Astro Mechanica is a vertically integrated aerospace company building a faster, more connected future. Our mission is to democratize high-speed flight by making supersonic travel flexible, accessible, and sustainable. We believe that rapid, on-demand, point-to-point global mobility will become the new standard for moving people and goods across the planet. To achieve this, we are integrating our advanced airframe and engine technologies—which include Duality™, our proprietary dual-use propulsion system—with a new flight operations model to make supersonic transport as efficient and economical as commercial air travel is today. In the near term, we are developing adaptable, high-speed systems to close aircraft performance gaps for the United States government.
We’re a team of passionate engineers dedicated to advancing aerospace. We’re generalists with specialist depth, united by a flat structure and a shared obsession with building things that work well. We move fast, stay pragmatic, and let engineering excellence speak louder than hierarchy.
Astro Mechanica is seeking a Senior Flight Software Engineer to join our growing team. The ideal candidate is excited to develop software that is used to control and fly our products. You will have the opportunity to help architect the full software stack including application, operating system, networking, and firmware. You will work closely with your peers to define and implement the requirements and overall software scope. Your work at Astro Mechanica will be fast-paced in a dynamic startup environment and will have a direct impact on our mission.
Develop highly reliable autonomous software systems and the simulations/ infrastructure required to validate them
Own all aspects of software development including design, test, and operations
Work closely with other engineering disciplines to design and develop the overall aircraft systems
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Math, or a Science discipline and 4+ years of software development experience; or 6+ years of professional software development experience
Experience in C++, Rust, or other systems programming language
Experience building or working with real-time systems or distributed computing systems
Experience working on embedded systems or the Linux kernel
Proven skills in debugging, performance optimization, and unit testing
Basic knowledge in controls, fluid systems, motors, or other physical mechanics
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
401(k) program and transparent stock option plan
Self-managed and flexible time-off policy, including PTO, paid holidays, and sick time
Flexible work environment
Company-funded perks, including weekly team lunches and Astro Mechanica swag
At Astro Mechanica, we highly value in-office work to foster collaboration and strengthen our company culture. We consider working in the office five days a week an essential part of the employee's role.
Astro Mechanica is an equal opportunity employer. We proudly recruit and hire a diverse workforce and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
","descriptionPlain":"ABOUT US:\n\nAstro Mechanica is a vertically integrated aerospace company building a faster, more connected future. Our mission is to democratize high-speed flight by making supersonic travel flexible, accessible, and sustainable. We believe that rapid, on-demand, point-to-point global mobility will become the new standard for moving people and goods across the planet. To achieve this, we are integrating our advanced airframe and engine technologies—which include Duality™, our proprietary dual-use propulsion system—with a new flight operations model to make supersonic transport as efficient and economical as commercial air travel is today. In the near term, we are developing adaptable, high-speed systems to close aircraft performance gaps for the United States government.\n\n\nWHO WE ARE:\n\nWe’re a team of passionate engineers dedicated to advancing aerospace. We’re generalists with specialist depth, united by a flat structure and a shared obsession with building things that work well. We move fast, stay pragmatic, and let engineering excellence speak louder than hierarchy.\n\n\nWHO YOU ARE:\n\nAstro Mechanica is seeking a Senior Flight Software Engineer to join our growing team. The ideal candidate is excited to develop software that is used to control and fly our products. You will have the opportunity to help architect the full software stack including application, operating system, networking, and firmware. You will work closely with your peers to define and implement the requirements and overall software scope. Your work at Astro Mechanica will be fast-paced in a dynamic startup environment and will have a direct impact on our mission.\n\n\nWHAT YOU’LL DO:\n\n - Develop highly reliable autonomous software systems and the simulations/ infrastructure required to validate them\n\n - Own all aspects of software development including design, test, and operations\n\n - Work closely with other engineering disciplines to design and develop the overall aircraft systems\n\n\nWHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:\n\n - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Math, or a Science discipline and 4+ years of software development experience; or 6+ years of professional software development experience\n\n - Experience in C++, Rust, or other systems programming language\n\n - Experience building or working with real-time systems or distributed computing systems\n\n - Experience working on embedded systems or the Linux kernel\n\n - Proven skills in debugging, performance optimization, and unit testing\n\n - Basic knowledge in controls, fluid systems, motors, or other physical mechanics\n\n\nPERKS AND BENEFITS:\n\n - Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)\n\n - 401(k) program and transparent stock option plan\n\n - Self-managed and flexible time-off policy, including PTO, paid holidays, and sick time\n\n - Flexible work environment\n\n - Company-funded perks, including weekly team lunches and Astro Mechanica swag\n\n\nADDITIONAL INFORMATION:\n\nAt Astro Mechanica, we highly value in-office work to foster collaboration and strengthen our company culture. We consider working in the office five days a week an essential part of the employee's role.\n\nAstro Mechanica is an equal opportunity employer. We proudly recruit and hire a diverse workforce and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees."},{"id":"77712a87-09e4-41f8-a3f3-e84bbb4f637f","title":"Senior Propulsion Design Engineer","department":"Propulsion","team":"Propulsion","employmentType":"FullTime","location":"San Francisco","secondaryLocations":[],"publishedAt":"2026-04-08T20:58:58.626+00:00","isListed":true,"isRemote":null,"workplaceType":null,"address":{"postalAddress":{"addressRegion":"California","addressCountry":"United States","addressLocality":"San Francisco"}},"jobUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Astro-Mechanica/77712a87-09e4-41f8-a3f3-e84bbb4f637f","applyUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Astro-Mechanica/77712a87-09e4-41f8-a3f3-e84bbb4f637f/application","descriptionHtml":"Astro Mechanica is a vertically integrated aerospace company building a faster, more connected future. Our mission is to democratize high-speed flight by making supersonic travel flexible, accessible, and sustainable. We believe that rapid, on-demand, point-to-point global mobility will become the new standard for moving people and goods across the planet. To achieve this, we are integrating our advanced airframe and engine technologies—which include Duality™, our proprietary dual-use propulsion system—with a new flight operations model to make supersonic transport as efficient and economical as commercial air travel is today. In the near term, we are developing adaptable, high-speed systems to close aircraft performance gaps for the United States government.
We're a team of hardcore engineers who live and breathe aerospace. We’re generalists who each have subject matter expertise and operate in a flat organizational structure. We move fast and build world-changing technology in a pragmatic and competent workplace culture.
Astro Mechanica is seeking an experienced Senior Propulsion Engineer to join our growing team. The ideal candidate is someone who can take full ownership of hardware design from concept to production, and has a deep understanding of their impact on surrounding systems. Technical challenges are resolved from first principles. Your work at Astro Mechanica will have a direct impact on the configuration and performance of the Duality™ engine.
In this role, your mission will be to shepherd our innovative jet engine and subsystems hardware from early prototype through flight qualification, vehicle integration, and aircraft flight. You embody the test-like-you-fly philosophy.
Ideate on design trade studies while considering system-level impacts
Complete detailed design and support with structural, thermal, fluid analyses
Present design reviews and solicit feedback from stakeholders
Assemble prototypes firsthand, design complementary tooling, establish work instructions
Conduct hardware test and analyze data to verify requirements and performance metrics
Diagnose hardware problems efficiently and determine corrective actions
7+ years hands-on experience with fluidic and mechanical systems, propulsion systems
Proficient in solid, surface, and sheet metal CAD modeling (Siemens NX)
Strong knowledge of manufacturing processes, precision measurement and GD&T
Understanding of propulsion systems, heat transfer, thermodynamics, and turbomachinery
Experience with data acquisition, instrumentation, and power electronics
Takes initiative for continuous improvement (not just completing assigned tasks)
Flexibility to work in fast-paced environment
Attentive to detail and maintain a high level of quality in all work
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
401(k) program and transparent stock option plan
Self-managed and flexible time-off policy, including PTO, paid holidays, and sick time
Flexible work environment
Company-funded perks, including weekly team lunches and Astro Mechanica swag
At Astro Mechanica, we highly value in-office work to foster collaboration and strengthen our company culture. We consider working in the office five days a week an essential part of the employee's role.
Astro Mechanica is an equal opportunity employer. We proudly recruit and hire a diverse workforce and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
","descriptionPlain":"ABOUT US:\n\nAstro Mechanica is a vertically integrated aerospace company building a faster, more connected future. Our mission is to democratize high-speed flight by making supersonic travel flexible, accessible, and sustainable. We believe that rapid, on-demand, point-to-point global mobility will become the new standard for moving people and goods across the planet. To achieve this, we are integrating our advanced airframe and engine technologies—which include Duality™, our proprietary dual-use propulsion system—with a new flight operations model to make supersonic transport as efficient and economical as commercial air travel is today. In the near term, we are developing adaptable, high-speed systems to close aircraft performance gaps for the United States government.\n\n\nWHO WE ARE:\n\nWe're a team of hardcore engineers who live and breathe aerospace. We’re generalists who each have subject matter expertise and operate in a flat organizational structure. We move fast and build world-changing technology in a pragmatic and competent workplace culture.\n\n\nWHO YOU ARE:\n\nAstro Mechanica is seeking an experienced Senior Propulsion Engineer to join our growing team. The ideal candidate is someone who can take full ownership of hardware design from concept to production, and has a deep understanding of their impact on surrounding systems. Technical challenges are resolved from first principles. Your work at Astro Mechanica will have a direct impact on the configuration and performance of the Duality™ engine.\n\nIn this role, your mission will be to shepherd our innovative jet engine and subsystems hardware from early prototype through flight qualification, vehicle integration, and aircraft flight. You embody the test-like-you-fly philosophy.\n\n\nWHAT YOU’LL DO:\n\n - Ideate on design trade studies while considering system-level impacts\n\n - Complete detailed design and support with structural, thermal, fluid analyses\n\n - Present design reviews and solicit feedback from stakeholders\n\n - Assemble prototypes firsthand, design complementary tooling, establish work instructions\n\n - Conduct hardware test and analyze data to verify requirements and performance metrics\n\n - Diagnose hardware problems efficiently and determine corrective actions\n\n\nWHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:\n\n - 7+ years hands-on experience with fluidic and mechanical systems, propulsion systems\n\n - Proficient in solid, surface, and sheet metal CAD modeling (Siemens NX)\n\n - Strong knowledge of manufacturing processes, precision measurement and GD&T\n\n - Understanding of propulsion systems, heat transfer, thermodynamics, and turbomachinery\n\n - Experience with data acquisition, instrumentation, and power electronics\n\n - Takes initiative for continuous improvement (not just completing assigned tasks)\n\n - Flexibility to work in fast-paced environment\n\n - Attentive to detail and maintain a high level of quality in all work\n\n\nPERKS AND BENEFITS:\n\n - Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)\n\n - 401(k) program and transparent stock option plan\n\n - Self-managed and flexible time-off policy, including PTO, paid holidays, and sick time\n\n - Flexible work environment\n\n - Company-funded perks, including weekly team lunches and Astro Mechanica swag\n\n\nADDITIONAL INFORMATION:\n\nAt Astro Mechanica, we highly value in-office work to foster collaboration and strengthen our company culture. We consider working in the office five days a week an essential part of the employee's role.\n\nAstro Mechanica is an equal opportunity employer. We proudly recruit and hire a diverse workforce and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees."},{"id":"be15b9d2-2fc7-4b23-80b0-9fc8dfe6f68d","title":"Open Resume Submission","department":"All Departments","team":"All Departments","employmentType":"FullTime","location":"San Francisco","secondaryLocations":[],"publishedAt":"2024-10-30T00:07:09.858+00:00","isListed":true,"isRemote":null,"workplaceType":null,"address":{"postalAddress":{"addressRegion":"California","addressCountry":"United States","addressLocality":"San Francisco"}},"jobUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Astro-Mechanica/be15b9d2-2fc7-4b23-80b0-9fc8dfe6f68d","applyUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Astro-Mechanica/be15b9d2-2fc7-4b23-80b0-9fc8dfe6f68d/application","descriptionHtml":"If you don't see a specific role that fits your background or experience, but want to get in touch, please submit your resume and brief description here.
","descriptionPlain":"If you don't see a specific role that fits your background or experience, but want to get in touch, please submit your resume and brief description here."},{"id":"3d2a6d29-0a78-4895-ba53-b48765849098","title":"Airframe Manufacturing Lead","department":"Manufacturing","team":"Manufacturing","employmentType":"FullTime","location":"San Francisco","secondaryLocations":[],"publishedAt":"2026-02-05T22:00:33.897+00:00","isListed":true,"isRemote":false,"workplaceType":"OnSite","address":{"postalAddress":{"addressRegion":"California","addressCountry":"United States","addressLocality":"San Francisco"}},"jobUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Astro-Mechanica/3d2a6d29-0a78-4895-ba53-b48765849098","applyUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Astro-Mechanica/3d2a6d29-0a78-4895-ba53-b48765849098/application","descriptionHtml":"ABOUT US:
Astro Mechanica is a vertically integrated aerospace company building a faster, more connected future. Our mission is to democratize high-speed flight by making supersonic travel flexible, accessible, and sustainable. We believe that rapid, on-demand, point-to-point global mobility will become the new standard for moving people and goods across the planet. To achieve this, we are integrating our advanced airframe and engine technologies—which include Duality™, our proprietary dual-use propulsion system—with a new flight operations model to make supersonic transport as efficient and economical as commercial air travel is today. In the near term, we are developing adaptable, high-speed systems to close aircraft performance gaps for the United States government.
WHO WE ARE:
We’re a team of passionate engineers dedicated to advancing aerospace. We’re generalists with specialist depth, united by a flat structure and a shared obsession with building things that work well. We move fast, stay pragmatic, and let engineering excellence speak louder than hierarchy.
WHO YOU ARE:
A hands-on airframe manufacturing leader with deep expertise in composite structures and bonded assemblies
Comfortable building a manufacturing function from the ground up—facilities, processes, tooling, and teams
A tactical leader who thrives on the shop floor, leading by example and mentoring technicians through complex builds
WHAT YOU’LL DO:
You will own Astro Mechanica’s supersonic plane build. Working with our Director of Manufacturing, you’ll lead a team turning designs into real hardware, making sure parts get built, assemblies come together, and problems get solved efficiently as the airplane takes shape.
Work with senior engineering leadership to stand up Astro Mechanica’s airframe manufacturing function from scratch, including facilities, workflows, tooling concepts, and technician teams
Own day-to-day operations of in-house airframe manufacturing, with a focus on composite structures and assemblies
Work directly with the airframe engineering and design teams to translate designs, analyses, and requirements into executable manufacturing plans
Partner closely with senior engineering leadership to align manufacturing strategy with program goals, schedules, and technical risk reduction
Lead, schedule, and develop composite technicians and fabricators while maintaining a strong hands-on presence on the shop floor
Supervise and coordinate layup, bonding, curing, trimming, assembly, and rework activities to meet aggressive development milestones
Establish and continuously improve work instructions, build sequences, tooling approaches, and process documentation
Ensure safe and effective operation of composite manufacturing equipment including autoclaves, ovens, freezers, layup tools, trimming equipment, and inspection tools
Drive a culture of quality, accountability, and pride in workmanship across the airframe manufacturing team
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:
10+ years of experience in high-mix, low-volume composite manufacturing, prototyping, or airframe fabrication, preferably in aerospace or defense
Strong hands-on knowledge of composite materials and processes (prepreg layup, wet layup, bonding, curing, trimming, and repair)
Strong hands-on knowledge of metallic materials and processing
Practical experience working with metallic airframe components and composite-to-metal interfaces
Experience building or scaling manufacturing operations, labs, or shops in a development or flight hardware environment
Proven ability to lead and mentor technicians while staying deeply engaged in the technical details
Ability to work directly from engineering drawings, ply books, CAD models, and evolving build definitions
Familiarity with aerospace quality standards, inspection practices, and documentation for flight and test hardware
Practical, execution-focused leadership style with comfort navigating ambiguity and rapid change
Ambition to build real flight hardware in a fast-moving, high-accountability environment
PERKS & BENEFITS:
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
401(k) program and transparent stock option plan
Self-managed and flexible time-off policy, including PTO, paid holidays, and sick time
Flexible work environment
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
At Astro Mechanica, we highly value in-office work to foster collaboration and strengthen our company culture. We consider working in the office five days a week an essential part of the employee's role.
Astro Mechanica is an equal opportunity employer. We proudly recruit and hire a diverse workforce and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
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We’re generalists with specialist depth, united by a flat structure and a shared obsession with building things that work well. We move fast, stay pragmatic, and let engineering excellence speak louder than hierarchy.\n\nWHO YOU ARE:\n\n - A hands-on airframe manufacturing leader with deep expertise in composite structures and bonded assemblies\n\n - Comfortable building a manufacturing function from the ground up—facilities, processes, tooling, and teams\n\n - A tactical leader who thrives on the shop floor, leading by example and mentoring technicians through complex builds\n\nWHAT YOU’LL DO:\n\nYou will own Astro Mechanica’s supersonic plane build. Working with our Director of Manufacturing, you’ll lead a team turning designs into real hardware, making sure parts get built, assemblies come together, and problems get solved efficiently as the airplane takes shape.\n\n - Work with senior engineering leadership to stand up Astro Mechanica’s airframe manufacturing function from scratch, including facilities, workflows, tooling concepts, and technician teams\n\n - Own day-to-day operations of in-house airframe manufacturing, with a focus on composite structures and assemblies\n\n - Work directly with the airframe engineering and design teams to translate designs, analyses, and requirements into executable manufacturing plans\n\n - Partner closely with senior engineering leadership to align manufacturing strategy with program goals, schedules, and technical risk reduction\n\n - Lead, schedule, and develop composite technicians and fabricators while maintaining a strong hands-on presence on the shop floor\n\n - Supervise and coordinate layup, bonding, curing, trimming, assembly, and rework activities to meet aggressive development milestones\n\n - Establish and continuously improve work instructions, build sequences, tooling approaches, and process documentation\n\n - Ensure safe and effective operation of composite manufacturing equipment including autoclaves, ovens, freezers, layup tools, trimming equipment, and inspection tools\n\n - Drive a culture of quality, accountability, and pride in workmanship across the airframe manufacturing team\n\nWHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:\n\n - 10+ years of experience in high-mix, low-volume composite manufacturing, prototyping, or airframe fabrication, preferably in aerospace or defense\n\n - Strong hands-on knowledge of composite materials and processes (prepreg layup, wet layup, bonding, curing, trimming, and repair)\n\n - Strong hands-on knowledge of metallic materials and processing\n\n - Practical experience working with metallic airframe components and composite-to-metal interfaces\n\n - Experience building or scaling manufacturing operations, labs, or shops in a development or flight hardware environment\n\n - Proven ability to lead and mentor technicians while staying deeply engaged in the technical details\n\n - Ability to work directly from engineering drawings, ply books, CAD models, and evolving build definitions\n\n - Familiarity with aerospace quality standards, inspection practices, and documentation for flight and test hardware\n\n - Practical, execution-focused leadership style with comfort navigating ambiguity and rapid change\n\n - Ambition to build real flight hardware in a fast-moving, high-accountability environment\n\nPERKS & BENEFITS:\n\n - Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)\n\n - 401(k) program and transparent stock option plan\n\n - Self-managed and flexible time-off policy, including PTO, paid holidays, and sick time\n\n - Flexible work environment\n\nADDITIONAL INFORMATION:\n\nAt Astro Mechanica, we highly value in-office work to foster collaboration and strengthen our company culture. 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Astro Mechanica is a vertically integrated aerospace company building a faster, more connected future. Our mission is to democratize high-speed flight by making supersonic travel flexible, accessible, and sustainable. We believe that rapid, on-demand, point-to-point global mobility will become the new standard for moving people and goods across the planet. To achieve this, we are integrating our advanced airframe and engine technologies—which include Duality™, our proprietary dual-use propulsion system—with a new flight operations model to make supersonic transport as efficient and economical as commercial air travel is today. In the near term, we are developing adaptable, high-speed systems to close aircraft performance gaps for the United States government.
WHO WE ARE:
We’re a team of passionate engineers dedicated to advancing aerospace. We’re generalists with specialist depth, united by a flat structure and a shared obsession with building things that work well. We move fast, stay pragmatic, and let engineering excellence speak louder than hierarchy.
Astro Mechanica is looking for a Propulsion Cycle Analysis Engineer to join our growing team. The ideal candidate is someone who has a deep-seated understanding of complex system dynamics, and can take full ownership of modeling the thermodynamic cycle of a novel engine architecture. Your work at Astro Mechanica will have a direct impact on the configuration and performance of the turboelectric adaptive jet engine.
In this role, your mission will be to simulate our innovative jet engine operational envelope, predicted behavior, and incorporate anchoring to real-world data. You will collaborate between propulsion, aircraft, and test teams to participate in conceptual trade studies and produce the highest fidelity predictions of engine performance. You are attentive to detail and enjoy solving nuanced, interconnected problems.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
Utilize propulsion 1D thermodynamic cycle models (NPSS, PyCycle, GasTurb, Amesim) to predict engine performance from analytical maps and operating conditions
Improve and maintain the accuracy of simulation models through anchoring to historical and internally generated test data
Develop tool automation to improve functionality and user interface
Collaborate with engineering departments on engine parameter sensitivity analysis and implications to aircraft performance
Leverage first principles to extrapolate system-level performance models into next-gen hardware design cycles
Analyze test data for characterization hardware behavior and performance
Define instrumentation placement with understanding of measurement limitations
Diagnose hardware/software problems efficiently and perform corrective actions
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:
5+ years hands-on experience with fluidic and propulsion systems, test operations
Foundational knowledge of fluid dynamics, thermodynamics and compressible flow
Understanding of fluid systems and instrumentation hardware (pressure, temperature, load cells, relays, solenoids, regulators, pneumatics)
Familiarity with test instrumentation, data reduction, and anchoring analysis with experimental results
Experience with data acquisition and control systems, PLC hardware, communication protocol, data structures, and software interfaces
Takes initiative for continuous improvement (not just completing assigned tasks)
Flexibility to work in fast-paced and high-growth environment
Attentive to detail and maintain a high level of quality in all work
PERKS & BENEFITS
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
401(k) program and transparent stock option plan
Self-managed and flexible time-off policy, including PTO, paid holidays, and sick time
Flexible work environment
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Astro Mechanica is an equal opportunity employer. We proudly recruit and hire a diverse workforce and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
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We’re a team of passionate engineers dedicated to advancing aerospace. We’re generalists with specialist depth, united by a flat structure and a shared obsession with building things that work well. We move fast, stay pragmatic, and let engineering excellence speak louder than hierarchy.
Astro Mechanica is seeking a Senior Test Engineer to join our growing team. The ideal candidate is someone who is capable of designing, fabricating, operating, and improving on complex mechanical, electrical, and fluid systems for conducting rigorous testing of our innovative jet engine and subsystems. Your work at Astro Mechanica will keep test operations running smoothly, while constantly expanding and improving test capabilities.
In this role, your mission will be to create and operate test infrastructure for hardware research and development. You will have firsthand responsibility that every new design is rigorously tested to ensure quality and performance metrics are met prior to aircraft integration before leaving the ground. You embody the test-like-you-fly philosophy.
Architect test stand design and documentation (engineering drawings, P&ID, electrical schematics, test procedures) for testing components to integrated systems
Maintain test facility operations and maintenance, troubleshoot problems, site cleanliness
Implement robust data and video recording infrastructure
Analyze data for equipment activation, calibration, and operation
Diagnose stand problems efficiently and perform corrective actions
Continually improve facility capabilities to increase test throughput and reliability
Harness assembly (crimping/soldering terminals, cable lacing, troubleshooting)
Operate manual machine shop equipment (drills, cutting tools, mills, lathes)
5+ years hands-on experience with fluidic and mechanical systems, test operations
Experience with hazardous environments (flammables, high voltage, pressurized systems) and safety mitigations
Knowledge of fluid systems hardware and instrumentation (pressure, temperature, load cells, relays, solenoids, pneumatics)
Familiarity with data acquisition and control systems, PLC hardware, computer networking, and software interfaces
Proficiency with PLC and data processing software (Python, MATLAB, LabVIEW)
Takes initiative for continuous improvement (not just completing assigned tasks)
Flexibility to work in fast-paced environment
Attentive to detail and maintain a high level of quality in all work
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
401(k) program and transparent stock option plan
Self-managed and flexible time-off policy, including PTO, paid holidays, and sick time
Flexible work environment
Company-funded perks, including weekly team lunches and Astro Mechanica swag
At Astro Mechanica, we highly value in-office work to foster collaboration and strengthen our company culture. We consider working in the office five days a week an essential part of the employee's role.
Astro Mechanica is an equal opportunity employer. We proudly recruit and hire a diverse workforce and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
","descriptionPlain":"ABOUT US:\n\nAstro Mechanica is a vertically integrated aerospace company building a faster, more connected future. Our mission is to democratize high-speed flight by making supersonic travel flexible, accessible, and sustainable. We believe that rapid, on-demand, point-to-point global mobility will become the new standard for moving people and goods across the planet. To achieve this, we are integrating our advanced airframe and engine technologies—which include Duality™, our proprietary dual-use propulsion system—with a new flight operations model to make supersonic transport as efficient and economical as commercial air travel is today. In the near term, we are developing adaptable, high-speed systems to close aircraft performance gaps for the United States government.\n\n\nWHO WE ARE:\n\nWe’re a team of passionate engineers dedicated to advancing aerospace. We’re generalists with specialist depth, united by a flat structure and a shared obsession with building things that work well. We move fast, stay pragmatic, and let engineering excellence speak louder than hierarchy.\n\n\nWHO YOU ARE:\n\nAstro Mechanica is seeking a Senior Test Engineer to join our growing team. The ideal candidate is someone who is capable of designing, fabricating, operating, and improving on complex mechanical, electrical, and fluid systems for conducting rigorous testing of our innovative jet engine and subsystems. Your work at Astro Mechanica will keep test operations running smoothly, while constantly expanding and improving test capabilities.\n\nIn this role, your mission will be to create and operate test infrastructure for hardware research and development. You will have firsthand responsibility that every new design is rigorously tested to ensure quality and performance metrics are met prior to aircraft integration before leaving the ground. You embody the test-like-you-fly philosophy.\n\n\nWHAT YOU’LL DO:\n\n - Architect test stand design and documentation (engineering drawings, P&ID, electrical schematics, test procedures) for testing components to integrated systems\n\n - Maintain test facility operations and maintenance, troubleshoot problems, site cleanliness\n\n - Implement robust data and video recording infrastructure\n\n - Analyze data for equipment activation, calibration, and operation\n\n - Diagnose stand problems efficiently and perform corrective actions\n\n - Continually improve facility capabilities to increase test throughput and reliability\n\n - Harness assembly (crimping/soldering terminals, cable lacing, troubleshooting)\n\n - Operate manual machine shop equipment (drills, cutting tools, mills, lathes)\n\n\nWHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:\n\n - 5+ years hands-on experience with fluidic and mechanical systems, test operations\n\n - Experience with hazardous environments (flammables, high voltage, pressurized systems) and safety mitigations\n\n - Knowledge of fluid systems hardware and instrumentation (pressure, temperature, load cells, relays, solenoids, pneumatics)\n\n - Familiarity with data acquisition and control systems, PLC hardware, computer networking, and software interfaces\n\n - Proficiency with PLC and data processing software (Python, MATLAB, LabVIEW)\n\n - Takes initiative for continuous improvement (not just completing assigned tasks)\n\n - Flexibility to work in fast-paced environment\n\n - Attentive to detail and maintain a high level of quality in all work\n\n\nPERKS & BENEFITS:\n\n - Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)\n\n - 401(k) program and transparent stock option plan\n\n - Self-managed and flexible time-off policy, including PTO, paid holidays, and sick time\n\n - Flexible work environment\n\n - Company-funded perks, including weekly team lunches and Astro Mechanica swag\n\n\nADDITIONAL INFORMATION:\n\nAt Astro Mechanica, we highly value in-office work to foster collaboration and strengthen our company culture. We consider working in the office five days a week an essential part of the employee's role.\n\nAstro Mechanica is an equal opportunity employer. We proudly recruit and hire a diverse workforce and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees."},{"id":"0cbfd597-c014-47fa-b25e-e43ce0c4c254","title":"Propulsion Design Engineer","department":"Propulsion","team":"Propulsion","employmentType":"FullTime","location":"San Francisco","secondaryLocations":[],"publishedAt":"2026-04-08T20:58:25.858+00:00","isListed":true,"isRemote":null,"workplaceType":null,"address":{"postalAddress":{"addressRegion":"California","addressCountry":"United States","addressLocality":"San Francisco"}},"jobUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Astro-Mechanica/0cbfd597-c014-47fa-b25e-e43ce0c4c254","applyUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Astro-Mechanica/0cbfd597-c014-47fa-b25e-e43ce0c4c254/application","descriptionHtml":"ABOUT US:
Astro Mechanica is a vertically integrated aerospace company building a faster, more connected future. Our mission is to democratize high-speed flight by making supersonic travel flexible, accessible, and sustainable. We believe that rapid, on-demand, point-to-point global mobility will become the new standard for moving people and goods across the planet. To achieve this, we are integrating our advanced airframe and engine technologies—which include Duality™, our proprietary dual-use propulsion system—with a new flight operations model to make supersonic transport as efficient and economical as commercial air travel is today. In the near term, we are developing adaptable, high-speed systems to close aircraft performance gaps for the United States government.
WHO WE ARE:
We’re a team of passionate engineers dedicated to advancing aerospace. We’re generalists with specialist depth, united by a flat structure and a shared obsession with building things that work well. We move fast, stay pragmatic, and let engineering excellence speak louder than hierarchy.
WHO YOU ARE:
Astro Mechanica is seeking a Propulsion Engineer to join our growing team. The ideal candidate is someone who can take full ownership of hardware design from concept to production, and has a deep understanding of their impact on surrounding systems. Technical challenges are resolved from first principles. Your work at Astro Mechanica will have a direct impact on the configuration and performance of the Duality™ engine.
In this role, your mission will be to design, analyze, and validate critical propulsion systems from early prototype through flight qualification, vehicle integration, and aircraft flight. You embody the test-like-you-fly philosophy.
WHAT YOU’LL DO:
Ideate on design trade studies while considering system-level impacts
Complete detailed design and support with structural, thermal, fluid analyses
Present design reviews and solicit feedback from stakeholders
Assemble prototypes firsthand, design complementary tooling, establish work instructions
Conduct hardware test and analyze data to verify requirements and performance metrics
Diagnose hardware problems efficiently and determine corrective actions
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:
2+ years hands-on experience with fluidic and mechanical systems, propulsion systems
Proficient in solid, surface, and sheet metal CAD modeling (Siemens NX)
Strong knowledge of manufacturing processes, precision measurement and GD&T
Understanding of propulsion systems, heat transfer, thermodynamics, and turbomachinery
Experience with data acquisition, instrumentation, and power electronics
Takes initiative for continuous improvement (not just completing assigned tasks)
Flexibility to work in fast-paced environment
Attentive to detail and maintain a high level of quality in all work
PERKS AND BENEFITS:
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
401(k) program and transparent stock option plan
Self-managed and flexible time-off policy, including PTO, paid holidays, and sick time
Flexible work environment
Company-funded perks, including weekly team lunches and Astro Mechanica swag
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
At Astro Mechanica, we highly value in-office work to foster collaboration and strengthen our company culture. We consider working in the office five days a week an essential part of the employee's role.
Astro Mechanica is an equal opportunity employer. We proudly recruit and hire a diverse workforce and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
","descriptionPlain":"ABOUT US:\n\nAstro Mechanica is a vertically integrated aerospace company building a faster, more connected future. Our mission is to democratize high-speed flight by making supersonic travel flexible, accessible, and sustainable. We believe that rapid, on-demand, point-to-point global mobility will become the new standard for moving people and goods across the planet. To achieve this, we are integrating our advanced airframe and engine technologies—which include Duality™, our proprietary dual-use propulsion system—with a new flight operations model to make supersonic transport as efficient and economical as commercial air travel is today. In the near term, we are developing adaptable, high-speed systems to close aircraft performance gaps for the United States government.\n\nWHO WE ARE:\n\nWe’re a team of passionate engineers dedicated to advancing aerospace. We’re generalists with specialist depth, united by a flat structure and a shared obsession with building things that work well. We move fast, stay pragmatic, and let engineering excellence speak louder than hierarchy.\n\nWHO YOU ARE:\n\nAstro Mechanica is seeking a Propulsion Engineer to join our growing team. The ideal candidate is someone who can take full ownership of hardware design from concept to production, and has a deep understanding of their impact on surrounding systems. Technical challenges are resolved from first principles. Your work at Astro Mechanica will have a direct impact on the configuration and performance of the Duality™ engine.\n\nIn this role, your mission will be to design, analyze, and validate critical propulsion systems from early prototype through flight qualification, vehicle integration, and aircraft flight. You embody the test-like-you-fly philosophy.\n\nWHAT YOU’LL DO:\n\n - Ideate on design trade studies while considering system-level impacts\n\n - Complete detailed design and support with structural, thermal, fluid analyses\n\n - Present design reviews and solicit feedback from stakeholders\n\n - Assemble prototypes firsthand, design complementary tooling, establish work instructions\n\n - Conduct hardware test and analyze data to verify requirements and performance metrics\n\n - Diagnose hardware problems efficiently and determine corrective actions\n\nWHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:\n\n - 2+ years hands-on experience with fluidic and mechanical systems, propulsion systems\n\n - Proficient in solid, surface, and sheet metal CAD modeling (Siemens NX)\n\n - Strong knowledge of manufacturing processes, precision measurement and GD&T\n\n - Understanding of propulsion systems, heat transfer, thermodynamics, and turbomachinery\n\n - Experience with data acquisition, instrumentation, and power electronics\n\n - Takes initiative for continuous improvement (not just completing assigned tasks)\n\n - Flexibility to work in fast-paced environment\n\n - Attentive to detail and maintain a high level of quality in all work\n\nPERKS AND BENEFITS:\n\n - Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)\n\n - 401(k) program and transparent stock option plan\n\n - Self-managed and flexible time-off policy, including PTO, paid holidays, and sick time\n\n - Flexible work environment\n\n - Company-funded perks, including weekly team lunches and Astro Mechanica swag\n\nADDITIONAL INFORMATION:\n\nAt Astro Mechanica, we highly value in-office work to foster collaboration and strengthen our company culture. We consider working in the office five days a week an essential part of the employee's role.\n\nAstro Mechanica is an equal opportunity employer. We proudly recruit and hire a diverse workforce and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees."},{"id":"3f0cce1d-2a99-4468-a4dc-6cf3eba50c87","title":"Structures Design Engineer II","department":"Airframe","team":"Airframe","employmentType":"FullTime","location":"San Francisco","secondaryLocations":[],"publishedAt":"2026-05-01T05:18:15.461+00:00","isListed":true,"isRemote":null,"workplaceType":null,"address":{"postalAddress":{"addressRegion":"California","addressCountry":"United States","addressLocality":"San Francisco"}},"jobUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Astro-Mechanica/3f0cce1d-2a99-4468-a4dc-6cf3eba50c87","applyUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Astro-Mechanica/3f0cce1d-2a99-4468-a4dc-6cf3eba50c87/application","descriptionHtml":"ABOUT US:
Astro Mechanica is a vertically integrated aerospace company building a faster, more connected future. Our mission is to democratize high-speed flight by making supersonic travel flexible, accessible, and sustainable. We believe that rapid, on-demand, point-to-point global mobility will become the new standard for moving people and goods across the planet. To achieve this, we are integrating our advanced airframe and engine technologies—which include Duality™, our proprietary dual-use propulsion system—with a new flight operations model to make supersonic transport as efficient and economical as commercial air travel is today. In the near term, we are developing adaptable, high-speed systems to close aircraft performance gaps for the United States government.
We’re a team of passionate engineers dedicated to advancing aerospace. We’re generalists with specialist depth, united by a flat structure and a shared obsession with building things that work well. We move fast, stay pragmatic, and let engineering excellence speak louder than hierarchy.
Astro Mechanica is seeking a Structures Engineer to join our growing team. The ideal candidate has a strong foundation in structural design principles and a passion for solving challenging aerospace problems. You’re eager to apply your engineering education and early career experience to real aircraft hardware, while learning from experienced engineers across disciplines. You’ll play a key role in helping to design, analyze, and test advanced aerospace structures that directly contribute to the performance and safety of our vehicles.
Contribute to the design and analysis of composite and metallic structures for high-performance aircraft
Support structural layout and configuration development with guidance from senior engineers
Perform CAD modeling, drawings, and basic structural analysis (hand calcs and FEA)
Assist with trade studies balancing performance, weight, cost, and manufacturability
Collaborate with cross-functional teams (aero, propulsion, manufacturing, test) to define and support structural requirements
Participate in design reviews, manufacturing support, and testing activities
Document work clearly and maintain configuration control of designs and models
Learn from senior engineers and steadily grow technical depth and autonomy
Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or a related field
3+ years of experience in structural design and analysis
Familiarity with composite and metallic materials, structural design principles, and manufacturing processes
Hands-on proficiency in CAD (e.g. NX, SolidWorks, or similar)
Exposure to structural analysis methods (hand calculations, FEA tools such as Nastran, Abaqus, or Ansys)
Strong problem-solving skills and willingness to take initiative
Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, multidisciplinary environment
Enthusiasm for learning, building, and contributing to innovative aerospace vehicles
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
401(k) program and transparent stock option plan
Self-managed and flexible time-off policy, including PTO, paid holidays, and sick time
Flexible work environment
At Astro Mechanica, we highly value in-office work to foster collaboration and strengthen our company culture. We consider working in the office five days a week an essential part of the employee's role.
Astro Mechanica is an equal opportunity employer. We proudly recruit and hire a diverse workforce and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
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Astro Mechanica is a vertically integrated aerospace company building a faster, more connected future. Our mission is to democratize high-speed flight by making supersonic travel flexible, accessible, and sustainable. We believe that rapid, on-demand, point-to-point global mobility will become the new standard for moving people and goods across the planet. To achieve this, we are integrating our advanced airframe and engine technologies—which include Duality™, our proprietary dual-use propulsion system—with a new flight operations model to make supersonic transport as efficient and economical as commercial air travel is today. In the near term, we are developing adaptable, high-speed systems to close aircraft performance gaps for the United States government.
WHO WE ARE:
We’re a team of passionate engineers dedicated to advancing aerospace. We’re generalists with specialist depth, united by a flat structure and a shared obsession with building things that work well. We move fast, stay pragmatic, and let engineering excellence speak louder than hierarchy.
WHO YOU ARE:
Astro Mechanica is seeking a Mission Systems Lead to join our rapidly scaling Defense Systems team. The MS Lead will be responsible for directing the development and integration of comprehensive mission system architectures for advanced tactical autonomous and collaborative aircraft that address critical mission needs for our U.S. and coalition air forces.
As Mission Systems Lead, you will be responsible for working across multi-functional teams and leading mission systems trade studies to develop and decompose requirements that drive the most affordable and lethal mission outcomes. You will design and build mission system architectures, lead analytical modeling activities to validate kill chain closure, and work closely with air vehicle and systems engineering teams to integrate mission system capabilities that deliver warfighting solutions that improve mission outcomes.
You will own mission systems hardware, software, and interface architectures, and lead conceptual design, vendor engagement, preliminary design, and integration efforts to accelerate development, integration, prototyping, and demonstration activities for timely delivery of revolutionary and disruptive air dominance and strike capabilities for our customers.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
Lead mission systems architecture and integration activities for autonomous, reconfigurable, and modular open systems approach (MOSA)-compliant mission system architectures that close critical warfighting gaps
Lead analytical and concept design trade studies for passive and active RF sensing, multi-functional aperture integration, EO/IR, LIDAR, and EW sensors and effectors
Conduct trade studies for line-of-sight and beyond line-of-site communications, data links, and sensors to enable effective navigation, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and autonomous combat operations in the vast INDOPACIFIC theater and contested spectrum
Lead vendor engagement to identify state-of-the-art mission system capabilities, cost, evolve requirements, assess technical and integration maturity, and inform mission suitability for air vehicle integration
Work across Defense Systems and Engineering teams and subject matter experts to evolve system requirements, integrate hardware and software architectures, define and develop hardware and software interfaces, and balance capabilities for optimum mission outcomes at minimum cost
Adapt or derive physics-based models to evaluate or predict payload system performance
Collaborate directly with customers to understand warfighter needs and translate to mission systems requirements to inform design
Operate effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment while managing multiple priorities.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
B.S. in Electrical Engineering, preferred, B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Mathematics or a related science acceptable.
Currently possesses and is able to maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance
Communications, sensors, and effector domain expertise in one or more of Radar, EO/IR, RF, and EW systems
Physics-based modeling and analysis of system performance in tool(s) of your choice
5+ years experience working RF and/or EO/IR mission systems development and integration on crewed or uncrewed tactical aircraft
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Knowledge of current and next-generation sensing and effector systems and platforms
System trade and integration experience
Proficiency in relevant toolsets or languages (e.g., MATLAB, Python, C++, COMSOL, Ansys)
Experience with electromagnetic control (EMCON) modes and EMCON emissions / communication techniques
Advanced communications experience (e.g., secure LPx line-of-sight, beyond line-of-sight, tactical data links)
Advanced sensing domain experience (e.g., EO/IR, ESM, EA, EW, LIDAR)
Experience with aircraft design & integration
PERKS AND BENEFITS:
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
401(k) program and transparent stock option plan
Self-managed and flexible time-off policy, including PTO, paid holidays, and sick time
Flexible work environment
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Astro Mechanica is an equal opportunity employer. We proudly recruit and hire a diverse workforce and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
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We’re generalists with specialist depth, united by a flat structure and a shared obsession with building things that work well. We move fast, stay pragmatic, and let engineering excellence speak louder than hierarchy.\n\nWHO YOU ARE:\n\nAstro Mechanica is seeking a Mission Systems Lead to join our rapidly scaling Defense Systems team. The MS Lead will be responsible for directing the development and integration of comprehensive mission system architectures for advanced tactical autonomous and collaborative aircraft that address critical mission needs for our U.S. and coalition air forces.\n\nAs Mission Systems Lead, you will be responsible for working across multi-functional teams and leading mission systems trade studies to develop and decompose requirements that drive the most affordable and lethal mission outcomes. You will design and build mission system architectures, lead analytical modeling activities to validate kill chain closure, and work closely with air vehicle and systems engineering teams to integrate mission system capabilities that deliver warfighting solutions that improve mission outcomes.\n\nYou will own mission systems hardware, software, and interface architectures, and lead conceptual design, vendor engagement, preliminary design, and integration efforts to accelerate development, integration, prototyping, and demonstration activities for timely delivery of revolutionary and disruptive air dominance and strike capabilities for our customers.\n\nWHAT YOU’LL DO\n\n - Lead mission systems architecture and integration activities for autonomous, reconfigurable, and modular open systems approach (MOSA)-compliant mission system architectures that close critical warfighting gaps\n\n - Lead analytical and concept design trade studies for passive and active RF sensing, multi-functional aperture integration, EO/IR, LIDAR, and EW sensors and effectors\n\n - Conduct trade studies for line-of-sight and beyond line-of-site communications, data links, and sensors to enable effective navigation, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and autonomous combat operations in the vast INDOPACIFIC theater and contested spectrum\n\n - Lead vendor engagement to identify state-of-the-art mission system capabilities, cost, evolve requirements, assess technical and integration maturity, and inform mission suitability for air vehicle integration\n\n - Work across Defense Systems and Engineering teams and subject matter experts to evolve system requirements, integrate hardware and software architectures, define and develop hardware and software interfaces, and balance capabilities for optimum mission outcomes at minimum cost\n\n - Adapt or derive physics-based models to evaluate or predict payload system performance\n\n - Collaborate directly with customers to understand warfighter needs and translate to mission systems requirements to inform design\n\n - Operate effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment while managing multiple priorities.\n\nREQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS\n\n - B.S. in Electrical Engineering, preferred, B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Mathematics or a related science acceptable.\n\n - Currently possesses and is able to maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance\n\n - Communications, sensors, and effector domain expertise in one or more of Radar, EO/IR, RF, and EW systems\n\n - Physics-based modeling and analysis of system performance in tool(s) of your choice\n\n - 5+ years experience working RF and/or EO/IR mission systems development and integration on crewed or uncrewed tactical aircraft\n\nPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS\n\n - Knowledge of current and next-generation sensing and effector systems and platforms\n\n - System trade and integration experience\n\n - Proficiency in relevant toolsets or languages (e.g., MATLAB, Python, C++, COMSOL, Ansys)\n\n - Experience with electromagnetic control (EMCON) modes and EMCON emissions / communication techniques\n\n - Advanced communications experience (e.g., secure LPx line-of-sight, beyond line-of-sight, tactical data links)\n\n - Advanced sensing domain experience (e.g., EO/IR, ESM, EA, EW, LIDAR)\n\n - Experience with aircraft design & integration\n\nPERKS AND BENEFITS:\n\n - Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)\n\n - 401(k) program and transparent stock option plan\n\n - Self-managed and flexible time-off policy, including PTO, paid holidays, and sick time\n\n - Flexible work environment\n\nADDITIONAL INFORMATION:\n\nAstro Mechanica is an equal opportunity employer. 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Astro Mechanica is a vertically integrated aerospace company building a faster, more connected future. Our mission is to democratize high-speed flight by making supersonic travel flexible, accessible, and sustainable. We believe that rapid, on-demand, point-to-point global mobility will become the new standard for moving people and goods across the planet. To achieve this, we are integrating our advanced airframe and engine technologies—which include Duality™, our proprietary dual-use propulsion system—with a new flight operations model to make supersonic transport as efficient and economical as commercial air travel is today. In the near term, we are developing adaptable, high-speed systems to close aircraft performance gaps for the United States government.
WHO WE ARE:
We’re a team of passionate engineers dedicated to advancing aerospace. We’re generalists with specialist depth, united by a flat structure and a shared obsession with building things that work well. We move fast, stay pragmatic, and let engineering excellence speak louder than hierarchy.
WHO YOU ARE:
You are a builder at heart—someone who thrives at the intersection of advanced manufacturing, prototyping, and leadership. You’ve spent years working in high-mix, low-volume environments, where speed, precision, and adaptability are equally critical. You are hands-on with machines and tools, but equally skilled at building teams, processes, and shops that scale. You get energy from solving hard problems, bringing order to complexity, and enabling others to do their best work. You’re motivated by the idea of building something that has never been built before, and you’re excited to help shape the future of aerospace from the ground up.
You may have started your career as a design or structures engineer, or grown into manufacturing leadership through hands-on technical work—but either way, you are fluent in both worlds. You are comfortable engaging deeply with engineering while grounding decisions in what it actually takes to build, test, and iterate hardware.
You’re able to take a company-wide view of cost and schedule, working closely with engineering and senior leadership to think creatively about tradeoffs, unblock execution, and keep prototyping moving forward. You’re motivated by the idea of building something that has never been built before, and you’re excited to help shape the future of aerospace from the ground up.
WHAT YOU’LL DO:
Lead the manufacturing function at Astro Mechanica, building the people, processes, and capabilities required to rapidly prototype and mature both airframe and propulsion hardware.
Own manufacturing strategy across the vehicle, ensuring alignment between design intent, manufacturability, cost, and schedule from early concepts through flight hardware.
Partner closely with airframe, propulsion, and systems engineering to drive build-aware design decisions, providing clear pushback when proposed solutions create unnecessary complexity, risk, or cost.
Maintain high-level technical fluency across precision machining, fabrication, and propulsion assembly, as well as composites, bonded structures, and airframe integration, enabling informed trade studies and execution decisions.
Establish and scale in-house manufacturing capabilities—including machine shop, composites, tooling, and assembly—appropriate for high-mix, low-volume aerospace development.
Translate company-level priorities into actionable manufacturing plans, balancing speed, iteration, and long-term scalability.
Drive cross-functional planning and execution, aligning engineering, test, supply chain, and leadership around build readiness and resource allocation.
Build and lead a multidisciplinary manufacturing team, setting a high bar for technical excellence, ownership, and accountability.
Develop lightweight but robust processes for quality, traceability, and configuration control that support rapid iteration without slowing progress.
Provide leadership with clear visibility into manufacturing risks, costs, and schedules, helping guide tradeoffs and investment decisions as the company grows.
