🛠 Tech Stack

💼 About This Role

You'll design cutting-edge reentry vehicles at a startup turning space into a transportation layer, owning mechanical design from concept through testing. You'll drive vehicle architecture and component integration for missions delivering payloads from orbit in under an hour.

🎯 What You'll Do

• Own mechanical design for primary/secondary structures, payload accommodations, and thermal protection systems.
• Partner with propulsion and avionics teams to design and deliver mechanical systems.
• Size, package, and integrate flight components using CAD software.
• Analyze components with finite element analysis and develop test plans for environmental testing.

📋 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering or equivalent experience.
• 2+ years of hands-on experience developing mechanical systems for aerospace or similarly complex assemblies.
• Strong mechanical design skills for mechanisms, packaging, and high-load environments.
• Proficiency in CAD software (e.g., Siemens NX) and FEA software (e.g., ANSYS Mechanical, NASTRAN).

✨ Nice to Have

• Master's degree in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering.
• Experience with vehicle integration or design for manufacturing of flight structures.
• Prior work on space-flight hardware qualification and test campaigns.

🎁 Benefits & Perks

• 💵 Competitive salary with equity in a Y Combinator-backed startup.
• 🔬 Hands-on impact on reentry vehicle design from concept to flight.
• 🚀 Dual-use technology working with partners like U.S. Space Force and NASA.
• 🏢 On-site collaboration in a fast-paced startup environment in Playa Vista.

📨 Hiring Process

Estimated timeline: 2-4 weeks · AI estimate

1. 1Recruiter Screen· 30 min
2. 2Technical Interview· 60 min
3. 3On-site Panel· 3 hours