Astromecha
Senior Combustion Devices Engineer
San Francisco · Senior
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 84 days ago
Siemens NXGD&TCollaborationAdaptabilityThermodynamics
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: You are a Senior Propulsion Engineer experienced in designing the combustion devices within propulsion systems.
Responsibilities
- Lead conceptual trades for novel combustors while considering system-level impacts
- Complete detailed designs with supporting structural, thermal, and fluid analyses
- Implement advanced materials and manufacturing techniques to achieve performance and reliability at scale
- Assemble prototypes firsthand, design complementary tooling, and establish work instructions
- Expertise in design and analysis of airbreathing combustors, igniters, and fuel systems
Requirements
- You are a Senior Propulsion Engineer experienced in designing the combustion devices within propulsion systems.
- 5+ years hands-on experience designing combustion devices for use in propulsion or similarly complex environments
- Strong understanding of thermodynamics, heat transfer, and fluid behavior
- Experience with data acquisition and instrumentation selection for analyzing stability and performance in elevated temperate environments
- Experience with root-cause analysis of hardware failures
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 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.
- You are a Senior Propulsion Engineer experienced in designing the combustion devices within propulsion systems. You come from a background working in ground power, aviation, automotive, or rocketry. You approach your work from a robust set of first principles which enable you to work methodically through challenging technical problems with feedback from test verification.
- 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.
- You come from a background working in ground power, aviation, automotive, or rocketry.
- You approach your work from a robust set of first principles which enable you to work methodically through challenging technical problems with feedback from test verification.
Equal opportunity
- Astro Mechanica is an equal opportunity employer.
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