Develop robust processes for quality, traceability, and throughput without compromising the speed and flexibility required in early-stage prototyping.
Serve as the company’s technical authority on build strategy, ensuring Astro Mechanica stays ahead in manufacturing capabilities as we evolve our propulsion systems and aircraft.
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR
10+ years of experience in aerospace or similarly complex hardware-driven environments, spanning manufacturing, engineering, or technical leadership roles.
High-level knowledge of both:
precision machining, fabrication, and propulsion or high-performance mechanical systems, and
airframe structures, composites, or large integrated assemblies.
Depth in one domain with credible fluency across the other is expected.
Background as a strong design engineer, manufacturing engineer, or hands-on builder who has grown into broader operational ownership.
Demonstrated ability to engage deeply with engineering teams and challenge design decisions constructively using manufacturability, cost, and schedule as core inputs.
Experience owning or heavily influencing cost and schedule across programs, not just within a single functional silo.
Proven leadership in building teams, shops, or capabilities in high-mix, low-volume environments.
Strong judgment and comfort operating in ambiguity, making pragmatic decisions that keep development moving forward.
Clear communication skills and the ability to align engineers, operators, and leadership around shared priorities.
PERKS AND BENEFITS:
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
401(k) program and transparent stock option plan
Self-managed and flexible time-off policy, including PTO, paid holidays, and sick time
Flexible work environment
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
At Astro Mechanica, we highly value in-office work to foster collaboration and strengthen our company culture. We consider working in the office five days a week an essential part of the employee's role.
Astro Mechanica is an equal opportunity employer. We proudly recruit and hire a diverse workforce and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
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You’re motivated by the idea of building something that has never been built before, and you’re excited to help shape the future of aerospace from the ground up.\n\nYou may have started your career as a design or structures engineer, or grown into manufacturing leadership through hands-on technical work—but either way, you are fluent in both worlds. You are comfortable engaging deeply with engineering while grounding decisions in what it actually takes to build, test, and iterate hardware.\n\nYou’re able to take a company-wide view of cost and schedule, working closely with engineering and senior leadership to think creatively about tradeoffs, unblock execution, and keep prototyping moving forward. You’re motivated by the idea of building something that has never been built before, and you’re excited to help shape the future of aerospace from the ground up.\n\nWHAT YOU’LL DO:\n\n - Lead the manufacturing function at Astro Mechanica, building the people, processes, and capabilities required to rapidly prototype and mature both airframe and propulsion hardware.\n\n - Own manufacturing strategy across the vehicle, ensuring alignment between design intent, manufacturability, cost, and schedule from early concepts through flight hardware.\n\n - Partner closely with airframe, propulsion, and systems engineering to drive build-aware design decisions, providing clear pushback when proposed solutions create unnecessary complexity, risk, or cost.\n\n - Maintain high-level technical fluency across precision machining, fabrication, and propulsion assembly, as well as composites, bonded structures, and airframe integration, enabling informed trade studies and execution decisions.\n\n - Establish and scale in-house manufacturing capabilities—including machine shop, composites, tooling, and assembly—appropriate for high-mix, low-volume aerospace development.\n\n - Translate company-level priorities into actionable manufacturing plans, balancing speed, iteration, and long-term scalability.\n\n - Drive cross-functional planning and execution, aligning engineering, test, supply chain, and leadership around build readiness and resource allocation.\n\n - Build and lead a multidisciplinary manufacturing team, setting a high bar for technical excellence, ownership, and accountability.\n\n - Develop lightweight but robust processes for quality, traceability, and configuration control that support rapid iteration without slowing progress.\n\n - Provide leadership with clear visibility into manufacturing risks, costs, and schedules, helping guide tradeoffs and investment decisions as the company grows.\n\n - Develop robust processes for quality, traceability, and throughput without compromising the speed and flexibility required in early-stage prototyping.\n\n - Serve as the company’s technical authority on build strategy, ensuring Astro Mechanica stays ahead in manufacturing capabilities as we evolve our propulsion systems and aircraft.\n\nWHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR\n\n - 10+ years of experience in aerospace or similarly complex hardware-driven environments, spanning manufacturing, engineering, or technical leadership roles.\n\n - High-level knowledge of both:\n\n - precision machining, fabrication, and propulsion or high-performance mechanical systems, and\n\n - airframe structures, composites, or large integrated assemblies.\n\n - Depth in one domain with credible fluency across the other is expected.\n\n - Background as a strong design engineer, manufacturing engineer, or hands-on builder who has grown into broader operational ownership.\n\n - Demonstrated ability to engage deeply with engineering teams and challenge design decisions constructively using manufacturability, cost, and schedule as core inputs.\n\n - Experience owning or heavily influencing cost and schedule across programs, not just within a single functional silo.\n\n - Proven leadership in building teams, shops, or capabilities in high-mix, low-volume environments.\n\n - Strong judgment and comfort operating in ambiguity, making pragmatic decisions that keep development moving forward.\n\n - Clear communication skills and the ability to align engineers, operators, and leadership around shared priorities.\n\nPERKS AND BENEFITS:\n\n - Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)\n\n - 401(k) program and transparent stock option plan\n\n - Self-managed and flexible time-off policy, including PTO, paid holidays, and sick time\n\n - Flexible work environment\n\nADDITIONAL INFORMATION:\n\nAt Astro Mechanica, we highly value in-office work to foster collaboration and strengthen our company culture. We consider working in the office five days a week an essential part of the employee's role.\n\nAstro Mechanica is an equal opportunity employer. We proudly recruit and hire a diverse workforce and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees."},{"id":"637704df-4132-4d95-8376-68d3f431d1d0","title":"Growth and Capture Manager","department":"Defense Systems","team":"Defense Systems","employmentType":"FullTime","location":"Remote","secondaryLocations":[],"publishedAt":"2026-03-17T14:54:16.458+00:00","isListed":true,"isRemote":true,"workplaceType":"Remote","address":{"postalAddress":{"addressRegion":"California","addressCountry":"USA","addressLocality":"San Francisco"}},"jobUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Astro-Mechanica/637704df-4132-4d95-8376-68d3f431d1d0","applyUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Astro-Mechanica/637704df-4132-4d95-8376-68d3f431d1d0/application","descriptionHtml":"Astro Mechanica is a vertically integrated aerospace company building a faster, more connected future. Our mission is to democratize high-speed flight by making supersonic travel flexible, accessible, and sustainable. We believe that rapid, on-demand, point-to-point global mobility will become the new standard for moving people and goods across the planet. To achieve this, we are integrating our advanced airframe and engine technologies—which include Duality™, our proprietary dual-use propulsion system—with a new flight operations model to make supersonic transport as efficient and economical as commercial air travel is today. In the near term, we are developing adaptable, high-speed systems to close aircraft performance gaps for the United States government.
We’re a team of passionate engineers dedicated to advancing aerospace. We’re generalists with specialist depth, united by a flat structure and a shared obsession with building things that work well. We move fast, stay pragmatic, and let engineering excellence speak louder than hierarchy.
Astro Mechanica is seeking a Growth and Capture Manager to join our growing team. The ideal candidate is a driven, resourceful professional with experience in business development or capture management—ideally within the defense aerospace sector, particularly the U.S. Air Force or Navy ecosystem. You’re comfortable navigating both government and industry relationships, and you know how to translate complex technical programs into compelling business narratives.
Your background might include several years at a major defense prime —or you may be transitioning out of active duty with a strong understanding of military acquisition, industry engagement, and operational priorities. You have working knowledge or experience in Government Acquisition, Requirements, and Budget processes and understand procurement and decision cycles and timelines. You thrive at the intersection of strategy, storytelling, and execution: building decks, maintaining CRM hygiene, driving outreach, and shaping winning proposals.
You have the executive presence and communication skills to represent Astro Mechanica in high-level meetings with senior military leaders, government officials, and industry executives in both classified and unclassified environments. You can distill complex topics into clear value propositions and shaping narratives that resonate with stakeholders from the flight line to the E-ring.
Your work at Astro Mechanica will have a direct impact on how our disruptive aerospace technologies address customer needs and accelerate U.S. defense capabilities. In this role, your mission will be to help define and execute growth and capture strategies, influence product development, and managethe business pipeline from lead generation through capture and proposal.
Develop and execute growth and capture strategies across the defense and commercial aerospace sectors, with a focus on U.S. Air Force and Navy programs.
Lead customer engagement: identify opportunities, build relationships, and shape customer requirements through outreach, events, and briefings.
Own business development collateral — including capture decks, strategy documents, customer presentations, and executive briefings.
Maintain and improve customer tracking systems and ensure CRM data integrity.
Execute capture planning, including opportunity assessment, solution strategies, competitive assessments, teaming strategies, win themes, and customer engagement strategies.
Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, operations, and leadership to align technical capabilities with customer needs.
Leverage capture activities to develop compelling proposal strategies and prepare effective whitepapers and proposals that address customer needs and capability gaps
Represent Astro Mechanica at conferences, customer industry days, partner events, and customer-site meetings—up to 25–40% travel required.
Contribute to corporate strategy, identifying new markets, partnerships, and technology applications for dual-use systems.
5–8 years of relevant experience in business development, capture, or program management within aerospace, defense, or adjacent sectors.
Experience engaging with Air Force or Navy programs—either as a uniformed officer, government staff, or industry representative.
Strong communication skills—both written and verbal—with the ability to craft compelling narratives, whitepapers, and proposals and deliver executive-level presentations.
Fluency in business tools, including CRM (Salesforce or similar), presentation software (PowerPoint, Google Slides), and document management.
Proactive, detail-oriented, and adaptable—comfortable switching between strategy and execution in a fast-paced environment.
Active Secret clearance preferred; eligibility for a Top Secret clearance required.
Shipley Associates or similar formal proposal training preferred.
Familiarity with aerospace systems or dual-use defense technology is a plus; technical background not required but highly valued.
Candidates with experience at innovative defense firms, non-traditional defense contractors, or venture-back technology companies are especially encouraged to apply.
Flexibility to work in fast-paced environment
Attentive to detail and maintain a high level of quality in all work
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
401(k) program and transparent stock option plan
Self-managed and flexible time-off policy, including PTO, paid holidays, and sick time
Flexible work environment
Company-funded perks, including weekly team lunches and Astro Mechanica swag
At Astro Mechanica, we highly value in-office work to foster collaboration and strengthen our company culture. We consider working in the office five days a week an essential part of the employee's role.
Astro Mechanica is an equal opportunity employer. We proudly recruit and hire a diverse workforce and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
","descriptionPlain":"ABOUT US:\n\nAstro Mechanica is a vertically integrated aerospace company building a faster, more connected future. Our mission is to democratize high-speed flight by making supersonic travel flexible, accessible, and sustainable. We believe that rapid, on-demand, point-to-point global mobility will become the new standard for moving people and goods across the planet. To achieve this, we are integrating our advanced airframe and engine technologies—which include Duality™, our proprietary dual-use propulsion system—with a new flight operations model to make supersonic transport as efficient and economical as commercial air travel is today. In the near term, we are developing adaptable, high-speed systems to close aircraft performance gaps for the United States government.\n\n\nWHO WE ARE:\n\nWe’re a team of passionate engineers dedicated to advancing aerospace. We’re generalists with specialist depth, united by a flat structure and a shared obsession with building things that work well. We move fast, stay pragmatic, and let engineering excellence speak louder than hierarchy.\n\n\nWHO YOU ARE:\n\nAstro Mechanica is seeking a Growth and Capture Manager to join our growing team. The ideal candidate is a driven, resourceful professional with experience in business development or capture management—ideally within the defense aerospace sector, particularly the U.S. Air Force or Navy ecosystem. You’re comfortable navigating both government and industry relationships, and you know how to translate complex technical programs into compelling business narratives.\n\nYour background might include several years at a major defense prime —or you may be transitioning out of active duty with a strong understanding of military acquisition, industry engagement, and operational priorities. You have working knowledge or experience in Government Acquisition, Requirements, and Budget processes and understand procurement and decision cycles and timelines. You thrive at the intersection of strategy, storytelling, and execution: building decks, maintaining CRM hygiene, driving outreach, and shaping winning proposals.\n\nYou have the executive presence and communication skills to represent Astro Mechanica in high-level meetings with senior military leaders, government officials, and industry executives in both classified and unclassified environments. You can distill complex topics into clear value propositions and shaping narratives that resonate with stakeholders from the flight line to the E-ring.\n\nYour work at Astro Mechanica will have a direct impact on how our disruptive aerospace technologies address customer needs and accelerate U.S. defense capabilities. In this role, your mission will be to help define and execute growth and capture strategies, influence product development, and managethe business pipeline from lead generation through capture and proposal.\n\n\nWHAT YOU’LL DO:\n\n - Develop and execute growth and capture strategies across the defense and commercial aerospace sectors, with a focus on U.S. Air Force and Navy programs.\n\n - Lead customer engagement: identify opportunities, build relationships, and shape customer requirements through outreach, events, and briefings.\n\n - Own business development collateral — including capture decks, strategy documents, customer presentations, and executive briefings.\n\n - Maintain and improve customer tracking systems and ensure CRM data integrity.\n\n - Execute capture planning, including opportunity assessment, solution strategies, competitive assessments, teaming strategies, win themes, and customer engagement strategies.\n\n - Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, operations, and leadership to align technical capabilities with customer needs.\n\n - Leverage capture activities to develop compelling proposal strategies and prepare effective whitepapers and proposals that address customer needs and capability gaps\n\n - Represent Astro Mechanica at conferences, customer industry days, partner events, and customer-site meetings—up to 25–40% travel required.\n\n - Contribute to corporate strategy, identifying new markets, partnerships, and technology applications for dual-use systems.\n\n\nWHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:\n\n - 5–8 years of relevant experience in business development, capture, or program management within aerospace, defense, or adjacent sectors.\n\n - Experience engaging with Air Force or Navy programs—either as a uniformed officer, government staff, or industry representative.\n\n - Strong communication skills—both written and verbal—with the ability to craft compelling narratives, whitepapers, and proposals and deliver executive-level presentations.\n\n - Fluency in business tools, including CRM (Salesforce or similar), presentation software (PowerPoint, Google Slides), and document management.\n\n - Proactive, detail-oriented, and adaptable—comfortable switching between strategy and execution in a fast-paced environment.\n\n - Active Secret clearance preferred; eligibility for a Top Secret clearance required.\n\n - Shipley Associates or similar formal proposal training preferred.\n\n - Familiarity with aerospace systems or dual-use defense technology is a plus; technical background not required but highly valued.\n\n - Candidates with experience at innovative defense firms, non-traditional defense contractors, or venture-back technology companies are especially encouraged to apply.\n\n - Flexibility to work in fast-paced environment\n\n - Attentive to detail and maintain a high level of quality in all work\n\n\nPERKS AND BENEFITS:\n\n - Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)\n\n - 401(k) program and transparent stock option plan\n\n - Self-managed and flexible time-off policy, including PTO, paid holidays, and sick time\n\n - Flexible work environment\n\n - Company-funded perks, including weekly team lunches and Astro Mechanica swag\n\n\nADDITIONAL INFORMATION:\n\nAt Astro Mechanica, we highly value in-office work to foster collaboration and strengthen our company culture. We consider working in the office five days a week an essential part of the employee's role.\n\nAstro Mechanica is an equal opportunity employer. We proudly recruit and hire a diverse workforce and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees."},{"id":"4ad6bcd6-d700-44e4-95d4-0a062f3a8ce9","title":"Senior Fluid Systems Engineer","department":"Propulsion","team":"Propulsion","employmentType":"FullTime","location":"San Francisco","secondaryLocations":[],"publishedAt":"2025-12-10T02:17:27.565+00:00","isListed":true,"isRemote":false,"workplaceType":"OnSite","address":{"postalAddress":{"addressRegion":"California","addressCountry":"United States","addressLocality":"San Francisco"}},"jobUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Astro-Mechanica/4ad6bcd6-d700-44e4-95d4-0a062f3a8ce9","applyUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Astro-Mechanica/4ad6bcd6-d700-44e4-95d4-0a062f3a8ce9/application","descriptionHtml":"ABOUT US:
Astro Mechanica is a vertically integrated aerospace company building a faster, more connected future. Our mission is to democratize high-speed flight by making supersonic travel flexible, accessible, and sustainable. We believe that rapid, on-demand, point-to-point global mobility will become the new standard for moving people and goods across the planet. To achieve this, we are integrating our advanced airframe and engine technologies—which include Duality™, our proprietary dual-use propulsion system—with a new flight operations model to make supersonic transport as efficient and economical as commercial air travel is today. In the near term, we are developing adaptable, high-speed systems to close aircraft performance gaps for the United States government.
WHO WE ARE:
We’re a team of passionate engineers dedicated to advancing aerospace. We’re generalists with specialist depth, united by a flat structure and a shared obsession with building things that work well. We move fast, stay pragmatic, and let engineering excellence speak louder than hierarchy.
Astro Mechanica is looking for a Senior Fluid Systems Engineer to join our growing team. The ideal candidate is someone who has a deep-seated understanding of complex system dynamics, and can take full ownership of modeling the thermal/fluid network of a novel engine architecture. Your work at Astro Mechanica will have a direct impact on the configuration and performance of the turboelectric adaptive jet engine.
In this role, your mission will be to architect, analyze, build, and test critical fluid systems for the propulsion systems. You will collaborate between propulsion, aircraft, and test teams to deliver optimized fluid hardware for the flight vehicle, proven through rigorous ground testing. You are attentive to detail and enjoy solving nuanced, interconnected problems.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
Architect fluid system networks supporting the propulsive engine fuel supply and thermal management
Predict behavior through detailed analysis (Amesim, Thermal Desktop, EES, REFPROP)
Design custom hardware and establish subsystem testing to validate component performance
Mechanical layout of fluid systems while considering design for manufacturing, installation, and maintenance
Analyze test data for characterization hardware behavior and performance
Improve and maintain the accuracy of simulation models through anchoring to historical and internally generated test data
Define instrumentation placement with understanding of measurement limitations
Diagnose hardware/software problems efficiently and perform corrective actions
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:
5+ years hands-on experience with fluidic and propulsion systems, test operations
Foundational knowledge of fluid dynamics, thermodynamics, and compressible flow
Understanding of fluid systems and instrumentation hardware (pressure, temperature, flow meters, pumps, heat exchangers, valves, regulators, pneumatics)
Familiarity with test instrumentation, data reduction, and anchoring analysis with experimental results
Experience with P&ID’s, 0D/1D thermal/fluid networks for gases and liquids
Takes initiative for continuous improvement (not just completing assigned tasks)
Flexibility to work in fast-paced and high-growth environment
Attentive to detail and maintain a high level of quality in all work
PERKS & BENEFITS
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
401(k) program and transparent stock option plan
Self-managed and flexible time-off policy, including PTO, paid holidays, and sick time
Flexible work environment
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Astro Mechanica is an equal opportunity employer. We proudly recruit and hire a diverse workforce and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
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WHO WE ARE:
We’re a team of passionate engineers dedicated to advancing aerospace. We’re generalists with specialist depth, united by a flat structure and a shared obsession with building things that work well. We move fast, stay pragmatic, and let engineering excellence speak louder than hierarchy.
Astro Mechanica is looking for a Senior Wiring Specialist to join our growing team. The ideal candidate is someone who is capable of fabricating, assembling, maintaining, and continuously improving the electrical systems for conducting rigorous testing of our innovative jet engine and subsystems. Your work at Astro Mechanica will keep test operations running smoothly, while constantly expanding and improving test capabilities.
In this role, your mission will be to create harnessing for flight hardware and supporting electrical systems for hardware research and development. You will have firsthand responsibility to build out complex control and data acquisition equipment. This will enable rigorous subsystem and aircraft level integration testing before leaving the ground. You embody the test-like-you-fly philosophy.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
Layout and physical build of complex electrical enclosures with supporting electronics (enclosures, DIN rail, cable duct, terminal blocks)
Regularly work around 3-phase, high power, and high voltage systems
Harness assembly - crimping/soldering terminals, cable lacing and sleeving
Troubleshooting electrical systems verifying continuity, resistance and hi-pot testing, electrical grounding
Frequent collaboration with engineering
Maintain a high standard of quality through conductor labeling, documentation, and overall aesthetic
Test facility maintenance, troubleshoot problems, site cleanliness
Conducts work efficiently while in a safe and professional manner
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:
Experience in aerospace or automotive industries
Familiarity with pressurized systems, fluid systems hardware and instrumentation
Ability to interpret engineering drawings, electrical schematics, and wiring pinout diagrams
Knowledge of sensors - pressure, temperature, load cells, mass flowrate, current transducer
Knowledge of electrical components - power supplies, network switches, relays, contactors, signal conditioners, connectors and backshells
Familiarity with data acquisition systems, PLC hardware, and software interfaces
Takes initiative for continuous improvement (not just completing assigned tasks)
Flexibility to work in fast-paced environment
Attentive to detail and maintain a high level of quality in all work
Capable of lifting 35 pounds, stand for long periods, maneuver in restricted spaces, work low to ground and on raised platforms
PERKS & BENEFITS
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
401(k) program and transparent stock option plan
Self-managed and flexible time-off policy, including PTO, paid holidays, and sick time
Flexible work environment
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Astro Mechanica is an equal opportunity employer. We proudly recruit and hire a diverse workforce and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
","descriptionPlain":"ABOUT US:\n\nAstro Mechanica is a vertically integrated aerospace company building a faster, more connected future. Our mission is to democratize high-speed flight by making supersonic travel flexible, accessible, and sustainable. We believe that rapid, on-demand, point-to-point global mobility will become the new standard for moving people and goods across the planet. To achieve this, we are integrating our advanced airframe and engine technologies—which include Duality™, our proprietary dual-use propulsion system—with a new flight operations model to make supersonic transport as efficient and economical as commercial air travel is today. In the near term, we are developing adaptable, high-speed systems to close aircraft performance gaps for the United States government.\n\nWHO WE ARE:\n\nWe’re a team of passionate engineers dedicated to advancing aerospace. We’re generalists with specialist depth, united by a flat structure and a shared obsession with building things that work well. We move fast, stay pragmatic, and let engineering excellence speak louder than hierarchy.\n\n\nWHO YOU ARE\n\nAstro Mechanica is looking for a Senior Wiring Specialist to join our growing team. The ideal candidate is someone who is capable of fabricating, assembling, maintaining, and continuously improving the electrical systems for conducting rigorous testing of our innovative jet engine and subsystems. Your work at Astro Mechanica will keep test operations running smoothly, while constantly expanding and improving test capabilities.\n\nIn this role, your mission will be to create harnessing for flight hardware and supporting electrical systems for hardware research and development. You will have firsthand responsibility to build out complex control and data acquisition equipment. This will enable rigorous subsystem and aircraft level integration testing before leaving the ground. You embody the test-like-you-fly philosophy.\n\nWHAT YOU’LL DO\n\n - Layout and physical build of complex electrical enclosures with supporting electronics (enclosures, DIN rail, cable duct, terminal blocks)\n\n - Regularly work around 3-phase, high power, and high voltage systems\n\n - Harness assembly - crimping/soldering terminals, cable lacing and sleeving\n\n - Troubleshooting electrical systems verifying continuity, resistance and hi-pot testing, electrical grounding\n\n - Frequent collaboration with engineering\n\n - Maintain a high standard of quality through conductor labeling, documentation, and overall aesthetic\n\n - Test facility maintenance, troubleshoot problems, site cleanliness\n\n - Conducts work efficiently while in a safe and professional manner\n\nWHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:\n\n - Experience in aerospace or automotive industries\n\n - Familiarity with pressurized systems, fluid systems hardware and instrumentation\n\n - Ability to interpret engineering drawings, electrical schematics, and wiring pinout diagrams\n\n - Knowledge of sensors - pressure, temperature, load cells, mass flowrate, current transducer\n\n - Knowledge of electrical components - power supplies, network switches, relays, contactors, signal conditioners, connectors and backshells\n\n - Familiarity with data acquisition systems, PLC hardware, and software interfaces\n\n - Takes initiative for continuous improvement (not just completing assigned tasks)\n\n - Flexibility to work in fast-paced environment\n\n - Attentive to detail and maintain a high level of quality in all work\n\n - Capable of lifting 35 pounds, stand for long periods, maneuver in restricted spaces, work low to ground and on raised platforms\n\nPERKS & BENEFITS\n\n - Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)\n\n - 401(k) program and transparent stock option plan\n\n - Self-managed and flexible time-off policy, including PTO, paid holidays, and sick time\n\n - Flexible work environment\n\nADDITIONAL INFORMATION\n\nAstro Mechanica is an equal opportunity employer. We proudly recruit and hire a diverse workforce and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees."},{"id":"208ffd5c-5e0c-499d-a966-0b62e8d8a644","title":"Director of Marketing","department":"Executive","team":"Operations","employmentType":"FullTime","location":"San Francisco - Remote","secondaryLocations":[],"publishedAt":"2025-12-19T22:46:06.301+00:00","isListed":true,"isRemote":true,"workplaceType":"Remote","address":{"postalAddress":{"addressRegion":"CA","addressCountry":"United States","addressLocality":"San Francisco"}},"jobUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Astro-Mechanica/208ffd5c-5e0c-499d-a966-0b62e8d8a644","applyUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Astro-Mechanica/208ffd5c-5e0c-499d-a966-0b62e8d8a644/application","descriptionHtml":"ABOUT US:
Astro Mechanica is a vertically integrated aerospace company building a faster, more connected future. Our mission is to democratize high-speed flight by making supersonic travel flexible, accessible, and sustainable. We believe that rapid, on-demand, point-to-point global mobility will become the new standard for moving people and goods across the planet. To achieve this, we are integrating our advanced airframe and engine technologies—which include Duality™, our proprietary dual-use propulsion system—with a new flight operations model to make supersonic transport as efficient and economical as commercial air travel is today. In the near term, we are developing adaptable, high-speed systems to close aircraft performance gaps for the United States government.
