Senior Mechanical Engineer

Volund Manufacturing • Huntington Beach, CA

9d • $175,000 - $250,000

About The Position

Volund is hiring a Senior Mechanical Engineer to design propulsion-system engine components and assemblies from initial concept through released drawings, then support their manufacture, assembly, and testing. This is a hands-on engineering role rather than a pure CAD position. The engineer will work on components such as compressors, turbines, combustors, housings, and connecting hardware, designing for the temperatures, pressures, and speeds encountered in operation and resolving manufacturability, assembly, or performance concerns before they reach the test cell.

The role spans requirements, concept tradeoffs, detailed design, GD&T, and release into the PLM system. The engineer will use Siemens NX and collaborate with shop and test teams to produce and evaluate hardware, then iterate designs using test data, manufacturing feedback, and assembly experience. The position also supports light-off, characterization, and development testing, and may involve work across thermal, fluids, structures, and materials disciplines.

Volund values candidates who have taken real problems through design and into built, working hardware. The posting emphasizes practical design ownership, shop experience, resourcefulness, and closing the loop between the model and the physical part. Candidates must be U.S. persons under ITAR requirements. The stated salary range is $175,000–$250,000 USD, with final compensation dependent on a variety of factors.

Requirements

• B.S. in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 3–7 years of mechanical design experience, with meaningful ownership of parts or assemblies.
• Strong Siemens NX proficiency in modeling, assemblies, and drawings.
• Experience designing for manufacturability and machining.
• Hands-on fabrication or assembly experience, such as shop time, personal builds, or equivalent.
• Demonstrated ability to take designs from concept through released drawings.
• Must be a U.S. person: a U.S. citizen or permanent resident, due to ITAR export-control requirements.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with gas turbine, turbocharger, or other high-speed rotating machinery components.
• GD&T and formal drawing-release experience.
• Familiarity with Siemens Teamcenter or similar PLM software.
• Exposure to additive manufacturing, welding, or high-temperature materials.
• Personal projects involving designing and building something that had to work.

Responsibilities

• Design engine components and assemblies in Siemens NX, from concept layouts through detailed models and released drawings.
• Own the design process end-to-end, including requirements, concept tradeoffs, detailed design, GD&T, and release into the PLM system.
• Design parts for their manufacturing and assembly processes, including machining, additive manufacturing, welding, and brazing as applicable.
• Work with shop and test teams to turn designs into hardware quickly and learn from failures or fit issues.
• Iterate designs based on test data, manufacturing feedback, and assembly experience.
• Support light-off, characterization, and development testing, staying involved in how the hardware behaves.
• Work across adjacent disciplines such as thermal, fluids, structures, and materials when needed.

Benefits

• Platinum healthcare benefits, with comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans at no cost to the employee.
• 100% covered basic life/AD&D and long-term disability insurance.
• Unlimited PTO.
• Lunch and a fully stocked kitchen.
• Relocation assistance, depending on role eligibility.
• 401k Savings Plan.
• Generous equity package.
• Real responsibility from day one, with work going directly onto running hardware.
• Opportunity to learn directly from engineers with deep jet-engine industry experience.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior