Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

We're a team of hardcore engineers who live and breathe aerospace. We're generalists who each have subject matter expertise and operate in a flat organizational structure. We move fast and build world-changing technology in a pragmatic and competent workplace culture.

Astro Mechanica is seeking an experienced Senior 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 shepherd our innovative jet engine and subsystems hardware from early prototype through flight qualification, vehicle integration, and aircraft flight. You embody the test-like-you-fly philosophy.

- 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

- 7+ 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

- Company-funded perks, including weekly team lunches and Astro Mechanica swag