WHO WE ARE:
We’re a team of passionate engineers dedicated to advancing aerospace. We’re generalists with specialist depth, united by a flat structure and a shared obsession with building things that work well. We move fast, stay pragmatic, and let engineering excellence speak louder than hierarchy.
WHO YOU ARE:
You are a recognized leader in brand and communications with a strong aesthetic sense and an instinct for narrative. You’ve shaped brand and run marketing for rapidly growing companies—ideally in aerospace, defense, or other technically complex domains—and you’re as comfortable defining strategy as you are executing it. You are an outstanding writer and editor, capable of translating sophisticated technology into clear, compelling messaging for diverse audiences.
WHAT YOU’LL DO:
As Director of Marketing, you will build and own Astro Mechanica’s brand and marketing engine from the ground up. You will craft the narrative, lead campaigns, and ensure our story is told with clarity, credibility, and conviction across every external touchpoint.
Specifically, you will:
Define and steward Astro Mechanica’s brand voice, visual identity, and messaging system.
Lead design and creative resources to produce high-impact content for investors, talent, partners, and senior U.S. government and defense leadership.
Oversee the creation of compelling, on-brand content across web, presentations, announcements, and long-form formats.
Elevate the voices of Astro Mechanica’s leadership through differentiated thought leadership, public commentary, and executive communications.
Partner closely with leadership on investor-facing materials, including fundraising decks, investor updates, milestone announcements, and strategic narrative.
Ensure all external-facing materials are cohesive, polished, and aligned with our brand and business objectives.
Build and lead a small, high-output marketing and creative team over time.
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:
8–12+ years of experience in marketing, brand, and/or strategic communications.
Proven experience building or significantly reimagining brand and marketing from an early stage—ideally as Director/Head of Marketing, Director/Head of Communications, or similar senior role.
Demonstrated success running campaigns that drove hiring and revenue outcomes.
Exceptional writing and editing skills, with a portfolio spanning executive comms, web copy, decks, and long-form content.
A passion for aviation or defense technology.
Strong creative taste and experience collaborating closely with designers and video teams to produce cohesive, on-brand work.
Ability to deeply understand technical products and translate them into buyer- and candidate-friendly messaging.
Comfortable operating both strategically and tactically—designing the strategy and also doing the execution.
Experience leading and developing small, high-output creative/marketing teams.
Bay Area location a plus; remote with travel acceptable.
PERKS & BENEFITS:
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
401(k) program and transparent stock option plan
Self-managed and flexible time-off policy, including PTO, paid holidays, and sick time
Flexible work environment
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Astro Mechanica is an equal opportunity employer. We proudly recruit and hire a diverse workforce and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
","descriptionPlain":"ABOUT US:\n\nAstro Mechanica is a vertically integrated aerospace company building a faster, more connected future. Our mission is to democratize high-speed flight by making supersonic travel flexible, accessible, and sustainable. We believe that rapid, on-demand, point-to-point global mobility will become the new standard for moving people and goods across the planet. To achieve this, we are integrating our advanced airframe and engine technologies—which include Duality™, our proprietary dual-use propulsion system—with a new flight operations model to make supersonic transport as efficient and economical as commercial air travel is today. In the near term, we are developing adaptable, high-speed systems to close aircraft performance gaps for the United States government.\n\nWHO WE ARE:\n\nWe’re a team of passionate engineers dedicated to advancing aerospace. We’re generalists with specialist depth, united by a flat structure and a shared obsession with building things that work well. We move fast, stay pragmatic, and let engineering excellence speak louder than hierarchy.\n\nWHO YOU ARE:\n\nYou are a recognized leader in brand and communications with a strong aesthetic sense and an instinct for narrative. You’ve shaped brand and run marketing for rapidly growing companies—ideally in aerospace, defense, or other technically complex domains—and you’re as comfortable defining strategy as you are executing it. You are an outstanding writer and editor, capable of translating sophisticated technology into clear, compelling messaging for diverse audiences.\n\nWHAT YOU’LL DO:\n\nAs Director of Marketing, you will build and own Astro Mechanica’s brand and marketing engine from the ground up. You will craft the narrative, lead campaigns, and ensure our story is told with clarity, credibility, and conviction across every external touchpoint.\n\nSpecifically, you will:\n\n - Define and steward Astro Mechanica’s brand voice, visual identity, and messaging system.\n\n - Lead design and creative resources to produce high-impact content for investors, talent, partners, and senior U.S. government and defense leadership.\n\n - Oversee the creation of compelling, on-brand content across web, presentations, announcements, and long-form formats.\n\n - Elevate the voices of Astro Mechanica’s leadership through differentiated thought leadership, public commentary, and executive communications.\n\n - Partner closely with leadership on investor-facing materials, including fundraising decks, investor updates, milestone announcements, and strategic narrative.\n\n - Ensure all external-facing materials are cohesive, polished, and aligned with our brand and business objectives.\n\n - Build and lead a small, high-output marketing and creative team over time.\n\nWHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:\n\n - 8–12+ years of experience in marketing, brand, and/or strategic communications.\n\n - Proven experience building or significantly reimagining brand and marketing from an early stage—ideally as Director/Head of Marketing, Director/Head of Communications, or similar senior role.\n\n - Demonstrated success running campaigns that drove hiring and revenue outcomes.\n\n - Exceptional writing and editing skills, with a portfolio spanning executive comms, web copy, decks, and long-form content.\n\n - A passion for aviation or defense technology.\n\n - Strong creative taste and experience collaborating closely with designers and video teams to produce cohesive, on-brand work.\n\n - Ability to deeply understand technical products and translate them into buyer- and candidate-friendly messaging.\n\n - Comfortable operating both strategically and tactically—designing the strategy and also doing the execution.\n\n - Experience leading and developing small, high-output creative/marketing teams.\n\n - Bay Area location a plus; remote with travel acceptable.\n\nPERKS & BENEFITS:\n\n - Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)\n\n - 401(k) program and transparent stock option plan\n\n - Self-managed and flexible time-off policy, including PTO, paid holidays, and sick time\n\n - Flexible work environment\n\nADDITIONAL INFORMATION:\n\nAstro Mechanica is an equal opportunity employer. We proudly recruit and hire a diverse workforce and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees."},{"id":"a9858492-8c5e-4d88-b847-d5d4ab8e069b","title":"Mechanical Integration Engineer","department":"Airframe","team":"Airframe","employmentType":"FullTime","location":"San Francisco","secondaryLocations":[],"publishedAt":"2026-01-14T02:55:29.224+00:00","isListed":true,"isRemote":null,"workplaceType":null,"address":{"postalAddress":{"addressRegion":"California","addressCountry":"United States","addressLocality":"San Francisco"}},"jobUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Astro-Mechanica/a9858492-8c5e-4d88-b847-d5d4ab8e069b","applyUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Astro-Mechanica/a9858492-8c5e-4d88-b847-d5d4ab8e069b/application","descriptionHtml":"ABOUT US:
Astro Mechanica is a vertically integrated aerospace company building a faster, more connected future. Our mission is to democratize high-speed flight by making supersonic travel flexible, accessible, and sustainable. We believe that rapid, on-demand, point-to-point global mobility will become the new standard for moving people and goods across the planet. To achieve this, we are integrating our advanced airframe and engine technologies—which include Duality™, our proprietary dual-use propulsion system—with a new flight operations model to make supersonic transport as efficient and economical as commercial air travel is today. In the near term, we are developing adaptable, high-speed systems to close aircraft performance gaps for the United States government.
WHO WE ARE:
We’re a team of passionate engineers dedicated to advancing aerospace. We’re generalists with specialist depth, united by a flat structure and a shared obsession with building things that work well. We move fast, stay pragmatic, and let engineering excellence speak louder than hierarchy.
You are an integration-minded engineer who thrives at the aircraft level and enjoys owning technically ambiguous problems from concept through test. You’re comfortable operating across disciplines—structures, propulsion, avionics, and flight sciences—and you care deeply about building tools, processes, and analyses that teams actually rely on.
You take pride in creating clarity out of complexity: turning incomplete inputs into credible models, turning evolving designs into defensible mass properties, and turning program milestones into well-run technical gate reviews. You’re equally comfortable working in spreadsheets, code, and design reviews—and you enjoy being close to the hardware.
Lead the development, maintenance, and automation of weight & balance tools, ensuring accuracy, traceability, and usability across the program
Own mass properties tracking, prediction, and reporting throughout design, build, and test, serving as a source of truth, interfacing with Teamcenter PLM and inventory management tools
Manage mechanical design guidelines that ensure common design practices across the structures, systems, and avionics teams. Downselect, document, and enable CAD and design practices
Manage standard materials selections, standard hardware selections, and standard design element selection by identifying designs that meet requirements and availability, validating designs through test, and ensuring the design team has CAD tools for setting usage.
Support structural layout and configuration development with guidance from senior engineers
Collaborate closely with design, manufacturing, and test teams to resolve system-level tradeoffs and integration challenges
Support systems integration and packaging efforts, including system space reservations, clash resolution, and aircraft-level mounting and arrangement concepts
Participate in design reviews, manufacturing support, and testing activities
2–7 years of experience in aerospace mechanical engineering, aircraft design, or a closely related field
Strong understanding of mass properties and aircraft mechanical design
Experience building or owning engineering tools used for analysis and decision-making
Ability to lead technical efforts independently while collaborating effectively across disciplines
Clear communicator who can drive alignment in design reviews and program milestones
Flexibility to work in a fast-paced environment
Hands-on mindset with a bias toward execution and continuous improvement
Experience with systems integration, packaging, or aircraft layout
Exposure to certification, conformance, or government aerospace programs
Programming experience (Python, MATLAB, etc.) for analysis and tool automation
CAD and PLM experience (NX, CATIA, Creo, Teamcenter, 3DX, Windchill, etc.)
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
401(k) program and transparent stock option plan
Self-managed and flexible time-off policy, including PTO, paid holidays, and sick time
Flexible work environment
At Astro Mechanica, we highly value in-office work to foster collaboration and strengthen our company culture. We consider working in the office five days a week an essential part of the employee's role.
Astro Mechanica is an equal opportunity employer. We proudly recruit and hire a diverse workforce and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
","descriptionPlain":"ABOUT US:\n\nAstro Mechanica is a vertically integrated aerospace company building a faster, more connected future. Our mission is to democratize high-speed flight by making supersonic travel flexible, accessible, and sustainable. We believe that rapid, on-demand, point-to-point global mobility will become the new standard for moving people and goods across the planet. To achieve this, we are integrating our advanced airframe and engine technologies—which include Duality™, our proprietary dual-use propulsion system—with a new flight operations model to make supersonic transport as efficient and economical as commercial air travel is today. In the near term, we are developing adaptable, high-speed systems to close aircraft performance gaps for the United States government.\n\nWHO WE ARE:\n\nWe’re a team of passionate engineers dedicated to advancing aerospace. We’re generalists with specialist depth, united by a flat structure and a shared obsession with building things that work well. We move fast, stay pragmatic, and let engineering excellence speak louder than hierarchy.\n\n\nWHO YOU ARE\n\nYou are an integration-minded engineer who thrives at the aircraft level and enjoys owning technically ambiguous problems from concept through test. You’re comfortable operating across disciplines—structures, propulsion, avionics, and flight sciences—and you care deeply about building tools, processes, and analyses that teams actually rely on.\n\nYou take pride in creating clarity out of complexity: turning incomplete inputs into credible models, turning evolving designs into defensible mass properties, and turning program milestones into well-run technical gate reviews. You’re equally comfortable working in spreadsheets, code, and design reviews—and you enjoy being close to the hardware.\n\n\nWHAT YOU’LL DO:\n\n - Lead the development, maintenance, and automation of weight & balance tools, ensuring accuracy, traceability, and usability across the program\n\n - Own mass properties tracking, prediction, and reporting throughout design, build, and test, serving as a source of truth, interfacing with Teamcenter PLM and inventory management tools\n\n - Manage mechanical design guidelines that ensure common design practices across the structures, systems, and avionics teams. Downselect, document, and enable CAD and design practices\n\n - Manage standard materials selections, standard hardware selections, and standard design element selection by identifying designs that meet requirements and availability, validating designs through test, and ensuring the design team has CAD tools for setting usage.\n\n - Support structural layout and configuration development with guidance from senior engineers\n\n - Collaborate closely with design, manufacturing, and test teams to resolve system-level tradeoffs and integration challenges\n\n - Support systems integration and packaging efforts, including system space reservations, clash resolution, and aircraft-level mounting and arrangement concepts\n\n - Participate in design reviews, manufacturing support, and testing activities\n\n\nWHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:\n\n - 2–7 years of experience in aerospace mechanical engineering, aircraft design, or a closely related field\n\n - Strong understanding of mass properties and aircraft mechanical design\n\n - Experience building or owning engineering tools used for analysis and decision-making\n\n - Ability to lead technical efforts independently while collaborating effectively across disciplines\n\n - Clear communicator who can drive alignment in design reviews and program milestones\n\n - Flexibility to work in a fast-paced environment\n\n - Hands-on mindset with a bias toward execution and continuous improvement\n\n - Experience with systems integration, packaging, or aircraft layout\n\n - Exposure to certification, conformance, or government aerospace programs\n\n - Programming experience (Python, MATLAB, etc.) for analysis and tool automation\n\n - CAD and PLM experience (NX, CATIA, Creo, Teamcenter, 3DX, Windchill, etc.)\n\n\nPERKS & BENEFITS:\n\n - Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)\n\n - 401(k) program and transparent stock option plan\n\n - Self-managed and flexible time-off policy, including PTO, paid holidays, and sick time\n\n - Flexible work environment\n\n\nADDITIONAL INFORMATION:\n\nAt Astro Mechanica, we highly value in-office work to foster collaboration and strengthen our company culture. 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Astro Mechanica is a vertically integrated aerospace company building a faster, more connected future. Our mission is to democratize high-speed flight by making supersonic travel flexible, accessible, and sustainable. We believe that rapid, on-demand, point-to-point global mobility will become the new standard for moving people and goods across the planet. To achieve this, we are integrating our advanced airframe and engine technologies—which include Duality™, our proprietary dual-use propulsion system—with a new flight operations model to make supersonic transport as efficient and economical as commercial air travel is today. In the near term, we are developing adaptable, high-speed systems to close aircraft performance gaps for the United States government.
WHO WE ARE:
We’re a team of passionate engineers dedicated to advancing aerospace. We’re generalists with specialist depth, united by a flat structure and a shared obsession with building things that work well. We move fast, stay pragmatic, and let engineering excellence speak louder than hierarchy.
WHO YOU ARE:
A senior aerospace engineer with expertise in inlet design and propulsion–airframe integration for high-speed aircraft
A self-directed engineer who thrives in ambiguous, highly coupled design environments
Comfortable owning complex subsystems end-to-end, from early analytical trade studies through detailed CFD and system-level integration
WHAT YOU’LL DO:
Lead the design, analysis, and integration of supersonic air inlet systems for highly coupled propulsion–airframe configurations
Develop and apply analytical methods, reduced-order models, and CFD to guide inlet architecture selection and performance trade studies
Evaluate inlet performance metrics including mass flow capture, pressure recovery, flow distortion, and operability across the flight envelope
Work closely with propulsion, airframe, and systems engineers to resolve inlet–engine integration challenges such as bleed systems, secondary flows, and transient behavior
Provide technical leadership and independent judgment in a fast-paced, multidisciplinary aerospace design environment
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:
5+ years of experience in the design and analysis of air inlet systems
Experience with supersonic inlet architectures, including axisymmetric spike inlets, two-dimensional inlets, and external/internal compression concepts
Strong background in computational fluid dynamics (CFD) applied to internal flows
Experience assessing inlet–engine operability and integration issues, including distortion, bleed management, and transient behavior
Proven ability to work independently and drive technically rigorous solutions in highly coupled propulsion–airframe designs
THE IDEAL CANDIDATE WOULD
Be comfortable owning complex subsystems end-to-end, from early analytical trade studies through detailed CFD and system-level integration
Have demonstrated expertise in the design and analysis of supersonic air inlet systems for high-speed aircraft
PERKS & BENEFITS:
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
401(k) program and transparent stock option plan
Self-managed and flexible time-off policy, including PTO, paid holidays, and sick time
Flexible work environment
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
At Astro Mechanica, we highly value in-office work to foster collaboration and strengthen our company culture. We consider working in the office five days a week an essential part of the employee's role.
Astro Mechanica is an equal opportunity employer. We proudly recruit and hire a diverse workforce and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
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Astro Mechanica is a vertically integrated aerospace company building a faster, more connected future. Our mission is to democratize high-speed flight by making supersonic travel flexible, accessible, and sustainable. We believe that rapid, on-demand, point-to-point global mobility will become the new standard for moving people and goods across the planet. To achieve this, we are integrating our advanced airframe and engine technologies—which include Duality™, our proprietary dual-use propulsion system—with a new flight operations model to make supersonic transport as efficient and economical as commercial air travel is today. In the near term, we are developing adaptable, high-speed systems to close aircraft performance gaps for the United States government.
WHO WE ARE:
We’re a team of passionate engineers dedicated to advancing aerospace. We’re generalists with specialist depth, united by a flat structure and a shared obsession with building things that work well. We move fast, stay pragmatic, and let engineering excellence speak louder than hierarchy.
WHO YOU ARE:
You are a senior recruiter and trusted talent partner with strong judgment, credibility, and a proven track record of building exceptional teams in fast-growing startup environments. You are equally confident leading searches for senior leadership roles and for highly specialized technical contributors, and you operate as a true thought partner to hiring managers, comfortable shaping role definitions and recruiting strategy. You have a genuine passion for aerospace and aviation that shows up in how you build out hardware teams.
WHAT YOU’LL DO:
Own end-to-end recruiting for critical roles across the company, from executive and senior leadership hires to highly specialized technical positions (e.g., propulsion, test, and prototyping)
Partner directly with founders and functional leaders to define hiring priorities, success profiles, and interview strategies that surface real-world competence and judgment
Design and execute sourcing strategies for hard-to-find talent, leveraging deep networks, targeted outbound, referrals, and creative approaches beyond traditional channels
Lead executive search efforts, including confidential searches, senior-level assessment, and offer negotiation
Build interview processes that effectively evaluate hands-on skill sets, technical decision-making, and ownership in build-and-test environments
Act as a steward of candidate experience, particularly for senior and high-signal candidates
Continuously refine recruiting processes, tools, and hiring practices to support rapid, high-quality scaling
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:
8+ years of recruiting experience, including significant time in fast-growing startups or early-stage companies
Demonstrated experience recruiting in aerospace & defense or closely related deep-tech / hardware domains, with particular strength in propulsion, testing, manufacturing, or experimental engineering roles
Proven ability to recruit both executive-level leaders and deeply technical individual contributors
Strong sourcing and assessment skills for candidates whose value is demonstrated through hands-on work, operational ownership, and complex trade studies—not just credentials
Exceptional communication skills, discretion, and judgment
The ambition to work in a fast-paced environment
PERKS & BENEFITS:
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
401(k) program and transparent stock option plan
Self-managed and flexible time-off policy, including PTO, paid holidays, and sick time
Flexible work environment
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Astro Mechanica is an equal opportunity employer. We proudly recruit and hire a diverse workforce and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
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Astro Mechanica is a vertically integrated aerospace company building a faster, more connected future. Our mission is to democratize high-speed flight by making supersonic travel flexible, accessible, and sustainable. We believe that rapid, on-demand, point-to-point global mobility will become the new standard for moving people and goods across the planet. To achieve this, we are integrating our advanced airframe and engine technologies—which include Duality™, our proprietary dual-use propulsion system—with a new flight operations model to make supersonic transport as efficient and economical as commercial air travel is today. In the near term, we are developing adaptable, high-speed systems to close aircraft performance gaps for the United States government.
WHO WE ARE:
We’re a team of passionate engineers dedicated to advancing aerospace. We’re generalists with specialist depth, united by a flat structure and a shared obsession with building things that work well. We move fast, stay pragmatic, and let engineering excellence speak louder than hierarchy.
WHO YOU ARE:
You’re a GNC engineer who wants real ownership over the guidance and control systems of a clean-sheet autonomous aircraft. You’re comfortable working from first principles, collaborating tightly with propulsion, structures, and avionics, and making practical tradeoffs to get hardware flying. You care deeply about how systems behave in the real world—not just in simulation—and you’re motivated by building control architectures that are robust, testable, and ready for flight.
WHAT YOU’LL DO:
Develop and implement guidance, navigation, and control systems for our products
Engage in multi-disciplinary aircraft trades and help define the overall system architecture
Develop 6-DOF dynamics simulation models used for analysis and validation
Develop tooling to automate control design, monte carlos, and simulation validation
Work closely with peers across engineering disciplines to define the control schemes and mechanisms for our products
Support flight and ground test operations
Conduct post flight/test reviews and correlate performance with analysis for continuous improvement on predictions
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:
Master’s degree or PhD in robotics, aerospace engineering, electrical engineering, or related discipline
2+ years of professional experience in GNC development for an aerospace or autonomous vehicle program
Experience with dynamics, modeling, and simulation
Experience with software development best practices
Experience with Rust, C++, Python, or other relevant software languages.
Ambition to work in a fast-paced environment
PERKS & BENEFITS:
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
401(k) program and transparent stock option plan
Self-managed and flexible time-off policy, including PTO, paid holidays, and sick time
Flexible work environment
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
At Astro Mechanica, we highly value in-office work to foster collaboration and strengthen our company culture. We consider working in the office five days a week an essential part of the employee's role.
