# Propulsion & High Energy Systems Engineer at Wardstone

- Company: Wardstone (YC F25)
- What the company does: The Modular Interceptor Platform. Backed by Y Combinator.
- Company website: https://www.wardstone.us
- Type: Startups
- Level: Mid level
- Location: Los Angeles, CA, US
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $100K to $160K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2025-12-14
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/wardstone/jobs/JObS6Dz-propulsion-high-energy-systems-engineer
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/wardstone-propulsion-and-high-energy-systems-engineer/

## About the role

You will design, analyze, prototype, test, and iterate propulsion and dispersal hardware capable of producing extreme accelerations, high mass flow, and low latency response times. You will work side-by-side with the founders, mechanical, electrical, and controls engineers. You will own the on-vehicle high energy systems from concept to demonstration

## What they're looking for

- Plan and execute high-G tests, pressure tests, thermal tests, and impulse characterization
- Work with external test ranges, explosive facilities, and instrumentation teams
- Develop test fixtures, data acquisition setups, and high-speed video capture systems
- B.S. in Aerospace, Mechanical, Chemical Engineering, or related field
- Demonstrated experience with propulsion design, combustion, energetics, or high-pressure systems
- Strong modeling experience: CEA, CFD (OpenFOAM/ANSYS/COMSOL), MATLAB/Python, or equivalent

Tags: Engineering