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Senior Mechanical Engineer (Terran-R Structures)

LB - Wormhole HQ (CA)💼 Full-time💰 $132,000–$132,000🗓 2026-08-18 → 2026-09-26

Core

Design, build, and test the full lifecycle of integrated structures and flight mechanisms for the Terran R rocket.

Role type

Senior IC mechanical/structural engineer (rocketry)

Builds

Primary and secondary structures (Thrust Structure, Propellant Tanks, Interstage, Fairing) for the Terran R vehicle

Domain

Aerospace / Rocketry

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Structural design, CAD (NX, Creo, Solidworks), Finite Element Analysis (FEA), test campaign support, manufacturing process development, load path conceptualization, GD&T

Preferred skills

NX/TeamCenter, Nastran, ANSYS, GD&T and drafting

Technologies

NX, TeamCenter, Nastran, ANSYS

Responsibilities

Conceptualize structural load paths and design complex structures; Review static and dynamic load inputs and material properties; Analyze and size flight structures for design reviews; Develop and support hardware test campaigns; Support manufacturing process development

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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