Astro Mechanica is an equal opportunity employer. We proudly recruit and hire a diverse workforce and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
","descriptionPlain":"ABOUT US:\n\nAstro Mechanica is a vertically integrated aerospace company building a faster, more connected future. Our mission is to democratize high-speed flight by making supersonic travel flexible, accessible, and sustainable. We believe that rapid, on-demand, point-to-point global mobility will become the new standard for moving people and goods across the planet. To achieve this, we are integrating our advanced airframe and engine technologies—which include Duality™, our proprietary dual-use propulsion system—with a new flight operations model to make supersonic transport as efficient and economical as commercial air travel is today. In the near term, we are developing adaptable, high-speed systems to close aircraft performance gaps for the United States government.\n\nWHO WE ARE:\n\nWe’re a team of passionate engineers dedicated to advancing aerospace. We’re generalists with specialist depth, united by a flat structure and a shared obsession with building things that work well. We move fast, stay pragmatic, and let engineering excellence speak louder than hierarchy.\n\nWHO YOU ARE:\n\nYou’re a GNC engineer who wants real ownership over the guidance and control systems of a clean-sheet autonomous aircraft. You’re comfortable working from first principles, collaborating tightly with propulsion, structures, and avionics, and making practical tradeoffs to get hardware flying. You care deeply about how systems behave in the real world—not just in simulation—and you’re motivated by building control architectures that are robust, testable, and ready for flight.\n\nWHAT YOU’LL DO:\n\n - Develop and implement guidance, navigation, and control systems for our products\n\n - Engage in multi-disciplinary aircraft trades and help define the overall system architecture\n\n - Develop 6-DOF dynamics simulation models used for analysis and validation\n\n - Develop tooling to automate control design, monte carlos, and simulation validation\n\n - Work closely with peers across engineering disciplines to define the control schemes and mechanisms for our products\n\n - Support flight and ground test operations\n\n - Conduct post flight/test reviews and correlate performance with analysis for continuous improvement on predictions\n\nWHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:\n\n - Master’s degree or PhD in robotics, aerospace engineering, electrical engineering, or related discipline\n\n - 2+ years of professional experience in GNC development for an aerospace or autonomous vehicle program\n\n - Experience with dynamics, modeling, and simulation\n\n - Experience with software development best practices\n\n - Experience with Rust, C++, Python, or other relevant software languages.\n\n - Ambition to work in a fast-paced environment\n\nPERKS & BENEFITS:\n\n - Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)\n\n - 401(k) program and transparent stock option plan\n\n - Self-managed and flexible time-off policy, including PTO, paid holidays, and sick time\n\n - Flexible work environment\n\nADDITIONAL INFORMATION:\n\nAt Astro Mechanica, we highly value in-office work to foster collaboration and strengthen our company culture. We consider working in the office five days a week an essential part of the employee's role.\n\nAstro Mechanica is an equal opportunity employer. We proudly recruit and hire a diverse workforce and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees."},{"id":"5059989c-980b-450c-9d6a-8eba6ba07428","title":"Avionics Engineer","department":"Avionics","team":"Avionics","employmentType":"FullTime","location":"San Francisco","secondaryLocations":[],"publishedAt":"2026-01-27T17:17:41.774+00:00","isListed":true,"isRemote":null,"workplaceType":null,"address":{"postalAddress":{"addressRegion":"California","addressCountry":"United States","addressLocality":"San Francisco"}},"jobUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Astro-Mechanica/5059989c-980b-450c-9d6a-8eba6ba07428","applyUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Astro-Mechanica/5059989c-980b-450c-9d6a-8eba6ba07428/application","descriptionHtml":"ABOUT US:
Astro Mechanica is a vertically integrated aerospace company building a faster, more connected future. Our mission is to democratize high-speed flight by making supersonic travel flexible, accessible, and sustainable. We believe that rapid, on-demand, point-to-point global mobility will become the new standard for moving people and goods across the planet. To achieve this, we are integrating our advanced airframe and engine technologies—which include Duality™, our proprietary dual-use propulsion system—with a new flight operations model to make supersonic transport as efficient and economical as commercial air travel is today. In the near term, we are developing adaptable, high-speed systems to close aircraft performance gaps for the United States government.
WHO WE ARE:
We’re a team of passionate engineers dedicated to advancing aerospace. We’re generalists with specialist depth, united by a flat structure and a shared obsession with building things that work well. We move fast, stay pragmatic, and let engineering excellence speak louder than hierarchy.
Astro Mechanica is looking for an Avionics Engineer to join our growing team. The ideal candidate is someone who is capable of architecting, designing, configuring, and continuously improving the electrical subsystems for our innovative jet engine and aircraft. Your work at Astro Mechanica will bridge hardware and software in a formative stage of development, and require frequent cross-discipline problem solving.
In this role, your mission will be to implement robust avionics designs from initial concept, design, validation, and flight operations. You will have direct responsibility to build out avionics interfacing with other systems while maintaining reliability through fault-tolerant methodology. This will be implemented and proven through rigorous subsystem and aircraft level integration testing before leaving the ground. You embody the test-like-you-fly philosophy.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
Architect avionics systems for flight hardware and corresponding ground-based test infrastructure including hardware-in-the-loop test beds.
Collaborate with other engineering disciplines on system trades and implementation of solutions.
Own avionics component selection, analysis, and integration.
Draft engineering drawings, electrical schematics, and wiring pinout diagrams
Develop and maintain software controllers and configuration for operating hardware systems.
Troubleshoot, root cause, and resolve problems in a rapid hardware iteration environment
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:
Experience with wire harnesses and associated sub-components
Familiarity with installing and troubleshooting various electronic sensors and components.
Competence with electrical test equipment (multimeters, oscilloscopes, power supplies, etc.)
Experience with 3D CAD software
Software fluency, enabling automation of test or analysis tasks.
Flexibility to work in fast-paced environment
Attentive to detail and maintain a high level of quality in all work
PERKS & BENEFITS:
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
401(k) program and transparent stock option plan
Self-managed and flexible time-off policy, including PTO, paid holidays, and sick time
Flexible work environment
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
At Astro Mechanica, we highly value in-office work to foster collaboration and strengthen our company culture. We consider working in the office five days a week an essential part of the employee's role.
Astro Mechanica is an equal opportunity employer. We proudly recruit and hire a diverse workforce and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
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Astro Mechanica is a vertically integrated aerospace company building a faster, more connected future. Our mission is to democratize high-speed flight by making supersonic travel flexible, accessible, and sustainable. We believe that rapid, on-demand, point-to-point global mobility will become the new standard for moving people and goods across the planet. To achieve this, we are integrating our advanced airframe and engine technologies—which include Duality™, our proprietary dual-use propulsion system—with a new flight operations model to make supersonic transport as efficient and economical as commercial air travel is today. In the near term, we are developing adaptable, high-speed systems to close aircraft performance gaps for the United States government.
WHO WE ARE:
We’re a team of passionate engineers dedicated to advancing aerospace. We’re generalists with specialist depth, united by a flat structure and a shared obsession with building things that work well. We move fast, stay pragmatic, and let engineering excellence speak louder than hierarchy.
WHO YOU ARE:
You are a software engineer who enjoys building robust engineering tools that directly impact hardware design. You thrive at the intersection of software and mechanical engineering, and you’re comfortable collaborating with structural, loads, and aero teams to translate physics into scalable, reliable code.
You think in systems, care deeply about performance and usability, and take pride in writing clean, well-structured Python that engineers trust for critical design decisions.
You’re motivated by hard technical problems—whether that’s implementing aeroelastic solution sequences, building composite stress analysis tools, or architecting databases that make complex loads data accessible and actionable.
WHAT YOU’LL DO:
You will work closely with system owners across loads, flight dynamics, and structures to design and build the internal software backbone that enables multidisciplinary design optimization across the aircraft. Your tools will directly shape how we analyze, iterate, and converge on flight-ready hardware.
Develop and maintain Python-based stress analysis templates, including composite plate buckling, classical laminate theory (CLT), and composite failure theory implementations
Create and own a scalable loads database system that makes loads analysis data readily accessible to stress analysts and design teams
Implement aeroelastic solution sequences as part of a custom-built loads analysis tool
Build reusable, well-documented libraries that enable multidisciplinary design optimization (MDO) workflows
Partner closely with mechanical and aerospace engineers to translate analysis methods into production-quality software
Continuously improve performance, reliability, and automation of internal engineering toolchains
Build flight dynamics simulation tools and develop interfaces for analysts across GNC, loads, and flight dynamics
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:
5+ years of experience in software engineering, development, or related field
Substantial experience in Python, including building engineering or scientific computing tools. Familiarity with Fortran is a plus
Background or familiarity in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or a related technical discipline
Ambition to work in a fast-paced environment
PERKS & BENEFITS:
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
401(k) program and transparent stock option plan
Self-managed and flexible time-off policy, including PTO, paid holidays, and sick time
Flexible work environment
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
At Astro Mechanica, we highly value in-office work to foster collaboration and strengthen our company culture. We consider working in the office five days a week an essential part of the employee's role.
Astro Mechanica is an equal opportunity employer. We proudly recruit and hire a diverse workforce and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
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Astro Mechanica is a vertically integrated aerospace company building a faster, more connected future. Our mission is to democratize high-speed flight by making supersonic travel flexible, accessible, and sustainable. We believe that rapid, on-demand, point-to-point global mobility will become the new standard for moving people and goods across the planet. To achieve this, we are integrating our advanced airframe and engine technologies—which include Duality™, our proprietary dual-use propulsion system—with a new flight operations model to make supersonic transport as efficient and economical as commercial air travel is today. In the near term, we are developing adaptable, high-speed systems to close aircraft performance gaps for the United States government.
WHO WE ARE:
We’re a team of passionate engineers dedicated to advancing aerospace. We’re generalists with specialist depth, united by a flat structure and a shared obsession with building things that work well. We move fast, stay pragmatic, and let engineering excellence speak louder than hierarchy.
WHO YOU ARE:
Astro Mechanica is seeking a Flight Software Engineer to join our growing team. The ideal candidate is excited to develop software that is used to control and fly our products. You will have the opportunity to help architect the full software stack including application, operating system, networking, and firmware. You will work closely with your peers to define and implement the requirements and overall software scope. Your work at Astro Mechanica will be fast-paced in a dynamic startup environment and will have a direct impact on our mission.
WHAT YOU’LL DO:
Design and implement reliable flight software to control the plane, with guidance from senior engineers
Contribute to simulation and infrastructure tooling used to validate flight systems
Support integration of software with embedded hardware and real-time systems
Write clean, testable, and maintainable code, including unit and integration tests
Collaborate closely with mechanical, electrical, propulsion, and controls engineers to develop and refine aircraft systems
Debug issues across the stack, from application-level behavior down to system interfaces
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Math, or a Science discipline
0-3 years of professional software development experience, including internships and research experience
Experience in C++, Rust, or other systems programming language
Proven skills in debugging, performance optimization, and unit testing
Ambition to work in a fast-paced environment
PERKS & BENEFITS:
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
401(k) program and transparent stock option plan
Self-managed and flexible time-off policy, including PTO, paid holidays, and sick time
Flexible work environment
Company-funded perks, including weekly team lunches and Astro Mechanica swag
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
At Astro Mechanica, we highly value in-office work to foster collaboration and strengthen our company culture. We consider working in the office five days a week an essential part of the employee's role.
Astro Mechanica is an equal opportunity employer. We proudly recruit and hire a diverse workforce and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
","descriptionPlain":"ABOUT US:\n\nAstro Mechanica is a vertically integrated aerospace company building a faster, more connected future. Our mission is to democratize high-speed flight by making supersonic travel flexible, accessible, and sustainable. We believe that rapid, on-demand, point-to-point global mobility will become the new standard for moving people and goods across the planet. To achieve this, we are integrating our advanced airframe and engine technologies—which include Duality™, our proprietary dual-use propulsion system—with a new flight operations model to make supersonic transport as efficient and economical as commercial air travel is today. In the near term, we are developing adaptable, high-speed systems to close aircraft performance gaps for the United States government.\n\nWHO WE ARE:\n\nWe’re a team of passionate engineers dedicated to advancing aerospace. We’re generalists with specialist depth, united by a flat structure and a shared obsession with building things that work well. We move fast, stay pragmatic, and let engineering excellence speak louder than hierarchy.\n\nWHO YOU ARE:\n\nAstro Mechanica is seeking a Flight Software Engineer to join our growing team. The ideal candidate is excited to develop software that is used to control and fly our products. You will have the opportunity to help architect the full software stack including application, operating system, networking, and firmware. You will work closely with your peers to define and implement the requirements and overall software scope. Your work at Astro Mechanica will be fast-paced in a dynamic startup environment and will have a direct impact on our mission.\n\nWHAT YOU’LL DO:\n\n - Design and implement reliable flight software to control the plane, with guidance from senior engineers\n\n - Contribute to simulation and infrastructure tooling used to validate flight systems\n\n - Support integration of software with embedded hardware and real-time systems\n\n - Write clean, testable, and maintainable code, including unit and integration tests\n\n - Collaborate closely with mechanical, electrical, propulsion, and controls engineers to develop and refine aircraft systems\n\n - Debug issues across the stack, from application-level behavior down to system interfaces\n\nWHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:\n\n - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Math, or a Science discipline\n\n - 0-3 years of professional software development experience, including internships and research experience\n\n - Experience in C++, Rust, or other systems programming language\n\n - Proven skills in debugging, performance optimization, and unit testing\n\n - Ambition to work in a fast-paced environment\n\nPERKS & BENEFITS:\n\n - Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)\n\n - 401(k) program and transparent stock option plan\n\n - Self-managed and flexible time-off policy, including PTO, paid holidays, and sick time\n\n - Flexible work environment\n\n - Company-funded perks, including weekly team lunches and Astro Mechanica swag\n\nADDITIONAL INFORMATION:\n\nAt Astro Mechanica, we highly value in-office work to foster collaboration and strengthen our company culture. We consider working in the office five days a week an essential part of the employee's role.\n\nAstro Mechanica is an equal opportunity employer. We proudly recruit and hire a diverse workforce and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees."},{"id":"ee8afec4-2d4d-4401-872e-203b7fd970ea","title":"Propulsion Technician","department":"Manufacturing","team":"Manufacturing","employmentType":"FullTime","location":"San Francisco","secondaryLocations":[],"publishedAt":"2026-03-03T04:33:24.773+00:00","isListed":true,"isRemote":false,"workplaceType":"OnSite","address":{"postalAddress":{"addressRegion":"California","addressCountry":"United States","addressLocality":"San Francisco"}},"jobUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Astro-Mechanica/ee8afec4-2d4d-4401-872e-203b7fd970ea","applyUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Astro-Mechanica/ee8afec4-2d4d-4401-872e-203b7fd970ea/application","descriptionHtml":"ABOUT US:
Astro Mechanica is a vertically integrated aerospace company building a faster, more connected future. Our mission is to democratize high-speed flight by making supersonic travel flexible, accessible, and sustainable. We believe that rapid, on-demand, point-to-point global mobility will become the new standard for moving people and goods across the planet. To achieve this, we are integrating our advanced airframe and engine technologies—which include Duality™, our proprietary dual-use propulsion system—with a new flight operations model to make supersonic transport as efficient and economical as commercial air travel is today. In the near term, we are developing adaptable, high-speed systems to close aircraft performance gaps for the United States government.
WHO WE ARE:
We’re a team of passionate engineers dedicated to advancing aerospace. We’re generalists with specialist depth, united by a flat structure and a shared obsession with building things that work well. We move fast, stay pragmatic, and let engineering excellence speak louder than hierarchy.
WHO YOU ARE:
Astro Mechanica is seeking a Propulsion Technician to join our growing manufacturing and prototyping team. The ideal candidate is a highly skilled hands-on builder who takes pride in crafting precise, high-performance components that push the boundaries of aerospace engineering. You have a deep understanding of materials, fabrication techniques, and mechanical systems—and you thrive in an environment where speed, precision, and innovation intersect.
Your work at Astro Mechanica will have a direct impact on the development of next-generation high-speed aircraft, contributing to both prototype and production systems that enable faster, more connected global travel. In this role, your mission will be to turn cutting-edge designs into flight-ready hardware through expert craftsmanship, problem-solving, and close collaboration with our engineering and manufacturing teams.
WHAT YOU’LL DO:
Collaborate frequently with design and engineering teams to optimize manufacturability, ensure structural integrity, and refine fabrication processes.
Contribute to prototype builds and rapid iteration cycles, supporting the full lifecycle from concept to test article.
Maintain test facility operations and maintenance, troubleshoot problems, site cleanliness
Monitor and maintain sufficient inventory of equipment, supplies, and instrumentation
Operate manual machine shop equipment (drills, cutting tools, mills, lathes)
Fabricate with sheet metal (forming, shearing, rolling, stamping)
Material joining (GTAW welding, brazing, soldering, mechanical fastening)
Fluid systems plumbing (tube routing, swaging, flaring)
Harness assembly (crimping/soldering terminals, cable lacing, troubleshooting)
Maneuver heavy objects with forklift, rigging equipment
Conducts work efficiently while in a safe and professional manner
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:
Demonstrated welding ability through prior projects, welding multiple alloys; certification(s) a strong plus.
5+ years of hands-on fabrication experience in aerospace, automotive, motorsports, or other fast-paced manufacturing environments.
Familiarity with pressurized systems, fluid systems hardware and instrumentation
Ability to interpret engineering drawings, P&ID, electrical schematics
Strong mechanical aptitude and understanding of structural principles, materials, and joining methods.
Ability to work autonomously and take ownership of high-impact hardware builds under fast development timelines.
Experience with inspection equipment and precision calibrated tools
Takes initiative for continuous improvement (not just completing assigned tasks)
Attentive to detail and committed to maintaining the highest levels of quality in all work.
A team-oriented mindset with a passion for building something extraordinary.
Capable of lifting 35 pounds, stand for long periods, maneuver in restricted spaces, work low to ground and on raised platforms
PERKS & BENEFITS:
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
401(k) program and transparent stock option plan
Self-managed and flexible time-off policy, including PTO, paid holidays, and sick time
Flexible work environment
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
At Astro Mechanica, we highly value in-office work to foster collaboration and strengthen our company culture. We consider working in the office five days a week an essential part of the employee's role.
Astro Mechanica is an equal opportunity employer. We proudly recruit and hire a diverse workforce and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
","descriptionPlain":"ABOUT US:\n\nAstro Mechanica is a vertically integrated aerospace company building a faster, more connected future. Our mission is to democratize high-speed flight by making supersonic travel flexible, accessible, and sustainable. We believe that rapid, on-demand, point-to-point global mobility will become the new standard for moving people and goods across the planet. To achieve this, we are integrating our advanced airframe and engine technologies—which include Duality™, our proprietary dual-use propulsion system—with a new flight operations model to make supersonic transport as efficient and economical as commercial air travel is today. In the near term, we are developing adaptable, high-speed systems to close aircraft performance gaps for the United States government.\n\nWHO WE ARE:\n\nWe’re a team of passionate engineers dedicated to advancing aerospace. We’re generalists with specialist depth, united by a flat structure and a shared obsession with building things that work well. We move fast, stay pragmatic, and let engineering excellence speak louder than hierarchy.\n\nWHO YOU ARE:\n\nAstro Mechanica is seeking a Propulsion Technician to join our growing manufacturing and prototyping team. The ideal candidate is a highly skilled hands-on builder who takes pride in crafting precise, high-performance components that push the boundaries of aerospace engineering. You have a deep understanding of materials, fabrication techniques, and mechanical systems—and you thrive in an environment where speed, precision, and innovation intersect.\n\nYour work at Astro Mechanica will have a direct impact on the development of next-generation high-speed aircraft, contributing to both prototype and production systems that enable faster, more connected global travel. In this role, your mission will be to turn cutting-edge designs into flight-ready hardware through expert craftsmanship, problem-solving, and close collaboration with our engineering and manufacturing teams.\n\nWHAT YOU’LL DO:\n\n - Collaborate frequently with design and engineering teams to optimize manufacturability, ensure structural integrity, and refine fabrication processes.\n\n - Contribute to prototype builds and rapid iteration cycles, supporting the full lifecycle from concept to test article.\n\n - Maintain test facility operations and maintenance, troubleshoot problems, site cleanliness\n\n - Monitor and maintain sufficient inventory of equipment, supplies, and instrumentation\n\n - Operate manual machine shop equipment (drills, cutting tools, mills, lathes)\n\n - Fabricate with sheet metal (forming, shearing, rolling, stamping)\n\n - Material joining (GTAW welding, brazing, soldering, mechanical fastening)\n\n - Fluid systems plumbing (tube routing, swaging, flaring)\n\n - Harness assembly (crimping/soldering terminals, cable lacing, troubleshooting)\n\n - Maneuver heavy objects with forklift, rigging equipment\n\n - Conducts work efficiently while in a safe and professional manner\n\nWHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:\n\n - Demonstrated welding ability through prior projects, welding multiple alloys; certification(s) a strong plus.\n\n - 5+ years of hands-on fabrication experience in aerospace, automotive, motorsports, or other fast-paced manufacturing environments.\n\n - Familiarity with pressurized systems, fluid systems hardware and instrumentation\n\n - Ability to interpret engineering drawings, P&ID, electrical schematics\n\n - Strong mechanical aptitude and understanding of structural principles, materials, and joining methods.\n\n - Ability to work autonomously and take ownership of high-impact hardware builds under fast development timelines.\n\n - Experience with inspection equipment and precision calibrated tools\n\n - Takes initiative for continuous improvement (not just completing assigned tasks)\n\n - Attentive to detail and committed to maintaining the highest levels of quality in all work.\n\n - A team-oriented mindset with a passion for building something extraordinary.\n\n - Capable of lifting 35 pounds, stand for long periods, maneuver in restricted spaces, work low to ground and on raised platforms\n\nPERKS & BENEFITS:\n\n - Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)\n\n - 401(k) program and transparent stock option plan\n\n - Self-managed and flexible time-off policy, including PTO, paid holidays, and sick time\n\n - Flexible work environment\n\nADDITIONAL INFORMATION:\n\nAt Astro Mechanica, we highly value in-office work to foster collaboration and strengthen our company culture. We consider working in the office five days a week an essential part of the employee's role.\n\nAstro Mechanica is an equal opportunity employer. We proudly recruit and hire a diverse workforce and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees."},{"id":"d61ce801-1f10-492a-ba91-b0bdf37733fd","title":"Executive Assistant","department":"Executive","team":"Operations","employmentType":"FullTime","location":"San Francisco","secondaryLocations":[],"publishedAt":"2026-05-07T03:16:39.994+00:00","isListed":true,"isRemote":null,"workplaceType":null,"address":{"postalAddress":{"addressRegion":"California","addressCountry":"United States","addressLocality":"San Francisco"}},"jobUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Astro-Mechanica/d61ce801-1f10-492a-ba91-b0bdf37733fd","applyUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Astro-Mechanica/d61ce801-1f10-492a-ba91-b0bdf37733fd/application","descriptionHtml":"Astro Mechanica is a vertically integrated aerospace company building a faster, more connected future. Our mission is to democratize high-speed flight by making supersonic travel flexible, accessible, and sustainable. We believe that rapid, on-demand, point-to-point global mobility will become the new standard for moving people and goods across the planet. To achieve this, we are integrating our advanced airframe and engine technologies—which include Duality™, our proprietary dual-use propulsion system—with a new flight operations model to make supersonic transport as efficient and economical as commercial air travel is today. In the near term, we are developing adaptable, high-speed systems to close aircraft performance gaps for the United States government.
We’re a team of passionate engineers dedicated to advancing aerospace. We’re generalists with specialist depth, united by a flat structure and a shared obsession with building things that work well. We move fast, stay pragmatic, and let engineering excellence speak louder than hierarchy.
At Astro Mechanica, we require excellence regardless of department. While some roles require technical expertise, this role requires tenacity, attention to detail, strong communication, and endurance. You will be supporting our leadership team as a multiplier of their throughput. You will accomplish this by taking the many communications, events, and general noise, and refining it to the signal that truly demands their attention. You will need to operate with significant autonomy and hold a high bar without external validation. In return, you’ll have rare visibility into how a company at this stage actually gets built.
Calendar & Prioritization
Take full ownership of executive calendars and treat them as your work product. Don’t just schedule – protect time, identify priorities, and make judgement calls based on the understanding you build of each leader
Act as an agent of preparation – anticipate scheduling conflicts, track follow-ups, gather prep notes and materials, and see around corners wherever possible
Communications & Correspondence
Sift and manage high-volume email communication with sound judgement, elevating what needs attention and tracking what can wait
Communicate on behalf of executives internally and externally by matching tone, detail, and in a way that minimizes redundant chatter
Have vigilance in identifying items at high risk of being missed or left incomplete
Operations & Projects
Own logistics end-to-end — travel, offsites, team events, board meeting prep, and all the varieties between. This including reminding leaders of what is ahead rather than requiring reminders yourself
Take on discrete projects to completion — research, vendor coordination, cross-functional follow-up, whatever the moment requires
Presence & Discretion
Be present and engaged in a physical office environment — this role is in-person at our HQ in SF
Handle sensitive information about the company, the team, and external relationships with discretion and strong judgment
Act with professionalism and display the emotional intelligence to connect with individuals of all backgrounds and levels
4+ years of experience in a role that demonstrates exceptional organizational ability and self-direction (an EA, chief of staff, operations, or similar)
Excellent written communication — you'll draft on behalf of the executive team regularly
Strong judgment about prioritization, urgency, and when to escalate vs. handle independently
Comfort and fluency with modern productivity tools (Google Workspace, Slack, project management tools, etc.)
