We're reinventing aircraft from the engine forward. Backed by Y Combinator and a16z.
About the role
Own the mechanical design of engine components and subsystems, from trade studies through detailed design and release Weigh system-level impacts in your design trades, working closely with the propulsion, aircraft, and test teams Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- 5+ years of hands-on mechanical design experience, taking hardware from concept through build and test
- Proficiency in solid, surface, and sheet metal CAD modeling in a major CAD package (Siemens NX preferred, we’ll support your transition from CATIA, Creo, or SolidWorks)
- Strong knowledge of manufacturing processes, including machining, additive, and sheet metal, along with precision measurement and GD&T
- A working understanding of structural analysis, heat transfer, and fluid mechanics
- A track record of designing parts that got built, tested, and improved based on what the tests showed
- Comfort in a fast-paced environment where priorities change as test results come in
More about this role
Astro Mechanica is a vertically integrated aerospace company developing a scalable technology platform to power critical infrastructure, mission operations, and the future of flight. We apply aerospace engineering and quality standards across our products, delivering high performance, reliability, and efficiency for the most demanding operating environments. Astro Mechanica is backed by leading venture and strategic investors, including Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Giant Step Capital, United Airlines Ventures, and Voyager Ventures.
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.
You’re an experienced mechanical design engineer who takes full ownership of hardware from concept to production, and you understand how your designs affect the systems around them. You solve technical problems from first principles, and you’d rather build and test than theorize. You might come from aerospace, automotive, motorsport, robotics, energy, industrial machinery, or another field...
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