Senior Aero-Mechanical Engineer

Orb Aerospace; Lowell (MI); On-site; USD 130,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pilot license support

Continuing education support

Global demos annually

Job summary

Orb Aerospace is seeking a senior engineer to lead end-to-end aircraft design, from concept through flight test, within Node One’s fast-paced, multidisciplinary team. You will drive analyses, trade studies, and toolchains that enable rapid iteration on unconventional air platforms and propulsion/structure integration.

The role requires a passion for autonomous teams, strong leadership, and a long-term commitment to Orb’s mission.

Qualifications

• Wholistic aircraft design, aero, mechanical, and systems integration experience.
• Proven track record building unconventional air platforms.
• Expert in CFD/loads/aero simulations.
• Experience guiding design from concept to flight test.
• Strong initiative and ability to lead multidisciplinary teams.
• Long-term commitment to Orb's mission.

Responsibilities

• Aircraft design, configuration, analysis, and trade studies.
• Lead multidisciplinary systems engineering from RF to propulsion and structures.
• Set up design tools and processes (CFD, optimization).
• Integrate with all disciplines from conceptual design to flight test.
• Drive rapid execution in a fast-paced environment.

Skills

Wholistic aircraft design

Aero engineering

Mechanical engineering

Systems integration

CFD simulation

Multi-disciplinary optimization

Aircraft design trade studies

Propulsion and structures integration

Unconventional air platforms

Tools

Siemens NX

SolidWorks

CATIA

CFD tools

Job description

US Citizen or Permanent Resident

In-Person

Starts Immediately

5+ Years’ Experience Req. Successful Program Experience

Join us in retuning to a 1940’s design cadence, reducing the cycle time for aircraft design, build and fly – Integrating advanced design tools and experimenting with unconventional planforms. We are reindustrializing the Midwest as Michigan’s first airframe prime since the Second World War. We’releveraging our region’s industrial might and airspace to build aircraft that become decentralized infrastructure. Orb is a small mission-driven team where your initiative, creativity, and dedication will be used to reach every village on the planet with power, logistics, and communications.

Your Role at Orb: We’re establishing a low overhead, fast paced, experimental aircraft development environment that allows new design ideas, tools, and processes to be tested and go to market in an entirely new category of aircraft. We’re giving a passionate engineer with a history of designing, optimizing and shepherding aircraft cradle-to-grave an opportunity to test their ideas in the interests of building the best aircraft to have the highest impact on the greatest number of people. You should have a passion for efficient, multifunctional teams and the experience to lead others in the interested of rapid execution on exciting new air platforms.

If you’re ready to take ownership, embrace complexity, and thrive in a role where your work truly matters, we’d love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

• Aircraft Design, Configuration, Analysis, and Trade Studies
• Engineering First Principals Driven Multi-Disciplinary Systems Engineering from RF to Propulsion and Structures
• Spool up Aircraft Design Tools Like CFD,
• Incorporate Multi-Disciplinary Optimization and Establish Design Tools / Processes
• Incorporate With Every Discipline from Conceptual Design to Flight Test

Desired Skills and Qualifications

• Demonstrated Experience in Wholistic Aircraft Design, Aero, Mechanical, and Systems Integration.
• Demonstrated Success inBuilding Unconventional Air Platforms
• Long Term Commitment to Orbs Mission
• Expert in CAD E.G. Siemens NX, Solid Works, Catia or Similar
• Expert in Simulation of Loads and Aerodynamic Forces
• Experienced in Conceptual Design Tools and Multi-Disciplinary Optimization

$130,000 - $175,000 a year

• Additional Options and Incentives

About Orb Aerospace: Orb was started with the mission to bring aviation to the 80% of the world that’s never had it; turning autonomous aircraft into tools to decentralize infrastructure, connect continents, protect soldiers, provide for families, and run economies.“Less like the flying taxis, more like the flying cowboys,” Orb is at the intersection of manned and unmanned aviation, reindustrializing the Midwest, and building the- future we know is possible and want to live in.

About Node One: Node One is a small team of engineers and operators who have dedicated their lives to solving some of the world’s hardest problems through a new kind of aviation - Orb’s live-work-fly R&D HQ. Node One is all about reducing the cycle time to design, build, and fly aircraft from years to months and building the systems and platforms we’ll use to reach every village on the planet.

We stand on the shoulders of giants. Their great work allows us to accomplish ours. If you’ve been a rocket/airplane nerd and have a passion for designing, building, and flying airframes, autopilots, power systems, and embedded systems, or you love to push a new product through new manufacturing methods to a new market, come join the team at Node One and make history.

Orb Employees Are:

High Agency and Biased Towards Action

Have a History of Self-Starting, Pacing, and Finishing Projects

Thrive with Autonomy to Design New Solutions to Partially Defined Problems

Are Curious and Continue Learning

Have Integrity and a Desire to Serve Others

Standard Benefits Package:

Orb provides a monthly flat rate towards medical, dental, and vision

$500 flat rate for individuals; $850 flat rate for married/family

Medical, Vision, Dental, Short/Long Term Disability, and Group/Voluntary Life Insurance

Opt-In 401K Options (Pre-Tax or Roth) with a 3% Employer Match

Perks:

Support in Getting your Pilots License and Ratings

Support for Continuing Education

Annual Customer Demos all over the World