Genuine interest in hard tech, aerospace, defense, or manufacturing — you don't need an engineering degree, but you need to care about what's being built here
SF-based or willing to relocate — this role is in-person
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
401(k) program and transparent stock option plan
Self-managed and flexible time-off policy, including PTO, paid holidays, and sick time
Flexible work environment
At Astro Mechanica, we highly value in-office work to foster collaboration and strengthen our company culture. We consider working in the office five days a week an essential part of the employee's role.
Astro Mechanica is an equal opportunity employer. We proudly recruit and hire a diverse workforce and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
","descriptionPlain":"ABOUT US:\n\nAstro Mechanica is a vertically integrated aerospace company building a faster, more connected future. Our mission is to democratize high-speed flight by making supersonic travel flexible, accessible, and sustainable. We believe that rapid, on-demand, point-to-point global mobility will become the new standard for moving people and goods across the planet. To achieve this, we are integrating our advanced airframe and engine technologies—which include Duality™, our proprietary dual-use propulsion system—with a new flight operations model to make supersonic transport as efficient and economical as commercial air travel is today. In the near term, we are developing adaptable, high-speed systems to close aircraft performance gaps for the United States government.\n\n\nWHO WE ARE:\n\nWe’re a team of passionate engineers dedicated to advancing aerospace. We’re generalists with specialist depth, united by a flat structure and a shared obsession with building things that work well. We move fast, stay pragmatic, and let engineering excellence speak louder than hierarchy.\n\n\nWHO YOU ARE:\n\nAt Astro Mechanica, we require excellence regardless of department. While some roles require technical expertise, this role requires tenacity, attention to detail, strong communication, and endurance. You will be supporting our leadership team as a multiplier of their throughput. You will accomplish this by taking the many communications, events, and general noise, and refining it to the signal that truly demands their attention. You will need to operate with significant autonomy and hold a high bar without external validation. In return, you’ll have rare visibility into how a company at this stage actually gets built.\n\n\nWHAT YOU’LL DO:\n\nCalendar & Prioritization\n\n - Take full ownership of executive calendars and treat them as your work product. Don’t just schedule – protect time, identify priorities, and make judgement calls based on the understanding you build of each leader\n\n - Act as an agent of preparation – anticipate scheduling conflicts, track follow-ups, gather prep notes and materials, and see around corners wherever possible\n\nCommunications & Correspondence\n\n - Sift and manage high-volume email communication with sound judgement, elevating what needs attention and tracking what can wait\n\n - Communicate on behalf of executives internally and externally by matching tone, detail, and in a way that minimizes redundant chatter\n\n - Have vigilance in identifying items at high risk of being missed or left incomplete\n\nOperations & Projects\n\n - Own logistics end-to-end — travel, offsites, team events, board meeting prep, and all the varieties between. This including reminding leaders of what is ahead rather than requiring reminders yourself\n\n - Take on discrete projects to completion — research, vendor coordination, cross-functional follow-up, whatever the moment requires\n\nPresence & Discretion\n\n - Be present and engaged in a physical office environment — this role is in-person at our HQ in SF\n\n - Handle sensitive information about the company, the team, and external relationships with discretion and strong judgment\n\n - Act with professionalism and display the emotional intelligence to connect with individuals of all backgrounds and levels\n\n\nWHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:\n\n - 4+ years of experience in a role that demonstrates exceptional organizational ability and self-direction (an EA, chief of staff, operations, or similar)\n\n - Excellent written communication — you'll draft on behalf of the executive team regularly\n\n - Strong judgment about prioritization, urgency, and when to escalate vs. handle independently\n\n - Comfort and fluency with modern productivity tools (Google Workspace, Slack, project management tools, etc.)\n\n - Genuine interest in hard tech, aerospace, defense, or manufacturing — you don't need an engineering degree, but you need to care about what's being built here\n\n - SF-based or willing to relocate — this role is in-person\n\n\nPERKS & BENEFITS:\n\n - Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)\n\n - 401(k) program and transparent stock option plan\n\n - Self-managed and flexible time-off policy, including PTO, paid holidays, and sick time\n\n - Flexible work environment\n\n\nADDITIONAL INFORMATION:\n\nAt Astro Mechanica, we highly value in-office work to foster collaboration and strengthen our company culture. We consider working in the office five days a week an essential part of the employee's role.\n\nAstro Mechanica is an equal opportunity employer. We proudly recruit and hire a diverse workforce and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees."},{"id":"6e99c2ea-2ba9-4532-890c-dbdc3d73a265","title":"Senior Transmission Design Engineer ","department":"Propulsion","team":"Propulsion","employmentType":"FullTime","location":"San Francisco","secondaryLocations":[],"publishedAt":"2026-04-16T00:43:02.166+00:00","isListed":true,"isRemote":null,"workplaceType":null,"address":{"postalAddress":{"addressRegion":"California","addressCountry":"United States","addressLocality":"San Francisco"}},"jobUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Astro-Mechanica/6e99c2ea-2ba9-4532-890c-dbdc3d73a265","applyUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Astro-Mechanica/6e99c2ea-2ba9-4532-890c-dbdc3d73a265/application","descriptionHtml":"ABOUT US:
Astro Mechanica is a vertically integrated aerospace company building a faster, more connected future. Our mission is to democratize high-speed flight by making supersonic travel flexible, accessible, and sustainable. We believe that rapid, on-demand, point-to-point global mobility will become the new standard for moving people and goods across the planet. To achieve this, we are integrating our advanced airframe and engine technologies—which include Duality™, our proprietary dual-use propulsion system—with a new flight operations model to make supersonic transport as efficient and economical as commercial air travel is today. In the near term, we are developing adaptable, high-speed systems to close aircraft performance gaps for the United States government.
WHO WE ARE:
We’re a team of passionate engineers dedicated to advancing aerospace. We’re generalists with specialist depth, united by a flat structure and a shared obsession with building things that work well. We move fast, stay pragmatic, and let engineering excellence speak louder than hierarchy.
Astro Mechanica is looking for a Senior Transmission Design Engineer to join our growing team. The ideal candidate is someone who has a deep-seated understanding of complex system dynamics and can take full ownership of design and validation of high-speed power transmission systems. Your work at Astro Mechanica will have a direct impact on the configuration and performance of the turboelectric adaptive jet engine.
In this role, your mission will be to architect, analyze, build, and test critical power transmission systems to power the electric propulsion systems. You will collaborate between propulsion, aircraft, and test teams to deliver optimized transmission hardware for the flight vehicle, proven through rigorous ground testing. You are attentive to detail and enjoy solving nuanced, interconnected problems.
Architect high-performance, high-speed geartrain systems with consideration for high-speed rotordynamic effects, lubrication, and highly integrated interfaces
Perform gear design calculations (AGMA/ISO standards), including load capacity, contact stress, and bending fatigue
Conduct dynamic analysis of rotating systems including vibration, critical speed, and noise, vibration, harshness (KissSoft, Simcenter, SMT MASTA, Ansys)
Design and analyze custom shaft, bearing, housing, and lubrication system hardware and establish subsystem testing to validate component performance
Specify qualification testing and analyze test data for hardware behavior and performance characterization
Improve and maintain the accuracy of simulation models through anchoring to historical and internally generated test data
Define instrumentation placement with understanding of measurement limitations
Diagnose hardware/software problems efficiently and perform corrective actions
5+ years hands-on experience with transmission design and/or test in automotive, aerospace, or power generation applications
Foundational knowledge of rotordynamics, fatigue effects, lubrication systems, and transmission failure modes
Familiarity with test instrumentation, data reduction, and anchoring analysis with experimental results
Takes initiative for continuous improvement (not just completing assigned tasks)
Flexibility to work in a fast-paced and high-growth environment
Attentive to detail and maintain a high level of quality in all work
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
401(k) program and transparent stock option plan
Self-managed and flexible time-off policy, including PTO, paid holidays, and sick time
Flexible work environment
At Astro Mechanica, we highly value in-office work to foster collaboration and strengthen our company culture. We consider working in the office five days a week an essential part of the employee's role.
Astro Mechanica is an equal opportunity employer. We proudly recruit and hire a diverse workforce and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
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Astro Mechanica is a vertically integrated aerospace company building a faster, more connected future. Our mission is to democratize high-speed flight by making supersonic travel flexible, accessible, and sustainable. We believe that rapid, on-demand, point-to-point global mobility will become the new standard for moving people and goods across the planet. To achieve this, we are integrating our advanced airframe and engine technologies—which include Duality™, our proprietary dual-use propulsion system—with a new flight operations model to make supersonic transport as efficient and economical as commercial air travel is today. In the near term, we are developing adaptable, high-speed systems to close aircraft performance gaps for the United States government.
WHO WE ARE:
We’re a team of passionate engineers dedicated to advancing aerospace. We’re generalists with specialist depth, united by a flat structure and a shared obsession with building things that work well. We move fast, stay pragmatic, and let engineering excellence speak louder than hierarchy.
You are an aerodynamicist who moves seamlessly between first-principles physics, computational analysis, and experimental validation- using each to inform and challenge the others. You take ownership of complex, ambiguous problems and drive them to ground truth, making sound engineering judgments while balancing speed and rigor. You are deeply technical but not siloed- comfortable working across disciplines, contributing wherever needed, and focused on the end goal of building and flying real hardware. In a fast-paced, hands-on environment, you care about what works, not just what models say, and you are motivated by the opportunity to directly shape the performance of high-speed flight systems.
Perform design and analysis of aircraft aerodynamics across subsonic, transonic, and supersonic flight regimes
Conduct computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis using multiple solvers, including gridding and post-processing methods
Develop and apply advanced optimization techniques to enhance aerodynamic performance
Create and utilize parametric geometry models for design and analysis purposes
Support the design, fabrication, testing, and data analysis of wind tunnel models
Work closely with cross-functional teams to refine concepts, conduct trade studies, and develop multidisciplinary design, analysis, and optimization (MDAO) systems
Lead concept refinement, cross-discipline trade studies, and develop a highly skilled flight sciences team
Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field
10+ years of experience in aerodynamic design and analysis, CFD analysis, and optimization techniques
Proficiency in CFD solvers, parametric geometry modeling, and wind tunnel testing
Experience with high-fidelity aerodynamic shape optimization using adjoint-based methods and heuristic methods
Experience synthesizing a variety of computational, experimental, and multi-fidelity data sources into cohesive aerodynamics models for design, performance, stability and control, flight simulator development, and experimental flight testing
Expertise in architecting multidisciplinary design, analysis, and optimization (MDAO) frameworks for transonic and supersonic configurations, integrating various solvers and models
Proficiency with high performance computing (HPC) environments, mesh adaptation, adjoint-based optimization; implementation of HPC via AWS, Azure, Google HPC
Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and manage complex projects
Ambition to work in a fast-paced environment
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
401(k) program and transparent stock option plan
Self-managed and flexible time-off policy, including PTO, paid holidays, and sick time
Flexible work environment
At Astro Mechanica, we highly value in-office work to foster collaboration and strengthen our company culture. We consider working in the office five days a week an essential part of the employee's role.
Astro Mechanica is an equal opportunity employer. We proudly recruit and hire a diverse workforce and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
","descriptionPlain":"ABOUT US:\n\nAstro Mechanica is a vertically integrated aerospace company building a faster, more connected future. Our mission is to democratize high-speed flight by making supersonic travel flexible, accessible, and sustainable. We believe that rapid, on-demand, point-to-point global mobility will become the new standard for moving people and goods across the planet. To achieve this, we are integrating our advanced airframe and engine technologies—which include Duality™, our proprietary dual-use propulsion system—with a new flight operations model to make supersonic transport as efficient and economical as commercial air travel is today. In the near term, we are developing adaptable, high-speed systems to close aircraft performance gaps for the United States government.\n\nWHO WE ARE:\n\nWe’re a team of passionate engineers dedicated to advancing aerospace. We’re generalists with specialist depth, united by a flat structure and a shared obsession with building things that work well. We move fast, stay pragmatic, and let engineering excellence speak louder than hierarchy.\n\n\nWHO YOU ARE:\n\nYou are an aerodynamicist who moves seamlessly between first-principles physics, computational analysis, and experimental validation- using each to inform and challenge the others. You take ownership of complex, ambiguous problems and drive them to ground truth, making sound engineering judgments while balancing speed and rigor. You are deeply technical but not siloed- comfortable working across disciplines, contributing wherever needed, and focused on the end goal of building and flying real hardware. In a fast-paced, hands-on environment, you care about what works, not just what models say, and you are motivated by the opportunity to directly shape the performance of high-speed flight systems.\n\n\nWHAT YOU’LL DO:\n\n - Perform design and analysis of aircraft aerodynamics across subsonic, transonic, and supersonic flight regimes\n\n - Conduct computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis using multiple solvers, including gridding and post-processing methods\n\n - Develop and apply advanced optimization techniques to enhance aerodynamic performance\n\n - Create and utilize parametric geometry models for design and analysis purposes\n\n - Support the design, fabrication, testing, and data analysis of wind tunnel models\n\n - Work closely with cross-functional teams to refine concepts, conduct trade studies, and develop multidisciplinary design, analysis, and optimization (MDAO) systems\n\n - Lead concept refinement, cross-discipline trade studies, and develop a highly skilled flight sciences team\n\n\nWHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:\n\n - Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field\n\n - 10+ years of experience in aerodynamic design and analysis, CFD analysis, and optimization techniques\n\n - Proficiency in CFD solvers, parametric geometry modeling, and wind tunnel testing\n\n - Experience with high-fidelity aerodynamic shape optimization using adjoint-based methods and heuristic methods\n\n - Experience synthesizing a variety of computational, experimental, and multi-fidelity data sources into cohesive aerodynamics models for design, performance, stability and control, flight simulator development, and experimental flight testing\n\n - Expertise in architecting multidisciplinary design, analysis, and optimization (MDAO) frameworks for transonic and supersonic configurations, integrating various solvers and models\n\n - Proficiency with high performance computing (HPC) environments, mesh adaptation, adjoint-based optimization; implementation of HPC via AWS, Azure, Google HPC\n\n - Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and manage complex projects\n\n - Ambition to work in a fast-paced environment\n\n\nPERKS & BENEFITS:\n\n - Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)\n\n - 401(k) program and transparent stock option plan\n\n - Self-managed and flexible time-off policy, including PTO, paid holidays, and sick time\n\n - Flexible work environment\n\n\nADDITIONAL INFORMATION:\n\nAt Astro Mechanica, we highly value in-office work to foster collaboration and strengthen our company culture. We consider working in the office five days a week an essential part of the employee's role.\n\nAstro Mechanica is an equal opportunity employer. We proudly recruit and hire a diverse workforce and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees."},{"id":"55b3a890-c13e-4d37-9d3c-53fab66cb8c9","title":"General Counsel ","department":"Executive","team":"Operations","employmentType":"FullTime","location":"San Francisco","secondaryLocations":[],"publishedAt":"2026-04-20T15:50:30.745+00:00","isListed":true,"isRemote":null,"workplaceType":null,"address":{"postalAddress":{"addressRegion":"California","addressCountry":"United States","addressLocality":"San Francisco"}},"jobUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Astro-Mechanica/55b3a890-c13e-4d37-9d3c-53fab66cb8c9","applyUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Astro-Mechanica/55b3a890-c13e-4d37-9d3c-53fab66cb8c9/application","descriptionHtml":"Astro Mechanica is a vertically integrated aerospace company building a faster, more connected future. Our mission is to democratize high-speed flight by making supersonic travel flexible, accessible, and sustainable. 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We’re a team of passionate engineers dedicated to advancing aerospace. We’re generalists with specialist depth, united by a flat structure and a shared obsession with building things that work well. We move fast, stay pragmatic, and let engineering excellence speak louder than hierarchy.
You are a seasoned legal operator who thinks like a business partner first and a lawyer second. You've built legal functions from the ground up at high-growth companies, and you know when to push hard on a contract and when to let something go in the interest of the relationship and the deal. You're comfortable with ambiguity, energized by complexity, and hungry to help scale a company that is doing something genuinely hard and genuinely important. You don't just protect the business, you help it move.
As General Counsel, you will be Astro Mechanica's first in house legal leader, owning the full legal function across commercial, regulatory, and strategic workstreams. You will bring business judgment to every legal decision, acting as a true executive partner to the CEO, COO, and the broader leadership team.
Specifically, you will:
Anticipate legal and regulatory risk across the business and help us get ahead of it — not just react to it
Own all contract review and negotiation across the business, drafting creative commercial agreements from LOIs and term sheets through purchase agreements, licensing deals, and long-term partnership frameworks, with an eye toward business context and counterparty relationships, not just legal risk mitigation
Lead negotiation of key vendor and partner agreements, including strategic relationships with aerospace OEMs, government agencies, and commercial partners
Manage and advise on complex entity and subsidiary structures spanning our commercial and federal operations
Navigate the legal complexities of government contracting, including ITAR/EAR compliance, FAR/DFARS obligations, CUI handling, and FCL planning
Build out the legal function over time - managing outside counsel efficiently and developing internal processes and playbooks
Partner with leadership on corporate governance, board matters, equity and compensation structures, and M&A or partnership transactions as they arise
8–12+ years of legal experience, with meaningful time at a top tier law firm and in house at a high growth company
Demonstrated experience drafting and negotiating complex commercial agreements - you are a builder of deals, not just a redliner of them
Experience with government contracting law and the regulatory landscape surrounding defense and dual-use aerospace programs (ITAR, EAR, FAR/DFARS, CUI)
Comfort operating within complex corporate structures, including subsidiaries, affiliated entities, and dual-use business models
Experience supporting or leading legal workstreams for venture-backed fundraising rounds
Strong business judgment, you calibrate your advice to the commercial context, know when to push and when to move, and help the business do the same
Exceptional communication skills, you are able to translate complex legal issues into clear, actionable guidance for non-lawyers
Experience scaling a legal function at a company going through rapid growth
A passion for aerospace, deep technology, or defense, or a demonstrated ability to go deep on a technically complex domain quickly
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
401(k) program and transparent stock option plan
Self-managed and flexible time-off policy, including PTO, paid holidays, and sick time
Flexible work environment
At Astro Mechanica, we highly value in-office work to foster collaboration and strengthen our company culture. We consider working in the office five days a week an essential part of the employee's role.
Astro Mechanica is an equal opportunity employer. We proudly recruit and hire a diverse workforce and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
","descriptionPlain":"ABOUT US:\n\nAstro Mechanica is a vertically integrated aerospace company building a faster, more connected future. Our mission is to democratize high-speed flight by making supersonic travel flexible, accessible, and sustainable. We believe that rapid, on-demand, point-to-point global mobility will become the new standard for moving people and goods across the planet. To achieve this, we are integrating our advanced airframe and engine technologies—which include Duality™, our proprietary dual-use propulsion system—with a new flight operations model to make supersonic transport as efficient and economical as commercial air travel is today. In the near term, we are developing adaptable, high-speed systems to close aircraft performance gaps for the United States government.\n\n\nWHO WE ARE:\n\nWe’re a team of passionate engineers dedicated to advancing aerospace. We’re generalists with specialist depth, united by a flat structure and a shared obsession with building things that work well. We move fast, stay pragmatic, and let engineering excellence speak louder than hierarchy.\n\n\nWHO YOU ARE:\n\nYou are a seasoned legal operator who thinks like a business partner first and a lawyer second. You've built legal functions from the ground up at high-growth companies, and you know when to push hard on a contract and when to let something go in the interest of the relationship and the deal. You're comfortable with ambiguity, energized by complexity, and hungry to help scale a company that is doing something genuinely hard and genuinely important. You don't just protect the business, you help it move.\n\n\nWHAT YOU’LL DO:\n\nAs General Counsel, you will be Astro Mechanica's first in house legal leader, owning the full legal function across commercial, regulatory, and strategic workstreams. You will bring business judgment to every legal decision, acting as a true executive partner to the CEO, COO, and the broader leadership team.\n\n\nSpecifically, you will:\n\n - Anticipate legal and regulatory risk across the business and help us get ahead of it — not just react to it\n\n - Own all contract review and negotiation across the business, drafting creative commercial agreements from LOIs and term sheets through purchase agreements, licensing deals, and long-term partnership frameworks, with an eye toward business context and counterparty relationships, not just legal risk mitigation\n\n - Lead negotiation of key vendor and partner agreements, including strategic relationships with aerospace OEMs, government agencies, and commercial partners\n\n - Manage and advise on complex entity and subsidiary structures spanning our commercial and federal operations\n\n - Navigate the legal complexities of government contracting, including ITAR/EAR compliance, FAR/DFARS obligations, CUI handling, and FCL planning\n\n - Build out the legal function over time - managing outside counsel efficiently and developing internal processes and playbooks\n\n - Partner with leadership on corporate governance, board matters, equity and compensation structures, and M&A or partnership transactions as they arise\n\n\nWHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:\n\n - 8–12+ years of legal experience, with meaningful time at a top tier law firm and in house at a high growth company\n\n - Demonstrated experience drafting and negotiating complex commercial agreements - you are a builder of deals, not just a redliner of them\n\n - Experience with government contracting law and the regulatory landscape surrounding defense and dual-use aerospace programs (ITAR, EAR, FAR/DFARS, CUI)\n\n - Comfort operating within complex corporate structures, including subsidiaries, affiliated entities, and dual-use business models\n\n - Experience supporting or leading legal workstreams for venture-backed fundraising rounds\n\n - Strong business judgment, you calibrate your advice to the commercial context, know when to push and when to move, and help the business do the same\n\n - Exceptional communication skills, you are able to translate complex legal issues into clear, actionable guidance for non-lawyers\n\n - Experience scaling a legal function at a company going through rapid growth\n\n - A passion for aerospace, deep technology, or defense, or a demonstrated ability to go deep on a technically complex domain quickly\n\n\nPERKS & BENEFITS:\n\n - Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)\n\n - 401(k) program and transparent stock option plan\n\n - Self-managed and flexible time-off policy, including PTO, paid holidays, and sick time\n\n - Flexible work environment\n\n\nADDITIONAL INFORMATION:\n\nAt Astro Mechanica, we highly value in-office work to foster collaboration and strengthen our company culture. We consider working in the office five days a week an essential part of the employee's role.\n\nAstro Mechanica is an equal opportunity employer. We proudly recruit and hire a diverse workforce and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees."},{"id":"5af4ec01-174b-4e1f-a780-a4ac29b2f258","title":"Senior Combustion Devices Engineer","department":"Propulsion","team":"Propulsion","employmentType":"FullTime","location":"San Francisco","secondaryLocations":[],"publishedAt":"2026-04-29T03:32:11.220+00:00","isListed":true,"isRemote":null,"workplaceType":null,"address":{"postalAddress":{"addressRegion":"California","addressCountry":"United States","addressLocality":"San Francisco"}},"jobUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Astro-Mechanica/5af4ec01-174b-4e1f-a780-a4ac29b2f258","applyUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Astro-Mechanica/5af4ec01-174b-4e1f-a780-a4ac29b2f258/application","descriptionHtml":"Astro Mechanica is a vertically integrated aerospace company building a faster, more connected future. Our mission is to democratize high-speed flight by making supersonic travel flexible, accessible, and sustainable. 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We’re a team of passionate engineers dedicated to advancing aerospace. We’re generalists with specialist depth, united by a flat structure and a shared obsession with building things that work well. We move fast, stay pragmatic, and let engineering excellence speak louder than hierarchy.
You are a Senior Propulsion Engineer experienced in designing the combustion devices within propulsion systems. You come from a background working in ground power, aviation, automotive, or rocketry. You approach your work from a robust set of first principles which enable you to work methodically through challenging technical problems with feedback from test verification.
