Hypersonic Flight Systems Engineer — Open Application

Specter Aerospace; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Specter Aerospace is building the next generation of hypersonic vehicles with offices in Boston and Peabody, MA. This open application will support roles based in any/all of our U.S.

offices, in preparation for flight testing and full‑scale production. Responsibilities include developing custom systems for hypersonic flight vehicles, conducting research, design, fabrication, and testing of flight‑intent hardware, and interfacing with engineering teams to define scope and ensure full system

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in an applicable field is required.
• Experience with modeling and simulation packages is required.
• Comfort with autonomous, fast-paced work environments.
• Strong collaborative skills and drive for quality work.
• Available for up to 10% travel for test activities and to obtain DoD clearance.

Responsibilities

• Develop custom systems for hypersonic flight vehicles.
• Lead research, design, fabrication, and test of flight‑intent hardware.
• Interface with all engineering teams to define scope and ensure system functionality and scalability.
• Be the Responsible Engineer for vehicle tests and data systems, maintaining documentation and system performance knowledge.
• Participate in technical meetings and contribute perspectives.

Skills

Modeling & simulation

Autonomy

Team collaboration

Travel readiness

DoD clearance eligible

Education

Bachelor's degree in an applicable field

Tools

Modeling software

Job description

Specter Aerospace is building the next generation of hypersonic vehicles with offices in Boston and Peabody, MA. This open application will support roles based in any/all of our U.S.

offices, in preparation for flight testing and full‑scale production. Responsibilities include developing custom systems for hypersonic flight vehicles, conducting research, design, fabrication, and testing of flight‑intent hardware, and interfacing with engineering teams to define scope and ensure full system