MECHANICAL DESIGN ENGINEER
Location
Inglewood, CA
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted on November 10, 2026
Location
Inglewood, CA
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted on November 10, 2026
The Marvin Group, a leading defense contractor based in Southern California, is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer to create manufacturable SolidWorks models and production documentation for military aerospace and vehicles.
This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across California currently run a median of $36/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $30–$48/hr across 374 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.
Inglewood, CA is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across California as a whole we're tracking 505 other active welding openings from 239 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across California.
The most active employers in California at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are SpaceX (37), Relativity Space (18), and Welding Shop in Los Angeles, CA (13). 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 El Segundo at $53/hr, Los Angeles at $51/hr, and Pasadena at $50/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.
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