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Lead Mechanical Engineer

Hexagon
Torrance, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 7/19/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 7/12/2027

Overview

Hexagon Autonomous Solutions is looking for an experienced Lead Mechanical Engineer to drive product development activities and champion mechanical engineering best practices. In this position, you will lead mechanical design efforts from concept through production, improve engineering processes, and develop rugged, highly manufacturable antenna products for customers around the world.

 

This position will join a high-performance team focused on designing, developing, and delivering advanced antenna technologies for customers across aerospace, defense, agriculture, survey, and autonomous systems. Our customers rely on Hexagon Autonomous Solutions' industry-leading technology when building their own solutions. This position may be a great fit if you have a passion for innovative product development and enjoy solving complex engineering challenges while bringing high-performance products to market.

 

The Location: Hexagon is a global company with offices around the world. This position is based in Torrance, California.

Responsibilities

As Lead Mechanical Engineer, you will:

  • Champion continuous improvement in our product designs and in our mechanical engineering practices, identifying and implementing improvements.
  • Design new antenna products and components, and then develop your concepts into CREO models and mechanical drawings to capture design details.
  • Conduct root cause analysis investigations for product mechanical issues, and then recommend, implement, and document corrective actions.
  • Document product design and manufacturing process changes through Engineering Change Orders.
  • Incorporate design for manufacturing principles into product designs.
  • Lead environmental test planning, execution, and documentation efforts.
  • Support new business development through evaluating proposed mechanical requirements, generating compliance matrices, and generating technical responses to requests for proposal (RFPs).
  • Support sales, product management, and operations by addressing customer questions, completing feasibility studies, supporting customer calls, and troubleshooting issues
  • Collaborate with other Hexagon mechanical engineering teams to implement common engineering processes and best practices

Qualifications

Must-Have:

  • Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent four-year engineering degree.
  • Minimum 10 years relevant work experience.
  • Proficiency with CREO (Pro/Engineer) for mechanical design.
  • Experience designing products for the aerospace and/or defense industries.
  • Knowledge of GD&T, tolerance analysis, and stackup analysis
  • Knowledge of robustness standards (MIL-STD-810, DO-160)
  • Applicants for select positions that require access to information controlled by the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (“ITAR”) or the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”) must be US Persons per ITAR §120.15 and EAR §772.1 (i.e., a U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, or admitted to the U.S. as an asylee or refugee), or be otherwise eligible to obtain required authorization from the U.S. Government to access controlled information. Employment is contingent upon Antcom’s ability to obtain such required authorization for the applicant.

Nice-to-Have: 

  • Experience designing products for the aerospace, defense, and/or marine industries
  • Experience with PLM software such as Windchill
  • Experience with thermal and/or structural analysis tools
  • Experience designing molded parts 
  • Familiarity with AutoCAD to modify legacy drawings

Key Success Factors: 

  • Thrive in a fast paced, tight deadline environment and perform well under pressure
  • Ability to make customers and their needs a primary focus of one's actions
  • Aptitude to define and analyze complex problems, collect data, establish facts, develop solutions and gain support from stakeholders
  • Highly adaptable to organizational needs, and willingness to take on new roles as required
  • Effectively communicate and interact with people from multi-functional and diverse backgrounds
  • Strong planning, organizational, and time management skills

We are an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/veterans.

 

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Applicants that require accommodation in the job application process may contact Human Resources for assistance at (310) 782 -1076 ext: 134

 

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Compensation & Benefits 

 

Hexagon’s Autonomy & Positioning division provides the following compensation range and a general description of other compensation and benefits.  This compensation range is based on a full-time schedule.  The Company reserves the right to pay more or less than the posted range or offer other compensation depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state or federal law.  Our benefits and bonus plans are reviewed annually and are subject to change at the company’s discretion.  

 

Hiring Salary Range: : $104,600 - $167,000.00 per annum

 

Bonus Eligibility:  We offer a company profit share and individual incentive-based bonus programs. 

Benefits: We offer a comprehensive benefit plan that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability, Paid Time Off, Paid Parental Leave and a generous 401(k) company match.  We also provide tax savings plans for health, dependent care and commuter expenses.  

 

Professional Development: We provide education assistance, funding for professional association memberships, mentoring programs and access to tools, resources and training to navigate your career. 

Salary : $104,600 - $167,000

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