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Senior Mechanical Engineer

Safran
Brea, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 6/28/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 10/25/2026
Embark on a transformative career with RAVE Aerospace, where we are forging an unparalleled in-flight entertainment ecosystem. As an innovative company we design and engineer world-class In-Flight Entertainment and Connectivity (IFEC) solutions. Our products are constantly evolving, solving complex media distribution, playback, and networking problems in a secure, demanding on-wing environment. RAVE Aerospace's IFEC products are utilized by many of the world's premier air carriers. Step aboard and help us by creating the best in-flight experiences for today and beyond!

Job Summary

The Senior Mechanical Engineer has responsibility for mechanical and electromechanical design and systems integration of company products. This individual has a significant impact on product innovation, cost, schedule, and feature set. This individual will retain technical ownership of mechanical designs and is responsible for the system assembly as a whole throughout the design, development, production, and support phases.

Core Responsibilities

  • Product development activities ranging from conceptual development, prototyping, and design validation to manufacturing and existing product support; individually and collaboratively
  • Collaborates with engineers of various disciplines to develop products with electromechanical and mechanical content
  • Integration of electronics, mechanical and user interfaces, including PCBAs, switches, sensors, buttons, screens, power supplies, wiring, cable management, and system peripherals
  • Develops hand-held user interfaces with levels of tactile and cosmetic quality meeting industry leading consumer products with premium look and feel
  • Develops systems and components made from a variety of fabrication techniques resulting in assemblies ranging in size from small to large for low, mid and high production volumes
  • Develops highly reliable systems as measured by industry standard statistical techniques
  • Develops systems optimized for manufacturability/cost/performance/reliability and component availability
  • Performs root-cause analysis of issues detected during development, engineering testing, qualification, or when deployed products are returned from the field
  • Designs assembly fixtures as well as test fixtures as needed
  • Advanced component and complex assembly design
  • Authors mechanical drawings, technical documents and assembly instructions as needed
  • Collaboratively shares knowledge and ideas with the team and company as a whole

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or equivalent experience in a related field
  • 6 years of experience working in a similar role
  • Experience designing LRUs to meet FAA certification requirements such as DO-160
  • Advanced user of a 3D CAD (preferably SolidWorks) and PDM
  • Capable of generating specification drawings with dimensions and tolerances per ASME 14.5Y
  • Experience implementing tolerance studies and analyses to document and validate part variation and assembly fits and clearances
  • Experience designing injection molded, sheet metal, die cast, machined, stamped and die cut parts
  • Experience with statistical techniques for part fabrication and manufacturing process output control
  • Experience with electromagnetic regulatory requirements and mitigation of problems found during testing
  • Experience with the implementation of various thermal management techniques
  • Proven track record of owning and driving significant portions of complex engineering projects
  • Proven track record in meeting project goals and objectives

Benefits

The starting pay range for this position is $110,000 - $125,000 per year however, base pay offered may vary depending on the level of the position, skills, experience, job-related knowledge, and location.

In addition to a comprehensive package of health benefits that include company contributions, RAVE Aerospace offers a variety of additional benefits and perks to enhance your work-life balance experience including but not limited to:

  • Discretionary bonus program
  • Future financial security with a 401(k) program with company match
  • Paid time off covering vacations, personal time off and sick days, capped off by an exciting year-end holiday shutdown
  • Embraced flexibility with our alternative work schedule (9/80) to navigate your workweeks with every other Friday off

Salary : $110,000 - $125,000

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