Salient Motion
The role involves authoring and maintaining system-level requirements, coordinating with multidisciplinary teams, and ensuring traceability through design reviews and certification submittals. The engineer will manage schedule items, facilitate engineering sessions, and act as a liaison between systems, hardware, software, and mechanical engineering to mitigate integration risks.
Headquarters
Torrance, California, United States
Company Size
1-10 employees
Founded
2022
Salient Motion designs, manufactures, and supports critical actuation systems for aviation and defense, delivering rugged flight‑control and mission‑critical actuators for commercial and military platforms. They offer end‑to‑end capabilities including precision engineering, prototyping, testing/qualification, production, and aftermarket support. Focused on high‑reliability, safety‑critical solutions, Salient Motion tailors systems for harsh operational environments and aerospace compliance. Their customers include aircraft OEMs, system integrators, and defense primes seeking certified, durable actuation subsystems.
Press Release: Aviointeriors taps Salient Motion for seat actuation
2 weeks ago
Salient Motion Announces Collaborations to Transform Aircraft Systems Manufacturing
Jan 15, 2026
Salient Motion’s Modular Approach Can Address Supply-chain Issues
Nov 15, 2025
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
Company Size
201-500 employees
Founded
2018
Industry
Technology
Glassdoor Rating
4.2 / 5
Sarah Johnson
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Chen
Chief Technology Officer
Emily Williams
VP of Engineering
David Rodriguez
VP of Product
Jessica Thompson
Chief Financial Officer
Andrew Park
VP of Sales
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85% above the average for this role
Salient Motion to Showcase Commercial and Military Actuation Systems with Boeing Ventures at Dubai Airshow 2025
Nov 11, 2025