# Composites Engineer at Reflect Orbital

- Company: Reflect Orbital
- What the company does: Backed by Sequoia and Lux.
- Company website: https://www.reflectorbital.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Mid level
- Location: Hawthorne, CA
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $110K to $180K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-01-22
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/reflect-orbital/105a2eb6-ba22-420f-8153-4ec17db8a4af
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/reflect-orbital-composites-engineer/

## About the role

As a Composites Engineer, you’ll own the engineering, development, and production of our ultra-light deployable composite structures. This role sits at the intersection of design, analysis, and hands-on manufacturing: you’ll refine laminate schedules, develop new layup processes, design tooling and fixtures, run experiments, and drive the factory-floor workflows that take a concept from CAD to flight hardware.

## What they're looking for

- 4–6 years of composites engineering experience spanning design, processing, and manufacturing
- Strong background in composite materials engineering, aerospace structures, or manufacturing engineering
- Experience designing and producing thin high-precision composite laminates (prepreg preferred)
- Hands-on experience with composite processing: layup, cure, debulk, trimming, bonding, inspection
- Experience developing tooling, mold design, or fixture design for composite components
- Familiarity with structural analysis of composite parts (FEA, laminate theory, material allowables)

Tags: Engineering