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Overview

Northwood is a modern space infrastructure company that focuses on advanced communications technology to enable real-time communication for satellite missions. They are looking for a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to design hardware for ground station antennas and collaborate with various engineering teams.

Responsibilities

  • Design multiple product lines, structures, mechanisms, environmental systems, and GSE for satellite ground stations.
  • Design manufacturable, intricate RF waveguide filtering and feed structures for high performance antennas.
  • Design tooling for fabrication and assembly processes, including test fixtures and weldments.
  • Collaborate with RF, electrical, and manufacturing teams to ensure reasonable system requirements and seamless integration.
  • Ensure compliance with industry standards, regulations, and best practices in mechanical, thermal, and environmental design.
  • Participate in design reviews and provide feedback to ensure design objectives are met.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field.
  • 5+ years of experience designing and building hardware.
  • Experience with taking a product from concept to production.
  • Knowledge of manufacturing processes and ability to design for manufacturability.
  • Strong understanding of mechanical design principles, including thermal management, materials selection, and structural analysis.

Additional Information

  • Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed.
  • This role requires being on-site 5 days per week.
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How this job compares in Torrance, CA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Torrance, CA currently run a median of $47/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $42–$70/hr across 19 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Torrance, CA

We're tracking 48 other active welding openings in Torrance, CA right now, from 11 different employers. 12 of them were added in the last week. Across California as a whole we're tracking 553 other active welding openings from 252 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Torrance, or widen the search to California.

Northwood currently has 3 other openings live in California, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in California at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are SpaceX (34), Honeywell Aerospace (21), and Aerotek (17). 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 $72/hr, El Segundo at $58/hr, and Torrance at $47/hr. Torrance is among them.

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