Senior Mechanical Engineer
About the role
Senior Mechanical Engineer responsible for hardware design from concept to production for Astro Mechanica's jet engine and subsystems, spanning prototype through flight qualification, vehicle integration, and aircraft flight.
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
- Conduct hardware test and analyze data to verify requirements and performance metrics
- Diagnose hardware problems efficiently and determine corrective actions
Qualifications
- 10+ years hands-on experience with fluidic and mechanical systems, propulsion systems
- Proficient in solid, surface, and sheet metal CAD modeling (Siemens NX)
- Strong knowledge of manufacturing processes, precision measurement and GD&T
- Understanding of propulsion systems, heat transfer, thermodynamics, and turbomachinery
- Experience with data acquisition, instrumentation, and power electronics
- Takes initiative for continuous improvement
- Flexibility to work in fast-paced environment
- Attentive to detail and maintain a high level of quality in all work
Skills
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
About Astro Mechanica
Supersonics for the new Jet Age
Astro Mechanica is reinventing supersonic aircraft by innovating on engine, airframe, and systems that industry hasn’t in over 50 years. Our electric combined cycle engine, Duality, is the world’s first jet engine that's engineered for efficiency from takeoff to Mach 3+. This new propulsion technology enables the delivery of people and payloads anywhere on Earth in just hours, laying the foundation for a new operational paradigm: an affordable point-to-point global travel network that will make on-demand, high-speed air transport the new standard of travel.
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