Jobs at Salient Motion

The role involves creating detailed drawings for manufacturing using CAD tools, ensuring proper tolerances, and optimizing designs for fabrication in aerospace and automotive fields.

Develop embedded firmware in C for STM32 microcontrollers, bring up and debug hardware, work with RTOS and communication peripherals, support motor and actuator verification, and collaborate on board-level debugging using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and JTAG/SWD tools. Majority on-site in Torrance, CA.

Design and document electrical hardware and PCBs, select components and instrumentation, develop manufacturing and test work instructions, execute design verification tests, analyze test data and recommend product/process changes, and participate in hiring interviews.

The Mechanical Engineer will design production hardware and test equipment, analyze electromechanical systems, and manage contract manufacturers.

Design production hardware, test equipment, and Electromechanical Systems. Manage contract manufacturers and work with PCBAs and electronics enclosures.

The Procurement Analyst will support purchasing and supplier coordination, ensuring data accuracy in hardware operations, particularly in aerospace and defense sectors.

Responsible for the design integrity of precision motion control products. Tasks include approving drawings, evaluating changes, ensuring compliance, and providing technical guidance.

Plan, write, and execute mechanical and environmental qualification tests (vibration, shock, thermal, humidity, altitude, life/durability) to DO-160G and MIL-STD-810H. Design and build test fixtures and instrumentation, manage outsourced lab testing and witness customer tests domestically and internationally, analyze test data, identify failure modes, and support in-house lab development.

Plan, write, and execute electrical qualification and acceptance tests for power electronics and LRUs. Develop DO-160G and MIL-STD-810H test plans/reports, build test setups and DAQ configurations, execute and analyze EMI/EMC and electrical performance testing, manage outsourced lab testing and witness customer tests, and drive root-cause/corrective actions with design and firmware teams.

Lead full-lifecycle design and qualification of rugged electromechanical flight hardware: convert mission needs to requirements, design electromagnetic actuators and precision mechanisms, develop rugged avionics enclosures with thermal and structural survivability, architect DO-160 and MIL-STD-810 qualification testing, lead cross-functional integration, manage suppliers and quality, and personally assemble, test, and debug prototypes.

Lead and own the mechanical engineering function for precision electromechanical actuators from concept through qualification and production. Serve as technical authority for mechanical designs, enforce aerospace standards, lead qualification campaigns and design reviews, mentor and hire engineers, drive DFM/DFA and supplier partnerships, and define mechanical technology roadmap and engineering processes.

Hands-on Quality Manager to own and mature the AS9100 QMS: lead internal/external audits, CAPA, MRB, supplier and production quality, FAI/AS9102 inspections, counterfeit parts control, calibration, and readiness for FAA/EASA production approval milestones while tracking quality metrics and training.

Lead the design and integration of high-power power conversion hardware for aerospace, including architecture decisions, prototype testing, and collaboration with various teams.

Own full accounting function for an aerospace/defense manufacturer: month-end close, cost accounting, FAR/DFARS compliance, DCAA audit readiness, AP/AR and cash management, budgeting support, internal controls, audit/tax coordination, and accounting systems/process improvements.

Build and own IT infrastructure for a defense-adjacent company: administer Microsoft GCC High, Azure AD/Intune, networking, security/compliance (CMMC/NIST), provide end-user support, manage vendors, and document policies/runbooks across multi-site facilities.