Job Description

Overview

The Mechanical Engineer will support the design, build, test, and validation of Subsurface Compressor Systems™ (SCS) as part of the engineering team. This role requires leadership in product development and a hands-on approach to problem solving in high-speed rotating machinery applications.

Responsibilities

  • Generates 3D & 2D design solutions for Subsurface Compressor System technology and related components.
  • Design validation through bench-level testing and calculations.
  • Participates in the Change Review Board Process as an approver of changes and design details.
  • Evaluates and dispositions supplier Non-Conformances.
  • Troubleshoots components and assemblies using production and test hardware.
  • Assists with first article builds of new designs during assembly and testing.
  • Generates supporting documentation including drawings, engineering changes, and test plans.
  • Applies best manufacturing methods to design including GD&T.
  • Performs peer drawing checks.
  • Conceptualizes new designs based on existing proven designs.
  • Performs technical calculations for mechanical design and packaging.
  • Ensures timely and correct technical release of drawings.
  • Assists project team members in cross-functional activities.
  • Reviews drawings for completeness and accuracy.
  • Applies critical thinking to all steps.
  • Conducts Stack-Up analyses of assemblies.
  • Manages assembly Bill of Materials and ensures accuracy in PDM and ERP systems.

Requirements

  • BS Degree in Mechanical Engineering is required.
  • Minimum of 4 years of experience in an Engineering Role.
  • 3+ years of experience with Solidworks 3D modeling software.
  • Strong knowledge of ASME Y14.5 geometric dimensioning and tolerancing including GD&T.
  • Experience with designing Turbomachinery components such as bearings and seals is desired.
  • Understanding of Electro-Mechanical design and component packaging.
  • Proven capability towards maintaining technical ownership of the design.
  • Proficient using hand calculations and FEA to validate design decisions.
  • Proficient using and creating closed-form calculations for hardware design.
  • Experience in rotating machinery is desired.
  • Experience with high-speed turbo machinery and/or permanent magnet motors is desired.
  • Project management, coordination, and supervision skills is desired.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • This position will be mostly in an office atmosphere but will require support in the production area.
  • Personal protective equipment should be worn in designated shop floor areas.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO

How this job compares in Cerritos, CA

Pay in context

At roughly $65/hr, this posting sits about 85% above the $35/hr median for welding jobs across California — toward the top of a $29–$45/hr middle band drawn from 365 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 88% 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.

The local market in Cerritos, CA

Cerritos, CA currently has 3 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 3 employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across California as a whole we're tracking 486 other active welding openings from 233 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Cerritos, or widen the search to California.

The most active employers in California at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are SpaceX (35), Welding Shop in Los Angeles, CA (17), and Relativity Space (14). 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 Long Beach at $49/hr, El Segundo at $48/hr, and Los Angeles at $44/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • ASME Section IX — the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code qualification. It covers welding on pressure-retaining equipment — boilers, vessels, and process piping — where a failed weld is a safety incident rather than a rework ticket.

Read straight from this posting's text. Confirm the exact qualification the employer wants before you test — requirements vary by shop even under the same code.

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