Spacecraft Structures Engineer — Hands-On, High-Impact

Industrious Ventures; El Segundo (CA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Job summary

General Galactic Technologies Corporation in Los Angeles, CA, seeks a Structures Engineer to design and analyze spacecraft structures and mechanisms across our Dreadnought and Seldon vehicle lines.

You will own structural system design, perform load path analyses, and develop simulations, CAD models, and test procedures. The role blends first-principles reasoning with hands-on hardware in a fast-paced startup environment.

Qualifications

• BS in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or a related technical field.
• 2+ years of experience designing, analyzing, building, or testing aerospace structures, spacecraft hardware, mechanisms, or related hardware.
• Strong fundamentals in statics, dynamics, materials science, and mechanical design.
• First-principles approach to problem solving even with incomplete or partial information.
• 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.
• Strong mechanical design skills, including CAD, drawings, tolerancing, material selection, manufacturability, assembly, and testability.
• Experience in a fast-paced startup environment or similar, with high agency, strong ownership, and willingness to work hands-on across disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Own structural system design, component selection, and integration for spacecraft vehicles, propulsion systems, ground test hardware, and associated 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

Statics

Dynamics

Materials science

Mechanical design

CAD

FEA

Python

MATLAB

Hand calculations

Flight hardware

Manufacturability

Education

BS in mechanical or aerospace engineering

Tools

CAD

FEA

Python

MATLAB

Job description

General Galactic Technologies Corporation in Los Angeles, CA, seeks a Structures Engineer to design and analyze spacecraft structures and mechanisms across our Dreadnought and Seldon vehicle lines.

You will own structural system design, perform load path analyses, and develop simulations, CAD models, and test procedures. The role blends first-principles reasoning with hands-on hardware in a fast-paced startup environment.