Astromecha

Astromecha

Entry-Level Propulsion Design Engineer

San Francisco · Junior · Internship

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 43 days ago
Siemens NXGD&THardware DesignPower ElectronicsCollaborationAdaptabilityThermodynamics

About the role

  • We believe that rapid, on-demand, point-to-point global mobility will become the new standard for moving people and goods across the planet.
  • We move fast, stay pragmatic, and let engineering excellence speak louder than hierarchy.
  • WHO YOU ARE: Astro Mechanica is seeking a Propulsion Engineer to join our growing team.

Responsibilities

  • Ideate on design trade studies while considering system-level impacts
  • Complete detailed design and support with structural, thermal, fluid analyses
  • Present design reviews and solicit feedback from stakeholders
  • Assemble prototypes firsthand, design complementary tooling, establish work instructions

Requirements

  • Club, project, or intern-level hands-on experience with fluidic and mechanical systems, propulsion systems

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
  • 401(k) program and transparent stock option plan
  • Self-managed and flexible time-off policy, including PTO, paid holidays, and sick time
  • Flexible work environment
  • Company-funded perks, including weekly team lunches and Astro Mechanica swag

Company info

  • Astro Mechanica is a vertically integrated aerospace company building a faster, more connected future.
  • Our mission is to democratize high-speed flight by making supersonic travel flexible, accessible, and sustainable.
  • In the near term, we are developing adaptable, high-speed systems to close aircraft performance gaps for the United States government.
  • We're a team of passionate engineers dedicated to advancing aerospace. We're generalists with specialist depth, united by a flat structure and a shared obsession with building things that work well. We move fast, stay pragmatic, and let engineering excellence speak louder than hierarchy.
  • Astro Mechanica is seeking a Propulsion Engineer to join our growing team. The ideal candidate is someone who can take full ownership of hardware design from concept to production, and has a deep understanding of their impact on surrounding systems. Technical challenges are resolved from first principles. Your work at Astro Mechanica will have a direct impact on the configuration and performance of the Duality™ engine.
  • In this role, your mission will be to design, analyze, and validate critical propulsion systems from early prototype through flight qualification, vehicle integration, and aircraft flight. You embody the test-like-you-fly philosophy.
  • To achieve this, we are integrating our advanced airframe and engine technologies-which include Duality™, our proprietary dual-use propulsion system-with a new flight operations model to make supersonic transport as efficient and economical as commercial air travel is today.
  • We're a team of passionate engineers dedicated to advancing aerospace.
  • We're generalists with specialist depth, united by a flat structure and a shared obsession with building things that work well.
  • Astro Mechanica is seeking a Propulsion Engineer to join our growing team.
  • The ideal candidate is someone who can take full ownership of hardware design from concept to production, and has a deep understanding of their impact on surrounding systems.
  • Technical challenges are resolved from first principles.

Equal opportunity

  • Astro Mechanica is an equal opportunity employer.

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