Hiring: Composites Design Engineer Company: Mach Industries Location: Huntington Beach, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 13:29:39 Target Skills & Keywords : Aerospace Engineering, AutoCAD, CAD, Microsoft Excel About the job Experience: •7+ years of experience designing and/or building composite structures. Required Skills: •Design and develop composite structures for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), supporting lightweight, high-performance airframe solutions from concept through flight test. •Own composite components across the full development cycle — including laminate design, structural analysis, fabrication support, and validation testing. •Perform structural analysis using hand calculations and FEA to evaluate stiffness, strength, stability, and failure modes. •Partner cross-functionally with manufacturing and test teams to translate designs into buildable hardware and validate performance through testing. •Participate in hands-on fabrication and integration of prototype composite hardware. •Support structural test planning and execution, helping correlate analytical predictions with physical test results. •Develop laminate architectures, joints, and structural concepts that are optimized not only for performance, but also for repeatability and scalability in higher-volume production. Qualifications: •Bachelor’s degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Materials Engineering, or a related field. •Proficiency with NX or similar CAD tools. •Comfortable working across design, analysis, and test of structural hardware. •Applied hands-on capability in composite manufacturing processes such as prepreg layup, vacuum bagging, infusion, or bonded assemblies. •Rapid prototyping tools and or parts. •Understanding of manufacturing-driven design tradeoffs (ply drops, minimum radii, bridging, fiber steering constraints). •History of defining inspection and NDI methods (ultrasound, CT, thermography). •Work using Fibersim for laminate definition and manufacturing planning. •Operational familiarity with composite failure modes such as delamination, buckling, and fatigue. •Time spent supporting structural testing and analysis correlation. Compensation: •$105,000 - $140,000 / year Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!