Spacecraft Structures Engineer - CAD & Flight Hardware

Stanford Climate Ventures; El Segundo, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Vision benefits

Dental benefits

PTO

401k

Stock options

Job summary

General Galactic Technologies Corporation in Los Angeles, California, seeks a Structures Engineer to design and analyze spacecraft structures and mechanisms across our product suite, including Seldon and Dreadnought vehicles and Genesis propulsion systems. You will own major vehicle structures, interfaces, and ground systems, balancing first-principles analysis with hands-on hardware.

This hands-on role requires a BS in mechanical or aerospace engineering, 2+ years designing or testing aerospace

Qualifications

• BS in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or related field
• Strong fundamentals in statics, dynamics, materials science, and mechanical design
• 2+ years designing, analyzing, building, or testing aerospace structures or related hardware
• Hands-on experience designing flight or test hardware such as panels, mounts, interfaces, deployment systems, or structural assemblies
• Ability to perform practical engineering analysis spanning hand calculations, spreadsheets, Python, MATLAB, CAD, and FEA

Responsibilities

• Own structural system design, component selection, and integration for spacecraft vehicles, propulsion systems, ground test hardware, and related hardware
• Own structural analyses including load paths, modal analyses, coupled loads, shock, safety margins, and interfaces
• Design and integrate mechatronic systems that support key vehicle functions
• Develop and maintain simulations, calculations, and models to guide design decisions
• Create CAD models, drawings, interface definitions, assembly procedures, test procedures, and engineering documentation
• Plan, execute, and troubleshoot testing of structural systems.

Skills

Mechanical design

CAD

Hands-on

Problem solving

Python

Education

BS in mechanical or aerospace engineering

Tools

FEA

MATLAB

Spreadsheets

Job description

General Galactic Technologies Corporation in Los Angeles, California, seeks a Structures Engineer to design and analyze spacecraft structures and mechanisms across our product suite, including Seldon and Dreadnought vehicles and Genesis propulsion systems. You will own major vehicle structures, interfaces, and ground systems, balancing first-principles analysis with hands-on hardware.

This hands-on role requires a BS in mechanical or aerospace engineering, 2+ years designing or testing aerospace