Jobs Companies Heart Aerospace Senior/Staff Mechanical Design Engineer, Flight Mechanisms

About this Senior/Staff Mechanical Design Engineer, Flight Mechanisms role at Heart Aerospace

Heart Aerospace · Hybrid · Los Angeles, CA

At Heart Aerospace we develop the ES-30, a regional hybrid-electric airplane with a capacity of 30 passengers, an electric zero-emission range of 200 km and an extended hybrid range of 400 km. Heart is targeting type certification of the ES-30 by the end of the decade.

Your mission

As part of the Flight Mechanisms team, you will be responsible for design, development, validation, and eventually certification of components including primary and secondary flight control actuators, propulsion and landing gear components, and environmental control (ECS) components. You will work with electrical, software, and mechanical engineers across teams to build and fly complex systems.

Key responsibilities include but are not limited

  • The opportunity to exercise full ownership over the design, fabrication and test of novel flight components.
  • You will lead the design of crucial subcomponents including gears, bearings, seals.
  • Design, build and test components to environmental qualification standards such as DO-160G, MIL-STD-810, or similar.
  • Work will a cross-functional team developing electronic and software control systems.

(This position can be hired as a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer or Staff Mechanical Design Engineer )

Skills & Requirements:
You'll Bring These Qualifications for Senior Mechanical Design Engineer, Mechanisms

  • 5+ years experience using CAD software in a professional environment (e.g., NX, CATIA, SolidWorks or similar).
  • Strong mechanical engineering fundamentals, including design (CAD), analysis (FEA/hand calcs), and fabrication (machine shop)
  • Experience with pneumatic, hydraulic, and/or electromechanical (motorized) systems.
  • Passion for aircraft and electrification of the aviation industry.

You'll Bring These Qualifications for Staff Mechanical Design Engineer, Mechanisms

  • 8+ years experience using CAD software in a professional environment (e.g., NX, CATIA, SolidWorks or similar).
  • Strong mechanical engineering fundamentals, including design (CAD), analysis (FEA/hand calcs), and fabrication (machine shop)
  • Experience with pneumatic, hydraulic, and/or electromechanical (motorized) systems.
  • Passion for aircraft and electrification of the aviation industry.

These Qualifications Would Be Nice to Have:

  • Thorough familiarity with aerospace design and regulatory standards (e.g., FAA, EASA) such as DO-160G, MIL-STD-810, or similar.
  • Demonstrated experience with hand-calculation methods for preliminary and verification analysis of complex mechanical systems.
  • Strong understanding of mechanical manufacturing fundamentals, including advanced GD&T concepts and application for mechanisms.
  • Proven capability to take designs from concept through to analysis and production, working independently and collaboratively with cross-functional teams.

Education

  • Bachelor's in mechanical engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, or similar engineering discipline.
Base Pay Range: 
$140,000$216,000 USD
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How this Mechanical Engineer salary compares

This role pays $178,000/yrin line with the typical range for Mechanical Engineer roles.

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Typical range $132,500–$192,500/yr, from 33 comparable Mechanical Engineer listings on JobsRadar (pay annualized to USD). See Mechanical Engineer salary insights →

About Heart Aerospace

At Heart Aerospace, we believe every career is as unique as the individual and empower employees to reach their full potential in a winning culture motivated by a powerful purpose. We are growing and there will be plenty of opportunities for development and taking on other responsibilities.

Heart is committed to equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified candidates and employees pursuant to applicable law. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Working at Heart Aerospace is not just a career; it is a chance to directly make the world more accessible and sustainable.

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