Mechanical Engineer
OutpostLos Angeles, California, United States
Posted April 23, 2026
100000 - 140000 USD
Full Time
About the Company
Outpost is building the missing infrastructure between orbit and Earth: reusable vehicles that bring payloads back from space and deliver them to a precise location within hours.
Job Description
We're looking for a Mechanical Engineer to design and build the test and qualification process for spacecraft components and vehicles.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or higher degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related field.
- 2-5+ years of hands-on experience designing flight hardware structures and mechanisms
- Experience in hardware test development
- Familiarity with spacecraft or launch vehicle components, or other space/aviation hardware where qualification and reliability are critical
- Proficiency in 3D CAD (Siemens NX, CATIA, SolidWorks or similar) and GD&T
- Experience taking hardware from design to build to test in an aerospace or space environment
- Ability to read and understand mechanical drawings, GD&T
- Strong documentation habits and familiarity with following structured standards and guidelines
- Familiarity with NASA test and qualification standards (GEVS / NASA-STD-7002, SMC-S-016) and ASME Y14.5 drawing conventions at a functional level
Benefits
- Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
- Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Life Insurance
- PTO
- 401k with Company match
- Subsidized daily catered lunch, snacks and coffee
