Founding Mechanical Engineer
Core
Design, build, and integrate the primary structure and mechanical systems for reusable reentry vehicles from concept to launch.
Role type
Founding mechanical engineer (reentry vehicles)
Builds
Reusable reentry vehicles for mass manufacturing
Domain
Aerospace / Hypersonics
Required skills
structural design, mechanism design, packaging in constrained volumes, FEA analysis, CAD (SOLIDWORKS), hands-on prototyping, fabrication, assembly, environmental testing support
Preferred skills
reentry vehicle design, capsule structures, high-load environment experience, recovery system design (parachutes, airbags), rideshare interface standards (ESPA, Exolaunch), thermal protection system integration
Responsibilities
Design primary vehicle structure and load paths, own mechanical systems including deployment and recovery hardware, run structural analysis for launch and reentry, produce engineering drawings with GD&T, build and test prototype hardware, support environmental qualification testing
Seniority
Founding, hands-on IC