Posted
- 2026-07-29
Key Requirements
Required Skills
Domain Knowledge
- Aerospace
- Defense
- Education
- Engineering
- Government
- Insurance
- Manufacturing
Benefits & Perks
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Requirements
Senior: 5+ years of experience designing aircraft, missiles, or unmanned systems.
Experience performing conceptual vehicle sizing or preliminary aircraft/missile design.
Proficiency with NX, CATIA, Creo, or equivalent CAD software.
Understanding of aircraft or missile geometry, packaging, and multidisciplinary design tradeoffs.
Experience with conceptual aircraft or missile design methodologies.
High-speed, high-altitude, or tactical UAS development.
Responsibilities
Mach Industries is seeking an Air Vehicle Design Engineer to develop the overall design of next-generation unmanned aircraft and missile systems from initial concept through detailed CAD definition.
In this role, you'll perform first-order vehicle sizing and configuration studies, translate mission requirements into viable vehicle concepts, and develop high-quality CAD models that mature those concepts into manufacturable hardware.
You'll work closely with aerodynamics, propulsion, structures, manufacturing, and flight test throughout the design cycle.
This position is ideal for engineers who enjoy both conceptual aircraft design and detailed vehicle development.
Develop overall vehicle configurations from mission and system requirements.
Perform first-order sizing and layout studies to establish feasible vehicle architectures.
About the Company
Founded in 2022,
Mach Industries
is a rapidly growing defense technology company focused on developing
next-generation autonomous defense platforms
. At the core of our mission is the commitment to delivering
scalable, decentralized defense systems