Lead conceptual trades for novel combustors while considering system-level impacts
Complete detailed designs with supporting structural, thermal, and fluid analyses
Implement advanced materials and manufacturing techniques to achieve performance and reliability at scale
Assemble prototypes firsthand, design complementary tooling, and establish work instructions
Conduct hardware test and analyze data to verify requirements and performance metrics
Understand empirical trends and iterate quickly through component-level and integrated testing
Diagnose hardware problems efficiently and determine corrective actions
5+ years hands-on experience designing combustion devices for use in propulsion or similarly complex environments
Expertise in design and analysis of airbreathing combustors, igniters, and fuel systems
Proficient in CAD solid body and surface modeling (Siemens NX), engineering drawings, and GD&T
Strong understanding of thermodynamics, heat transfer, and fluid behavior
Hands-on prototype assembly and test stand experience
Experience with data acquisition and instrumentation selection for analyzing stability and performance in elevated temperate environments
Understanding and familiarity with high-temperature materials, coatings, and joining methods relevant to combustion
Experience with root-cause analysis of hardware failures
Takes initiative for continuous improvement (not just completing assigned tasks)
Flexibility to work in fast-paced environment
Attentive to detail and maintain a high level of quality in all work
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
401(k) program and transparent stock option plan
Self-managed and flexible time-off policy, including PTO, paid holidays, and sick time
Flexible work environment
At Astro Mechanica, we highly value in-office work to foster collaboration and strengthen our company culture. We consider working in the office five days a week an essential part of the employee's role.
Astro Mechanica is an equal opportunity employer. We proudly recruit and hire a diverse workforce and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
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We’re generalists with specialist depth, united by a flat structure and a shared obsession with building things that work well. We move fast, stay pragmatic, and let engineering excellence speak louder than hierarchy.\n\n\nWHO YOU ARE:\n\nYou are a Senior Propulsion Engineer experienced in designing the combustion devices within propulsion systems. You come from a background working in ground power, aviation, automotive, or rocketry. You approach your work from a robust set of first principles which enable you to work methodically through challenging technical problems with feedback from test verification.\n\n\nWHAT YOU’LL DO:\n\n - Lead conceptual trades for novel combustors while considering system-level impacts\n\n - Complete detailed designs with supporting structural, thermal, and fluid analyses\n\n - Implement advanced materials and manufacturing techniques to achieve performance and reliability at scale\n\n - Assemble prototypes firsthand, design complementary tooling, and establish work instructions\n\n - Conduct hardware test and analyze data to verify requirements and performance metrics\n\n - Understand empirical trends and iterate quickly through component-level and integrated testing\n\n - Diagnose hardware problems efficiently and determine corrective actions\n\n\nWHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:\n\n - 5+ years hands-on experience designing combustion devices for use in propulsion or similarly complex environments\n\n - Expertise in design and analysis of airbreathing combustors, igniters, and fuel systems\n\n - Proficient in CAD solid body and surface modeling (Siemens NX), engineering drawings, and GD&T\n\n - Strong understanding of thermodynamics, heat transfer, and fluid behavior\n\n - Hands-on prototype assembly and test stand experience\n\n - Experience with data acquisition and instrumentation selection for analyzing stability and performance in elevated temperate environments\n\n - Understanding and familiarity with high-temperature materials, coatings, and joining methods relevant to combustion\n\n - Experience with root-cause analysis of hardware failures\n\n - Takes initiative for continuous improvement (not just completing assigned tasks)\n\n - Flexibility to work in fast-paced environment\n\n - Attentive to detail and maintain a high level of quality in all work\n\n\nPERKS & BENEFITS:\n\n - Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)\n\n - 401(k) program and transparent stock option plan\n\n - Self-managed and flexible time-off policy, including PTO, paid holidays, and sick time\n\n - Flexible work environment\n\n\nADDITIONAL INFORMATION:\n\nAt Astro Mechanica, we highly value in-office work to foster collaboration and strengthen our company culture. 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We’re a team of passionate engineers dedicated to advancing aerospace. We’re generalists with specialist depth, united by a flat structure and a shared obsession with building things that work well. We move fast, stay pragmatic, and let engineering excellence speak louder than hierarchy.
You are a generalist capable of taking full ownership of thermal management system design from concept to production. You are able to balance system function and requirements against the impacts of the system on adjacent systems and components. You navigate uncertainty and ambiguity by leveraging a strong understanding of first principles. The right person will be able to architect, build, and validate thermal systems from early prototyping through flight qualification, vehicle integration, and flight.
Generate CAD models, detailed engineering drawings, and apply appropriate GD&T
Architect thermal systems and develop 1-D fluid network models to predict system behavior, transient responses, and sensitivities
Architect and complete detailed thermal system design and size fluid system components such as pumps, heat exchangers, valves, and regulators
Use hand calculations and computational tools (CFD) to optimize component and system effectiveness
Analyze heat loads, conduction paths, and interface temperatures, and define instrumentation to anchor models with test data
Own and present design reviews to the team
Assemble prototypes, establish test procedures, and analyze data to verify requirements and performance metrics
Diagnose thermal system problems efficiently and determine corrective actions
5+ years hands-on experience in propulsion or similarly complex thermal environments
Proficient in CAD modeling (Siemens NX), drawing generation, and GD&T
Strong understanding of thermodynamics, heat transfer, and fluid behavior
Experience designing and analyzing thermal systems using CFD and 1D network modeling tools
Informed on instrumentation types and limitations, and ability to anchor models with test data
Takes initiative for continuous improvement (not just completing assigned tasks)
Flexibility to work in fast-paced environment
Attentive to detail and maintain a high level of quality in all work
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
401(k) program and transparent stock option plan
Self-managed and flexible time-off policy, including PTO, paid holidays, and sick time
Flexible work environment
At Astro Mechanica, we highly value in-office work to foster collaboration and strengthen our company culture. We consider working in the office five days a week an essential part of the employee's role.
Astro Mechanica is an equal opportunity employer. We proudly recruit and hire a diverse workforce and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
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We’re generalists with specialist depth, united by a flat structure and a shared obsession with building things that work well. We move fast, stay pragmatic, and let engineering excellence speak louder than hierarchy.\n\n\nWHO YOU ARE:\n\nYou are a generalist capable of taking full ownership of thermal management system design from concept to production. You are able to balance system function and requirements against the impacts of the system on adjacent systems and components. You navigate uncertainty and ambiguity by leveraging a strong understanding of first principles. 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We’re a team of passionate engineers dedicated to advancing aerospace. We’re generalists with specialist depth, united by a flat structure and a shared obsession with building things that work well. We move fast, stay pragmatic, and let engineering excellence speak louder than hierarchy.
Astro Mechanica is looking for a Senior Propulsion Development Engineer to join our growing team. The ideal candidate is someone who has a deep-seated understanding of complex system dynamics, and can take full ownership of hardware testing from concept to production. Your work at Astro Mechanica will have a direct impact on the configuration and performance of the turboelectric adaptive jet engine.
In this role, your mission will be to shepherd our innovative jet engine and subsystems hardware from early prototype through flight qualification, vehicle integration, and aircraft flight. You will have the firsthand responsibility that every new design is rigorously tested to ensure quality and performance metrics are met prior to aircraft integration before leaving the ground. You embody the test-like-you-fly philosophy.
Create test plans, objectives, methodologies, and establish operational ranges
Define instrumentation placement with understanding of measurement limitations
Analyze data for characterization hardware behavior and performance
Diagnose hardware/software problems efficiently and perform corrective actions
Hold data reviews communicating test results while highlighting anomalies
Maintain data processing scripts, develop automation to increase test throughput and reliability
Analyze test data and integrate findings into system-level performance models and next-gen hardware design cycles
Utilize propulsion cycle models (GasTurb, NPSS) to predict engine performance from analytical maps and operating conditions
Continually improve facility capabilities to increase test throughput and reliability
5+ years hands-on experience with fluidic and propulsion systems, test operations, and data analysis
Experience with hazardous environments (flammables, high voltage, pressurized systems) and safety mitigations
Knowledge of fluid systems and instrumentation hardware (pressure, temperature, load cells, relays, solenoids, regulators, pneumatics)
Knowledge of rotating machinery operation and instrumentation (natural frequencies, vibration and high-speed data acquisition)
Familiarity with data acquisition and control systems, PLC hardware, communication protocol, data structures, and software interfaces
Familiarity with test instrumentation, data reduction, and anchoring analysis with experimental results
Skilled in engine cycle modeling tools (GasTurb, NPSS) and scripting tools (Python, Matlab) for analysis automation and data processing
Takes initiative for continuous improvement (not just completing assigned tasks)
Flexibility to work in fast-paced environment
Attentive to detail and maintain a high level of quality in all work
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
401(k) program and transparent stock option plan
Self-managed and flexible time-off policy, including PTO, paid holidays, and sick time
Flexible work environment
At Astro Mechanica, we highly value in-office work to foster collaboration and strengthen our company culture. We consider working in the office five days a week an essential part of the employee's role.
Astro Mechanica is an equal opportunity employer. We proudly recruit and hire a diverse workforce and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
","descriptionPlain":"ABOUT US:\n\nAstro Mechanica is a vertically integrated aerospace company building a faster, more connected future. Our mission is to democratize high-speed flight by making supersonic travel flexible, accessible, and sustainable. We believe that rapid, on-demand, point-to-point global mobility will become the new standard for moving people and goods across the planet. To achieve this, we are integrating our advanced airframe and engine technologies—which include Duality™, our proprietary dual-use propulsion system—with a new flight operations model to make supersonic transport as efficient and economical as commercial air travel is today. In the near term, we are developing adaptable, high-speed systems to close aircraft performance gaps for the United States government.\n\n\nWHO WE ARE:\n\nWe’re a team of passionate engineers dedicated to advancing aerospace. We’re generalists with specialist depth, united by a flat structure and a shared obsession with building things that work well. We move fast, stay pragmatic, and let engineering excellence speak louder than hierarchy.\n\n\nWHO YOU ARE:\n\nAstro Mechanica is looking for a Senior Propulsion Development Engineer to join our growing team. The ideal candidate is someone who has a deep-seated understanding of complex system dynamics, and can take full ownership of hardware testing from concept to production. Your work at Astro Mechanica will have a direct impact on the configuration and performance of the turboelectric adaptive jet engine.\n\nIn this role, your mission will be to shepherd our innovative jet engine and subsystems hardware from early prototype through flight qualification, vehicle integration, and aircraft flight. You will have the firsthand responsibility that every new design is rigorously tested to ensure quality and performance metrics are met prior to aircraft integration before leaving the ground. You embody the test-like-you-fly philosophy.\n\n\nWHAT YOU’LL DO:\n\n - Create test plans, objectives, methodologies, and establish operational ranges\n\n - Define instrumentation placement with understanding of measurement limitations\n\n - Analyze data for characterization hardware behavior and performance\n\n - Diagnose hardware/software problems efficiently and perform corrective actions\n\n - Hold data reviews communicating test results while highlighting anomalies\n\n - Maintain data processing scripts, develop automation to increase test throughput and reliability\n\n - Analyze test data and integrate findings into system-level performance models and next-gen hardware design cycles\n\n - Utilize propulsion cycle models (GasTurb, NPSS) to predict engine performance from analytical maps and operating conditions\n\n - Continually improve facility capabilities to increase test throughput and reliability\n\n\nWHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:\n\n - 5+ years hands-on experience with fluidic and propulsion systems, test operations, and data analysis\n\n - Experience with hazardous environments (flammables, high voltage, pressurized systems) and safety mitigations\n\n - Knowledge of fluid systems and instrumentation hardware (pressure, temperature, load cells, relays, solenoids, regulators, pneumatics)\n\n - Knowledge of rotating machinery operation and instrumentation (natural frequencies, vibration and high-speed data acquisition)\n\n - Familiarity with data acquisition and control systems, PLC hardware, communication protocol, data structures, and software interfaces\n\n - Familiarity with test instrumentation, data reduction, and anchoring analysis with experimental results\n\n - Skilled in engine cycle modeling tools (GasTurb, NPSS) and scripting tools (Python, Matlab) for analysis automation and data processing\n\n - Takes initiative for continuous improvement (not just completing assigned tasks)\n\n - Flexibility to work in fast-paced environment\n\n - Attentive to detail and maintain a high level of quality in all work\n\n\nPERKS & BENEFITS:\n\n - Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)\n\n - 401(k) program and transparent stock option plan\n\n - Self-managed and flexible time-off policy, including PTO, paid holidays, and sick time\n\n - Flexible work environment\n\n\nADDITIONAL INFORMATION:\n\nAt Astro Mechanica, we highly value in-office work to foster collaboration and strengthen our company culture. We consider working in the office five days a week an essential part of the employee's role.\n\nAstro Mechanica is an equal opportunity employer. We proudly recruit and hire a diverse workforce and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees."},{"id":"3430b008-10bc-4adf-9681-c7f6cc470cc2","title":"Test Design Engineer II","department":"Testing","team":"Testing","employmentType":"FullTime","location":"San Francisco","secondaryLocations":[],"publishedAt":"2026-04-29T02:52:31.001+00:00","isListed":true,"isRemote":null,"workplaceType":null,"address":{"postalAddress":{"addressRegion":"California","addressCountry":"United States","addressLocality":"San Francisco"}},"jobUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Astro-Mechanica/3430b008-10bc-4adf-9681-c7f6cc470cc2","applyUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Astro-Mechanica/3430b008-10bc-4adf-9681-c7f6cc470cc2/application","descriptionHtml":"Astro Mechanica is a vertically integrated aerospace company building a faster, more connected future. Our mission is to democratize high-speed flight by making supersonic travel flexible, accessible, and sustainable. We believe that rapid, on-demand, point-to-point global mobility will become the new standard for moving people and goods across the planet. To achieve this, we are integrating our advanced airframe and engine technologies—which include Duality™, our proprietary dual-use propulsion system—with a new flight operations model to make supersonic transport as efficient and economical as commercial air travel is today. In the near term, we are developing adaptable, high-speed systems to close aircraft performance gaps for the United States government.
We’re a team of passionate engineers dedicated to advancing aerospace. We’re generalists with specialist depth, united by a flat structure and a shared obsession with building things that work well. We move fast, stay pragmatic, and let engineering excellence speak louder than hierarchy.
Astro Mechanica is looking for a Test Engineer to join our growing team. The ideal candidate is someone who designs, fabricates, operates, and improves the test infrastructure supporting our innovative jet engine and subsystems. Your work at Astro Mechanica will keep test operations running smoothly, while constantly expanding and improving test capabilities. You will work closely with your peers to execute projects to a high level of quality.
In this role, your mission will be to create and operate test infrastructure for hardware research and development. You will have firsthand responsibility that every new design is rigorously tested to ensure quality and performance metrics are met prior to aircraft integration and before leaving the ground. You embody the test-like-you-fly philosophy.
Design test stands, fixtures, and supporting hardware to enable new test capabilities
Conduct analyses for appropriate fluid system component performance
Develop detailed test plans, instrumentation schemes, and data collection methods to capture high-fidelity, decision-driving data
Document work (P&ID, electrical schematics, test procedures) while collaborating with relevant stakeholders to ensure stand requirements are met
Work closely with propulsion design engineers to validate models, characterize performance, and inform design iterations
Conduct hardware testing and analyze results to verify requirements, identify discrepancies, and determine corrective actions
Create and implement test strategies to validate and activate your test stand designs
Implement safety best practices through engineering controls
2+ years hands-on experience with propulsion, fluidic, or mechanical systems, including hardware testing and analysis
Experience with hazardous environments (flammables, high voltage, pressurized systems) and safety mitigations
Knowledge of fluid systems hardware and instrumentation (pressure, temperature, load cells, relays, solenoids, pneumatics)
Ability to analyze and interpret test data, and correlate results with analytical models or simulations
Familiarity with CAD and ability to design simple test hardware, fixtures, or modifications
Takes initiative for continuous improvement (not just completing assigned tasks)
Flexibility to work in fast-paced environment
Attentive to detail and maintain a high level of quality in all work
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
401(k) program and transparent stock option plan
Self-managed and flexible time-off policy, including PTO, paid holidays, and sick time
Flexible work environment
At Astro Mechanica, we highly value in-office work to foster collaboration and strengthen our company culture. We consider working in the office five days a week an essential part of the employee's role.
Astro Mechanica is an equal opportunity employer. We proudly recruit and hire a diverse workforce and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
","descriptionPlain":"ABOUT US:\n\nAstro Mechanica is a vertically integrated aerospace company building a faster, more connected future. Our mission is to democratize high-speed flight by making supersonic travel flexible, accessible, and sustainable. We believe that rapid, on-demand, point-to-point global mobility will become the new standard for moving people and goods across the planet. To achieve this, we are integrating our advanced airframe and engine technologies—which include Duality™, our proprietary dual-use propulsion system—with a new flight operations model to make supersonic transport as efficient and economical as commercial air travel is today. In the near term, we are developing adaptable, high-speed systems to close aircraft performance gaps for the United States government.\n\n\nWHO WE ARE:\n\nWe’re a team of passionate engineers dedicated to advancing aerospace. We’re generalists with specialist depth, united by a flat structure and a shared obsession with building things that work well. We move fast, stay pragmatic, and let engineering excellence speak louder than hierarchy.\n\n\nWHO YOU ARE:\n\nAstro Mechanica is looking for a Test Engineer to join our growing team. The ideal candidate is someone who designs, fabricates, operates, and improves the test infrastructure supporting our innovative jet engine and subsystems. Your work at Astro Mechanica will keep test operations running smoothly, while constantly expanding and improving test capabilities. You will work closely with your peers to execute projects to a high level of quality.\n\nIn this role, your mission will be to create and operate test infrastructure for hardware research and development. You will have firsthand responsibility that every new design is rigorously tested to ensure quality and performance metrics are met prior to aircraft integration and before leaving the ground. You embody the test-like-you-fly philosophy.\n\n\nWHAT YOU’LL DO:\n\n - Design test stands, fixtures, and supporting hardware to enable new test capabilities\n\n - Conduct analyses for appropriate fluid system component performance\n\n - Develop detailed test plans, instrumentation schemes, and data collection methods to capture high-fidelity, decision-driving data\n\n - Document work (P&ID, electrical schematics, test procedures) while collaborating with relevant stakeholders to ensure stand requirements are met\n\n - Work closely with propulsion design engineers to validate models, characterize performance, and inform design iterations\n\n - Conduct hardware testing and analyze results to verify requirements, identify discrepancies, and determine corrective actions\n\n - Create and implement test strategies to validate and activate your test stand designs\n\n - Implement safety best practices through engineering controls\n\n\nWHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:\n\n - 2+ years hands-on experience with propulsion, fluidic, or mechanical systems, including hardware testing and analysis\n\n - Experience with hazardous environments (flammables, high voltage, pressurized systems) and safety mitigations\n\n - Knowledge of fluid systems hardware and instrumentation (pressure, temperature, load cells, relays, solenoids, pneumatics)\n\n - Ability to analyze and interpret test data, and correlate results with analytical models or simulations\n\n - Familiarity with CAD and ability to design simple test hardware, fixtures, or modifications\n\n - Takes initiative for continuous improvement (not just completing assigned tasks)\n\n - Flexibility to work in fast-paced environment\n\n - Attentive to detail and maintain a high level of quality in all work\n\n\nPERKS & BENEFITS:\n\n - Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)\n\n - 401(k) program and transparent stock option plan\n\n - Self-managed and flexible time-off policy, including PTO, paid holidays, and sick time\n\n - Flexible work environment\n\n\nADDITIONAL INFORMATION:\n\nAt Astro Mechanica, we highly value in-office work to foster collaboration and strengthen our company culture. We consider working in the office five days a week an essential part of the employee's role.\n\nAstro Mechanica is an equal opportunity employer. We proudly recruit and hire a diverse workforce and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees."},{"id":"f1a2f20c-88be-4af3-8d30-2779746c7148","title":"IT Systems & Network Administrator","department":"Executive","team":"Operations","employmentType":"FullTime","location":"San Francisco","secondaryLocations":[],"publishedAt":"2026-04-29T03:57:07.684+00:00","isListed":true,"isRemote":null,"workplaceType":null,"address":{"postalAddress":{"addressRegion":"California","addressCountry":"United States","addressLocality":"San Francisco"}},"jobUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Astro-Mechanica/f1a2f20c-88be-4af3-8d30-2779746c7148","applyUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Astro-Mechanica/f1a2f20c-88be-4af3-8d30-2779746c7148/application","descriptionHtml":"Astro Mechanica is a vertically integrated aerospace company building a faster, more connected future. Our mission is to democratize high-speed flight by making supersonic travel flexible, accessible, and sustainable. We believe that rapid, on-demand, point-to-point global mobility will become the new standard for moving people and goods across the planet. To achieve this, we are integrating our advanced airframe and engine technologies—which include Duality™, our proprietary dual-use propulsion system—with a new flight operations model to make supersonic transport as efficient and economical as commercial air travel is today. In the near term, we are developing adaptable, high-speed systems to close aircraft performance gaps for the United States government.
We’re a team of passionate engineers dedicated to advancing aerospace. We’re generalists with specialist depth, united by a flat structure and a shared obsession with building things that work well. We move fast, stay pragmatic, and let engineering excellence speak louder than hierarchy.
We are seeking an experienced IT Systems & Network Administrator to manage, maintain, and scale our internal infrastructure. This role requires a strong background in networking, cloud systems, and SaaS administration, along with hands-on experience supporting end users in a fast-paced startup environment.
This individual will also play a key role in building the foundation for a scalable IT support function, including documentation, processes, and tooling that will evolve into a formal service desk.
The ideal candidate for this role will be a self-starter with a strong sense of ownership that is comfortable operating as both a strategic builder and a hands-on support resource. Strong communication and documentation skills are a must, showing attention to detail and a focus on security, reliability, and user experience.
Key Responsibilities
Administer and maintain a Ubiquiti-based network environment, including monitoring performance, security, and reliability
Configure, manage, and troubleshoot Cisco network equipment
Manage and support secure environments within Microsoft GCC High, ensuring compliance and best practices
Oversee identity, access, and infrastructure within Microsoft Azure
Provide administration and support for collaboration and productivity platforms including Zoom, Slack, Notion, and Microsoft Teams
End-User Support & IT Operations
Serve as a primary point of contact for end-user technical support across hardware, software, network, and SaaS platforms
Diagnose and resolve complex technical issues in a timely and professional manner
Provide white-glove support for leadership and key stakeholders as needed
Manage onboarding and offboarding processes, including account provisioning, device setup, and access control
IT Asset Management & Procurement
Manage the procurement of IT equipment, including laptops, peripherals, networking hardware, and accessories
Maintain accurate inventory of all IT assets, including tracking lifecycle, assignments, and status
Establish and enforce asset management processes, including tagging, auditing, and reporting
Coordinate device provisioning, imaging, deployment, and recovery
Work with vendors to source equipment, manage orders, and optimize cost and availability
Service Desk Development & Documentation
Develop and maintain clear, scalable IT documentation including:
Standard operating procedures (SOPs)
Knowledge base articles
Troubleshooting guides
Design and implement foundational processes for a future service desk/help desk function
Evaluate and implement ticketing systems, workflows, and SLAs
Establish best practices for incident management, request fulfillment, and escalation paths
Identify opportunities to automate repetitive support tasks and improve operational efficiency
Required Qualifications
5+ years of experience working in a startup environment
Proven experience administering Ubiquiti network infrastructure
Hands-on experience with Cisco networking equipment (routing, switching, firewall configuration)
Experience working within Microsoft GCC High environments
Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Azure (identity, compute, networking, and security)
Experience supporting and administering:
Zoom
Slack
Notion
Microsoft Teams
Strong troubleshooting skills across network, systems, SaaS platforms, and end-user environments
Experience providing direct end-user support in a professional setting
Experience managing IT equipment procurement and maintaining asset inventory systems
Experience creating technical documentation and operational processes
Preferred Qualifications
Experience building or scaling a help desk or IT support function from the ground up
Experience with ITSM or ticketing platforms, including Atlassian Jira (Jira Service Management preferred)
Familiarity with compliance frameworks (e.g., NIST, CMMC, FedRAMP)
Scripting or automation experience (PowerShell, Bash, or similar)
Experience with endpoint management and security tools
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
401(k) program and transparent stock option plan
Self-managed and flexible time-off policy, including PTO, paid holidays, and sick time
Flexible work environment
At Astro Mechanica, we highly value in-office work to foster collaboration and strengthen our company culture. We consider working in the office five days a week an essential part of the employee's role.
