Mechanical Engineer, Spacecraft (II-III)
Location
Long Beach, CA
Wage
$90,000 – $165,000/yr
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted on September 2, 2026
Location
Long Beach, CA
Wage
$90,000 – $165,000/yr
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted on September 2, 2026
True Anomaly is seeking a Mechanical Engineer (II-III) to design and develop advanced spacecraft technology that enhances space security and sustainability. The role involves working on mechanical designs for various spacecraft systems in a collaborative environment.
At roughly $61/hr, this posting sits about 53% above the $40/hr median for welding jobs in Long Beach, CA — toward the top of a $31–$63/hr middle band drawn from 34 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 74% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.
We're tracking 38 other active welding openings in Long Beach, CA right now, from 13 different employers. 19 of them were added in the last week. Across California as a whole we're tracking 627 other active welding openings from 305 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Long Beach, or widen the search to California.
The most active employers in California at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are SpaceX (31), Aerotek (16), and Volt (16). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.
Within California, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Redondo Beach at $51/hr, Santa Ana at $48/hr, and Long Beach at $40/hr. Long Beach is among them.
Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Mechanical Engineer, Spacecraft (II-III) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.