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Mechanical Engineer

Mayman Aerospace
Long Beach, CA
About Mayman Aerospace

Mayman Aerospace created the world's only successful turbine powered Jetpack. We are a venture backed company with DoD contracts working to develop our Air Utility Vehicle. It will be the smallest & fastest, heavy-lift micro-turbine powered VTOL aircraft ever designed. We are currently developing our fifth full scale flying prototype called the P100.

At our company, we foster a relaxed and informal atmosphere with a fast-paced prototype culture. We strongly believe in nurturing individuality and promoting innovation. To thrive here, a successful candidate should be highly motivated, enterprising, and genuinely enthusiastic. Our collaborative environment values teamwork over ego, emphasizing the importance of being proactive and embracing speed and intellectual risks. Working well under pressure, tackling challenges, and assuming responsibility are essential traits. While days can be long, we prioritize the excitement and fulfillment that come with the work rather than counting hours.

Mayman Aerospace is looking for an experienced Mechanical Engineer to join our existing engineering team designing, building and flight testing our awesome autonomous aircraft.

What You'll Do:

  • Join our engineering team to develop the Razor aircraft
  • Design airframe components, test fixturing, etc.
  • Help with the aircraft assembly and integration effort (e.g. drawing releases, tolerance analysis, work instructions, etc.)
  • Develop tooling solutions for fabrication, assembly, and test
  • Get hands-on with fabrication and assembly of the Razor aircraft
  • Support test of hardware (airframe components, engines, etc.)
  • Join the flight-test team (travel to test range and support the end-to-end test effort)

Who You Are:

  • Bachelor’s degree or higher in Aerospace, Mechanical Engineering, or similar technical degree with 3+ years of experience
  • Strong engineering fundamentals and critical thinking
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Excellent organizational skills for technical documentation, physical documentation and hardware
  • Willingness to work collaboratively across a broad range of activities to support team goals – growth-stage startups require a wide range of skills
  • Ability to take ownership of tasks, and drive them to completion
  • Adept at prioritizing tasks and executing multiple assignments concurrently in a rapidly changing environment

Skills We Are Looking For

  • Experience with CAD software (e.g. SolidWorks, NX, or equivalent)
  • Experience in stress analysis (hand calculations and/or FEA)
  • Experience with hardware test (component, assembly, or system) - including test plans, procedures, and data review
  • Experience with design and fabrication of airframes, and/or personal experience physically assembling or manufacturing hardware. (Work on personal or extracurricular projects is a plus.)
  • US citizen or resident status as this position will require access to export controlled data (security clearance is not required)

Skill We Would Love

  • Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering or related field
  • Knowledge of of PLM, ERP, and other manufacturing planning systems
  • Software scripting experience in any language
  • Experience with composites
  • Experience with metallics (e.g. welding, rolling, milling)

Mayman Aerospace is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Mayman Aerospace is governed on the basis of merit, qualifications, and competence, and will not be influenced in any manner by race, religion, gender, national origin, color, age, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.
Posted 2026-01-15

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