Aerospace Structures Design Engineer – Space Vehicle

Orbital Operations, Inc.; Long Beach, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Orbital Operations, Inc. is seeking a Structures Design Engineer for our space vehicle program.

You’ll own the hardware from initial requirements through design, development, analysis, fabrication, testing, vehicle integration, and flight, collaborating with engineers and technicians to move quickly and deliver robust, pressurized structures and integrated fluid systems. This role emphasizes hands-on work, cross‑disciplinary collaboration, and the ability to define, procure, and manage hardware

Qualifications

• 3+ years minimum experience in working in aerospace structures or fluids
• Designed, built and tested hardware
• Demonstrated proficiency with CAD software and analysis software (ANSYS preferred), should be able to talk to multiple examples of both
• Ability to determine appropriate level of work for a problem (from hand calcs to multi-physics finite element solutions) and execute the work accordingly
• Familiarity with launch vehicle design desired (cryogenic propellant familiarity preferred)

Responsibilities

• Define the structural and major fluids design of the rocket in coordination with owners of other portions of the vehicle
• Procure and manage all hardware for components and structures that you own
• Work to get your hardware built, tested and integrated onto the vehicle
• Help build design tools and guidelines that will accelerate development of components

Skills

Aerospace structures experience

Designed, built and tested hardware

CAD / ANSYS proficiency

Multi-physics/problem solving

Launch vehicle design familiarity

Tools

CAD software

ANSYS

Job description

Orbital Operations, Inc. is seeking a Structures Design Engineer for our space vehicle program.

You’ll own the hardware from initial requirements through design, development, analysis, fabrication, testing, vehicle integration, and flight, collaborating with engineers and technicians to move quickly and deliver robust, pressurized structures and integrated fluid systems. This role emphasizes hands-on work, cross‑disciplinary collaboration, and the ability to define, procure, and manage hardware