On-Site Mechanical Systems Engineer: High-Speed Gearbox

Industrious Ventures; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vis

401(k) program with stock options

Paid time off and holidays

Flexible work environment

Job summary

Astro Mechanica seeks a Mechanical Systems Engineer to own design and validation of high-speed power transmission systems for turboelectric propulsion. You will architect, analyze, build, and test critical transmission hardware in collaboration with propulsion, aircraft, and test teams.

The role requires deep understanding of gears, rotordynamics, and vibration分析, with hands-on testing experience and a detail-oriented approach in a fast-paced aerospace environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years hands-on experience with transmission design and/or test in aerospace or related fields.
• Foundational knowledge of rotordynamics, fatigue, lubrication, and transmission failure modes.
• Experience with test instrumentation and data reduction from experiments.

Responsibilities

• Architect high-speed geartrain systems with attention to rotordynamics and interface integration.
• Perform gear design calculations including load capacity, contact stress, and bending fatigue.
• Conduct dynamic analysis of rotating systems focusing on vibration, critical speed, and noise.
• Design and analyze shaft, bearing, housing, and lubrication hardware and validate performance.
• Specify qualification testing and analyze test data for hardware behavior.
• Improve and maintain simulation models using test data.

Skills

Transmission design

Rotordynamics

Vibration analysis

Gear design calculations

Test instrumentation

Data analysis

High-speed power systems

Education

B.S./M.S. in Mechanical/Aerospace

Tools

KissSoft

Simcenter

SMT MASTA

ANSYS

AGMA/ISO standards

Job description

Astro Mechanica seeks a Mechanical Systems Engineer to own design and validation of high-speed power transmission systems for turboelectric propulsion. You will architect, analyze, build, and test critical transmission hardware in collaboration with propulsion, aircraft, and test teams.

The role requires deep understanding of gears, rotordynamics, and vibration分析, with hands-on testing experience and a detail-oriented approach in a fast-paced aerospace environment.