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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