Mechanical Engineering Manager

• →Own mechanical engineering technical decisions and outcomes across projects, serving as the escalation point for critical design tradeoffs, technical risk, and delivery challenges 
• →Lead, mentor, and manage the mechanical engineering team, setting clear performance expectations, developing their technical and leadership skills, and building a strong, accountable engineering culture 
• →Provide hands-on technical guidance across the mechanical engineering development lifecycle, from concept design and analysis through prototyping and production
• →Partner with Business Development and project leadership to define technical scope, execution plans, and success criteria
• →Establish standards, processes, and best practices that improve design quality, consistency, and execution efficiency 

• →Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Robotics, Physics, or a related field
• →7+ years in a mechanical engineering and hardware development role for aerospace, industrial automation, robotics, or similar industries 
• →5+ years in engineering design leadership and/or people management roles 
• →Strong background in electromechanical system design and tightly coupled hardware systems
• →Proficiency in computer-aided design (CAD), finite element analysis (FEA), and computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
• →Experience leading cross-functional hardware development teams 
• →Strong communication skills; ability to synthesize and communicate technical information to non-technical stakeholders
• →Ability to manage technical risk, scope, and delivery across multiple projects 

• Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Management, or a related field
• Previous experience in a consulting or customer-facing role 
• Experience with electronics packaging, custom actuators, and mechanism designs
• Experience with steady state and dynamic thermal and structural analyses 
• Familiarity with electrical engineering design work and knowledge of embedded systems, firmware, power electronics, analog control, or discrete logic design 
• Experience with navigating ambiguous situations and delivery of difficult information to senior leadership, employees and clients

• Applicant must be willing to work 40 hours a week on-site at our El Segundo, California facility 
• Applicant must be eligible to work on export controlled projects
• Job Type: Full-time (Salary)

Export Control Requirements:
To conform with U.S. Government export control regulations, including the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Unfortunately, we are unable to provide sponsorship at this time.

If you don’t meet 100% of the preferred skills and experience, we encourage you to still apply!
Second Order Effects is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with SOE is governed on the basis of excellence and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability, or any other legally protected status.