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Job Description:
As a Mechanical Engineer, you will work closely with a focused technical team to design and analyze critical spacecraft structures and systems across our product suite, including Seldon and Dreadnought spacecraft vehicles, Genesis propulsion systems, and more. You will have extreme ownership over your work, move quickly, and operate with high agency. As we grow, there will be opportunities to expand your role with the company.
This is a hands-on engineering role for someone with experience using fundamentals in mechanical design, mechatronics, robotics, dynamics, materials science, and manufacturing to design and analyze hardware. You will have the opportunity to own major vehicle and ground subsystems. You should be comfortable moving between first-principles analysis, detailed mechanical design, hardware build, test operations, and post-test data review.
Responsibilities May Include:
- Own mechanical system design, component selection, and integration for spacecraft vehicles, propulsion systems, robotics, ground test hardware, and associated hardware
- Design and integrate mechatronic systems that support key vehicle functions
- Develop and maintain simulations, calculations, and models to guide design decisions
- Create CAD models, drawings, interface definitions, assembly procedures, test procedures, and engineering documentation
- Plan, execute, and troubleshoot testing of structural systems.
Requirements:
- Successful applicants should have most of the following:
- BS in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or a related technical field 2+ years of experience designing, analyzing, building, or testing aerospace hardware, mechanisms, or related Strong fundamentals in robotics, dynamics, materials science, and mechanical design
- First-principles approach to problem solving even with incomplete or partial information
Hands-on experience designing flight or test hardware Ability to perform practical engineering analysis spanning hand calculations, spreadsheets, Python, MATLAB, CAD, and FEAStrong mechanical design skills, including CAD, drawings, tolerancing, material selection, manufacturability, assembly, and testability
Experience in a fast-paced startup environment or similar, with high agency, strong ownership, and willingness to work hands-on across disciplinesYour salary and incentives will be determined individually on the basis of the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience.Benefits include medical/vision/dental/PTO/401k/stock options, and more!Very brief statements of fit/interest in this role are encouraged, please send to careers@gengalactic.com.This position requires access to information protected under US export control laws, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations and/or the Export Administration Regulations. As such, US person status (including US citizens, U.S. permanent residents, individuals granted U.S. asylum status, or individuals admitted in U.S. refugee status) is a required qualification for this position.General Galactic Technologies Corporation provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.Apply now
General Galactic Technologies Corporation provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
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