Astro Mechanica is an equal opportunity employer. We proudly recruit and hire a diverse workforce and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
","descriptionPlain":"ABOUT US:\n\nAstro Mechanica is a vertically integrated aerospace company building a faster, more connected future. Our mission is to democratize high-speed flight by making supersonic travel flexible, accessible, and sustainable. We believe that rapid, on-demand, point-to-point global mobility will become the new standard for moving people and goods across the planet. To achieve this, we are integrating our advanced airframe and engine technologies—which include Duality™, our proprietary dual-use propulsion system—with a new flight operations model to make supersonic transport as efficient and economical as commercial air travel is today. In the near term, we are developing adaptable, high-speed systems to close aircraft performance gaps for the United States government.\n\n\nWHO WE ARE:\n\nWe’re a team of passionate engineers dedicated to advancing aerospace. We’re generalists with specialist depth, united by a flat structure and a shared obsession with building things that work well. We move fast, stay pragmatic, and let engineering excellence speak louder than hierarchy.\n\n\nWHO YOU ARE:\n\nWe are seeking an experienced IT Systems & Network Administrator to manage, maintain, and scale our internal infrastructure. This role requires a strong background in networking, cloud systems, and SaaS administration, along with hands-on experience supporting end users in a fast-paced startup environment.\n\nThis individual will also play a key role in building the foundation for a scalable IT support function, including documentation, processes, and tooling that will evolve into a formal service desk.\n\nThe ideal candidate for this role will be a self-starter with a strong sense of ownership that is comfortable operating as both a strategic builder and a hands-on support resource. Strong communication and documentation skills are a must, showing attention to detail and a focus on security, reliability, and user experience.\n\n\nWHAT YOU’LL DO:\n\nKey Responsibilities\n\n - Administer and maintain a Ubiquiti-based network environment, including monitoring performance, security, and reliability\n\n - Configure, manage, and troubleshoot Cisco network equipment\n\n - Manage and support secure environments within Microsoft GCC High, ensuring compliance and best practices\n\n - Oversee identity, access, and infrastructure within Microsoft Azure\n\n - Provide administration and support for collaboration and productivity platforms including Zoom, Slack, Notion, and Microsoft Teams\n\nEnd-User Support & IT Operations\n\n - Serve as a primary point of contact for end-user technical support across hardware, software, network, and SaaS platforms\n\n - Diagnose and resolve complex technical issues in a timely and professional manner\n\n - Provide white-glove support for leadership and key stakeholders as needed\n\n - Manage onboarding and offboarding processes, including account provisioning, device setup, and access control\n\nIT Asset Management & Procurement\n\n - Manage the procurement of IT equipment, including laptops, peripherals, networking hardware, and accessories\n\n - Maintain accurate inventory of all IT assets, including tracking lifecycle, assignments, and status\n\n - Establish and enforce asset management processes, including tagging, auditing, and reporting\n\n - Coordinate device provisioning, imaging, deployment, and recovery\n\n - Work with vendors to source equipment, manage orders, and optimize cost and availability\n\nService Desk Development & Documentation\n\n - Develop and maintain clear, scalable IT documentation including:\n\n - Standard operating procedures (SOPs)\n\n - Knowledge base articles\n\n - Troubleshooting guides\n\n - Design and implement foundational processes for a future service desk/help desk function\n\n - Evaluate and implement ticketing systems, workflows, and SLAs\n\n - Establish best practices for incident management, request fulfillment, and escalation paths\n\n - Identify opportunities to automate repetitive support tasks and improve operational efficiency\n\n\nWHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:\n\nRequired Qualifications\n\n - 5+ years of experience working in a startup environment\n\n - Proven experience administering Ubiquiti network infrastructure\n\n - Hands-on experience with Cisco networking equipment (routing, switching, firewall configuration)\n\n - Experience working within Microsoft GCC High environments\n\n - Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Azure (identity, compute, networking, and security)\n\n - Experience supporting and administering:\n \n - Zoom\n \n - Slack\n \n - Notion\n \n - Microsoft Teams\n\n - Strong troubleshooting skills across network, systems, SaaS platforms, and end-user environments\n\n - Experience providing direct end-user support in a professional setting\n\n - Experience managing IT equipment procurement and maintaining asset inventory systems\n\n - Experience creating technical documentation and operational processes\n\nPreferred Qualifications\n\n - Experience building or scaling a help desk or IT support function from the ground up\n\n - Experience with ITSM or ticketing platforms, including Atlassian Jira (Jira Service Management preferred)\n\n - Familiarity with compliance frameworks (e.g., NIST, CMMC, FedRAMP)\n\n - Scripting or automation experience (PowerShell, Bash, or similar)\n\n - Experience with endpoint management and security tools\n\n\nPERKS & BENEFITS:\n\n - Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)\n\n - 401(k) program and transparent stock option plan\n\n - Self-managed and flexible time-off policy, including PTO, paid holidays, and sick time\n\n - Flexible work environment\n\n\nADDITIONAL INFORMATION:\n\nAt Astro Mechanica, we highly value in-office work to foster collaboration and strengthen our company culture. We consider working in the office five days a week an essential part of the employee's role.\n\nAstro Mechanica is an equal opportunity employer. We proudly recruit and hire a diverse workforce and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees."},{"id":"250cde10-a3df-4c1c-8a12-7b9f8e1a0183","title":"Senior Rotordynamics Engineer","department":"Propulsion","team":"Propulsion","employmentType":"FullTime","location":"San Francisco","secondaryLocations":[],"publishedAt":"2026-04-29T03:26:25.203+00:00","isListed":true,"isRemote":null,"workplaceType":null,"address":{"postalAddress":{"addressRegion":"California","addressCountry":"United States","addressLocality":"San Francisco"}},"jobUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Astro-Mechanica/250cde10-a3df-4c1c-8a12-7b9f8e1a0183","applyUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Astro-Mechanica/250cde10-a3df-4c1c-8a12-7b9f8e1a0183/application","descriptionHtml":"Astro Mechanica is a vertically integrated aerospace company building a faster, more connected future. Our mission is to democratize high-speed flight by making supersonic travel flexible, accessible, and sustainable. 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We’re a team of passionate engineers dedicated to advancing aerospace. We’re generalists with specialist depth, united by a flat structure and a shared obsession with building things that work well. We move fast, stay pragmatic, and let engineering excellence speak louder than hierarchy.
Astro Mechanica is looking for a Senior Rotordynamics Engineer with the knowledge and skill to refine the development of our terrestrial and aviation turbomachinery through your understanding of the detailed physical processes that happen within them. Your experience may be rooted in ground-power, aviation, or space-based applications. You understand the physical behavior of rotating systems as deeply on paper as you do at the test stand, and you’ve built the analytical models to prove it.
Lead rotordynamic analysis of turbomachinery systems, including critical speed prediction, stability margins, imbalance response, torsional analysis, modal analysis, and Campbell diagram development
Bearing selection, preload definition, stiffness and damping trade studies, thermal management and lubrication system
Define and execute test campaigns instrumented specifically for rotordynamic validation
Develop and iterate computational models (StarCCM+, AxSTREAM) with rotordynamic constraints in mind
Utilize propulsion cycle models (GasTurb, NPSS) to assess how compressor maps and mechanical behavior interact under dynamic loading conditions
Define GD&T for rotating assemblies through tolerance analysis, considering the effects on rotor balance, seal clearances, and dynamic behavior
Partner with manufacturing to ensure production of high-precision rotating components with balance grades, runout tolerances, and assembly sequence in mind
5+ years in turbomachinery design with demonstrated rotordynamic analysis and mechanical packaging ownership on real hardware
Hands-on experience with rotordynamic modelling tools (DyRoBes or equivalent)
Experience with blade and compressor geometry development using CFD, streamline curvature, and 1D meanline methods (StarCCM+, AxStream)
Experience with test instrumentation and data reduction specifically for mechanical validation (vibration, whirl, and rotor response)
Experience with propulsion cycle tools (GasTurb, NPSS) and how compressor mechanical behavior couples to cycle performance
Proficient in CAD for rotating assemblies (Siemens NX) and multiphysics analysis
Experience with scripting for analysis automation and post-processing (Python, MATLAB)
Effective communicator capable of leading cross-functional design reviews and contributing to system architecture discussions
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
401(k) program and transparent stock option plan
Self-managed and flexible time-off policy, including PTO, paid holidays, and sick time
Flexible work environment
At Astro Mechanica, we highly value in-office work to foster collaboration and strengthen our company culture. We consider working in the office five days a week an essential part of the employee's role.
Astro Mechanica is an equal opportunity employer. We proudly recruit and hire a diverse workforce and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
","descriptionPlain":"ABOUT US:\n\nAstro Mechanica is a vertically integrated aerospace company building a faster, more connected future. Our mission is to democratize high-speed flight by making supersonic travel flexible, accessible, and sustainable. We believe that rapid, on-demand, point-to-point global mobility will become the new standard for moving people and goods across the planet. To achieve this, we are integrating our advanced airframe and engine technologies—which include Duality™, our proprietary dual-use propulsion system—with a new flight operations model to make supersonic transport as efficient and economical as commercial air travel is today. In the near term, we are developing adaptable, high-speed systems to close aircraft performance gaps for the United States government.\n\n\nWHO WE ARE:\n\nWe’re a team of passionate engineers dedicated to advancing aerospace. We’re generalists with specialist depth, united by a flat structure and a shared obsession with building things that work well. We move fast, stay pragmatic, and let engineering excellence speak louder than hierarchy.\n\n\nWHO YOU ARE:\n\nAstro Mechanica is looking for a Senior Rotordynamics Engineer with the knowledge and skill to refine the development of our terrestrial and aviation turbomachinery through your understanding of the detailed physical processes that happen within them. Your experience may be rooted in ground-power, aviation, or space-based applications. You understand the physical behavior of rotating systems as deeply on paper as you do at the test stand, and you’ve built the analytical models to prove it.\n\n\nWHAT YOU’LL DO:\n\n - Lead rotordynamic analysis of turbomachinery systems, including critical speed prediction, stability margins, imbalance response, torsional analysis, modal analysis, and Campbell diagram development\n\n - Bearing selection, preload definition, stiffness and damping trade studies, thermal management and lubrication system\n\n - Define and execute test campaigns instrumented specifically for rotordynamic validation\n\n - Develop and iterate computational models (StarCCM+, AxSTREAM) with rotordynamic constraints in mind\n\n - Utilize propulsion cycle models (GasTurb, NPSS) to assess how compressor maps and mechanical behavior interact under dynamic loading conditions\n\n - Define GD&T for rotating assemblies through tolerance analysis, considering the effects on rotor balance, seal clearances, and dynamic behavior\n\n - Partner with manufacturing to ensure production of high-precision rotating components with balance grades, runout tolerances, and assembly sequence in mind\n\n\nWHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:\n\n - 5+ years in turbomachinery design with demonstrated rotordynamic analysis and mechanical packaging ownership on real hardware\n\n - Hands-on experience with rotordynamic modelling tools (DyRoBes or equivalent)\n\n - Experience with blade and compressor geometry development using CFD, streamline curvature, and 1D meanline methods (StarCCM+, AxStream)\n\n - Experience with test instrumentation and data reduction specifically for mechanical validation (vibration, whirl, and rotor response)\n\n - Experience with propulsion cycle tools (GasTurb, NPSS) and how compressor mechanical behavior couples to cycle performance\n\n - Proficient in CAD for rotating assemblies (Siemens NX) and multiphysics analysis\n\n - Experience with scripting for analysis automation and post-processing (Python, MATLAB)\n\n - Effective communicator capable of leading cross-functional design reviews and contributing to system architecture discussions\n\n\nPERKS & BENEFITS:\n\n - Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)\n\n - 401(k) program and transparent stock option plan\n\n - Self-managed and flexible time-off policy, including PTO, paid holidays, and sick time\n\n - Flexible work environment\n\n\nADDITIONAL INFORMATION:\n\nAt Astro Mechanica, we highly value in-office work to foster collaboration and strengthen our company culture. We consider working in the office five days a week an essential part of the employee's role.\n\nAstro Mechanica is an equal opportunity employer. We proudly recruit and hire a diverse workforce and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees."},{"id":"0a89c9a7-0b06-4bce-9847-684abe578c90","title":"Senior Structures Design Engineer","department":"Airframe","team":"Airframe","employmentType":"FullTime","location":"San Francisco","secondaryLocations":[],"publishedAt":"2026-05-01T05:17:16.112+00:00","isListed":true,"isRemote":null,"workplaceType":null,"address":{"postalAddress":{"addressRegion":"California","addressCountry":"United States","addressLocality":"San Francisco"}},"jobUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Astro-Mechanica/0a89c9a7-0b06-4bce-9847-684abe578c90","applyUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Astro-Mechanica/0a89c9a7-0b06-4bce-9847-684abe578c90/application","descriptionHtml":"ABOUT US:
Astro Mechanica is a vertically integrated aerospace company building a faster, more connected future. Our mission is to democratize high-speed flight by making supersonic travel flexible, accessible, and sustainable. We believe that rapid, on-demand, point-to-point global mobility will become the new standard for moving people and goods across the planet. To achieve this, we are integrating our advanced airframe and engine technologies—which include Duality™, our proprietary dual-use propulsion system—with a new flight operations model to make supersonic transport as efficient and economical as commercial air travel is today. In the near term, we are developing adaptable, high-speed systems to close aircraft performance gaps for the United States government.
We’re a team of passionate engineers dedicated to advancing aerospace. We’re generalists with specialist depth, united by a flat structure and a shared obsession with building things that work well. We move fast, stay pragmatic, and let engineering excellence speak louder than hierarchy.
Astro Mechanica is seeking a Structures Engineer to join our growing team. The ideal candidate has a strong foundation in structural design principles and a passion for solving challenging aerospace problems. You’re eager to apply your engineering education and early career experience to real aircraft hardware, while learning from experienced engineers across disciplines. You’ll play a key role in helping to design, analyze, and test advanced aerospace structures that directly contribute to the performance and safety of our vehicles.
Contribute to the design and analysis of composite and metallic structures for high-performance aircraft
Support structural layout and configuration development with guidance from senior engineers
Perform CAD modeling, drawings, and basic structural analysis (hand calcs and FEA)
Assist with trade studies balancing performance, weight, cost, and manufacturability
Collaborate with cross-functional teams (aero, propulsion, manufacturing, test) to define and support structural requirements
Participate in design reviews, manufacturing support, and testing activities
Document work clearly and maintain configuration control of designs and models
Learn from senior engineers and steadily grow technical depth and autonomy
Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or a related field
5+ years of experience in structural design and analysis
Familiarity with composite and metallic materials, structural design principles, and manufacturing processes
Hands-on proficiency in CAD (e.g. NX, SolidWorks, or similar)
Exposure to structural analysis methods (hand calculations, FEA tools such as Nastran, Abaqus, or Ansys)
Strong problem-solving skills and willingness to take initiative
Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, multidisciplinary environment
Enthusiasm for mentoring junior engineers while continuing to grow your own knowledge base
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
401(k) program and transparent stock option plan
Self-managed and flexible time-off policy, including PTO, paid holidays, and sick time
Flexible work environment
At Astro Mechanica, we highly value in-office work to foster collaboration and strengthen our company culture. We consider working in the office five days a week an essential part of the employee's role.
Astro Mechanica is an equal opportunity employer. We proudly recruit and hire a diverse workforce and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
","descriptionPlain":"ABOUT US:\n\nAstro Mechanica is a vertically integrated aerospace company building a faster, more connected future. Our mission is to democratize high-speed flight by making supersonic travel flexible, accessible, and sustainable. We believe that rapid, on-demand, point-to-point global mobility will become the new standard for moving people and goods across the planet. To achieve this, we are integrating our advanced airframe and engine technologies—which include Duality™, our proprietary dual-use propulsion system—with a new flight operations model to make supersonic transport as efficient and economical as commercial air travel is today. In the near term, we are developing adaptable, high-speed systems to close aircraft performance gaps for the United States government.\n\n\nWHO WE ARE:\n\nWe’re a team of passionate engineers dedicated to advancing aerospace. We’re generalists with specialist depth, united by a flat structure and a shared obsession with building things that work well. We move fast, stay pragmatic, and let engineering excellence speak louder than hierarchy.\n\n\nWHO YOU ARE:\n\nAstro Mechanica is seeking a Structures Engineer to join our growing team. The ideal candidate has a strong foundation in structural design principles and a passion for solving challenging aerospace problems. You’re eager to apply your engineering education and early career experience to real aircraft hardware, while learning from experienced engineers across disciplines. You’ll play a key role in helping to design, analyze, and test advanced aerospace structures that directly contribute to the performance and safety of our vehicles.\n\n\nWHAT YOU’LL DO:\n\n - Contribute to the design and analysis of composite and metallic structures for high-performance aircraft\n\n - Support structural layout and configuration development with guidance from senior engineers\n\n - Perform CAD modeling, drawings, and basic structural analysis (hand calcs and FEA)\n\n - Assist with trade studies balancing performance, weight, cost, and manufacturability\n\n - Collaborate with cross-functional teams (aero, propulsion, manufacturing, test) to define and support structural requirements\n\n - Participate in design reviews, manufacturing support, and testing activities\n\n - Document work clearly and maintain configuration control of designs and models\n\n - Learn from senior engineers and steadily grow technical depth and autonomy\n\n\nWHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:\n\n - Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or a related field\n\n - 5+ years of experience in structural design and analysis\n\n - Familiarity with composite and metallic materials, structural design principles, and manufacturing processes\n\n - Hands-on proficiency in CAD (e.g. NX, SolidWorks, or similar)\n\n - Exposure to structural analysis methods (hand calculations, FEA tools such as Nastran, Abaqus, or Ansys)\n\n - Strong problem-solving skills and willingness to take initiative\n\n - Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, multidisciplinary environment\n\n - Enthusiasm for mentoring junior engineers while continuing to grow your own knowledge base\n\n\nPERKS AND BENEFITS:\n\n - Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)\n\n - 401(k) program and transparent stock option plan\n\n - Self-managed and flexible time-off policy, including PTO, paid holidays, and sick time\n\n - Flexible work environment\n\n\nADDITIONAL INFORMATION:\n\nAt Astro Mechanica, we highly value in-office work to foster collaboration and strengthen our company culture. We consider working in the office five days a week an essential part of the employee's role.\n\nAstro Mechanica is an equal opportunity employer. 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We’re a team of passionate engineers dedicated to advancing aerospace. We’re generalists with specialist depth, united by a flat structure and a shared obsession with building things that work well. We move fast, stay pragmatic, and let engineering excellence speak louder than hierarchy.
Astro Mechanica is looking for a Senior Rotordynamics Engineer with the knowledge and skill to refine the development of our terrestrial and aviation turbomachinery through your understanding of the detailed physical processes that happen within them. Your experience may be rooted in ground-power, aviation, or space-based applications. You understand the physical behavior of rotating systems as deeply on paper as you do at the test stand, and you’ve built the analytical models to prove it.
Lead rotordynamic analysis of turbomachinery systems, including critical speed prediction, stability margins, imbalance response, torsional analysis, modal analysis, and Campbell diagram development
Bearing selection, preload definition, stiffness and damping trade studies, thermal management and lubrication system
Define and execute test campaigns instrumented specifically for rotordynamic validation
Develop and iterate computational models (StarCCM+, AxSTREAM) with rotordynamic constraints in mind
Utilize propulsion cycle models (GasTurb, NPSS) to assess how compressor maps and mechanical behavior interact under dynamic loading conditions
Define GD&T for rotating assemblies through tolerance analysis, considering the effects on rotor balance, seal clearances, and dynamic behavior
Partner with manufacturing to ensure production of high-precision rotating components with balance grades, runout tolerances, and assembly sequence in mind
5+ years in turbomachinery design with demonstrated rotordynamic analysis and mechanical packaging ownership on real hardware
Hands-on experience with rotordynamic modelling tools (DyRoBes or equivalent)
Experience with blade and compressor geometry development using CFD, streamline curvature, and 1D meanline methods (StarCCM+, AxStream)
Experience with test instrumentation and data reduction specifically for mechanical validation (vibration, whirl, and rotor response)
Experience with propulsion cycle tools (GasTurb, NPSS) and how compressor mechanical behavior couples to cycle performance
Proficient in CAD for rotating assemblies (Siemens NX) and multiphysics analysis
Experience with scripting for analysis automation and post-processing (Python, MATLAB)
Effective communicator capable of leading cross-functional design reviews and contributing to system architecture discussions
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
401(k) program and transparent stock option plan
Self-managed and flexible time-off policy, including PTO, paid holidays, and sick time
Flexible work environment
At Astro Mechanica, we highly value in-office work to foster collaboration and strengthen our company culture. We consider working in the office five days a week an essential part of the employee's role.
Astro Mechanica is an equal opportunity employer. We proudly recruit and hire a diverse workforce and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
","descriptionPlain":"ABOUT US:\n\nAstro Mechanica is a vertically integrated aerospace company building a faster, more connected future. Our mission is to democratize high-speed flight by making supersonic travel flexible, accessible, and sustainable. We believe that rapid, on-demand, point-to-point global mobility will become the new standard for moving people and goods across the planet. To achieve this, we are integrating our advanced airframe and engine technologies—which include Duality™, our proprietary dual-use propulsion system—with a new flight operations model to make supersonic transport as efficient and economical as commercial air travel is today. In the near term, we are developing adaptable, high-speed systems to close aircraft performance gaps for the United States government.\n\n\nWHO WE ARE:\n\nWe’re a team of passionate engineers dedicated to advancing aerospace. We’re generalists with specialist depth, united by a flat structure and a shared obsession with building things that work well. We move fast, stay pragmatic, and let engineering excellence speak louder than hierarchy.\n\n\nWHO YOU ARE:\n\nAstro Mechanica is looking for a Senior Rotordynamics Engineer with the knowledge and skill to refine the development of our terrestrial and aviation turbomachinery through your understanding of the detailed physical processes that happen within them. Your experience may be rooted in ground-power, aviation, or space-based applications. You understand the physical behavior of rotating systems as deeply on paper as you do at the test stand, and you’ve built the analytical models to prove it.\n\n\nWHAT YOU’LL DO:\n\n - Lead rotordynamic analysis of turbomachinery systems, including critical speed prediction, stability margins, imbalance response, torsional analysis, modal analysis, and Campbell diagram development\n\n - Bearing selection, preload definition, stiffness and damping trade studies, thermal management and lubrication system\n\n - Define and execute test campaigns instrumented specifically for rotordynamic validation\n\n - Develop and iterate computational models (StarCCM+, AxSTREAM) with rotordynamic constraints in mind\n\n - Utilize propulsion cycle models (GasTurb, NPSS) to assess how compressor maps and mechanical behavior interact under dynamic loading conditions\n\n - Define GD&T for rotating assemblies through tolerance analysis, considering the effects on rotor balance, seal clearances, and dynamic behavior\n\n - Partner with manufacturing to ensure production of high-precision rotating components with balance grades, runout tolerances, and assembly sequence in mind\n\n\nWHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:\n\n - 5+ years in turbomachinery design with demonstrated rotordynamic analysis and mechanical packaging ownership on real hardware\n\n - Hands-on experience with rotordynamic modelling tools (DyRoBes or equivalent)\n\n - Experience with blade and compressor geometry development using CFD, streamline curvature, and 1D meanline methods (StarCCM+, AxStream)\n\n - Experience with test instrumentation and data reduction specifically for mechanical validation (vibration, whirl, and rotor response)\n\n - Experience with propulsion cycle tools (GasTurb, NPSS) and how compressor mechanical behavior couples to cycle performance\n\n - Proficient in CAD for rotating assemblies (Siemens NX) and multiphysics analysis\n\n - Experience with scripting for analysis automation and post-processing (Python, MATLAB)\n\n - Effective communicator capable of leading cross-functional design reviews and contributing to system architecture discussions\n\n\nPERKS & BENEFITS:\n\n - Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)\n\n - 401(k) program and transparent stock option plan\n\n - Self-managed and flexible time-off policy, including PTO, paid holidays, and sick time\n\n - Flexible work environment\n\n\nADDITIONAL INFORMATION:\n\nAt Astro Mechanica, we highly value in-office work to foster collaboration and strengthen our company culture. We consider working in the office five days a week an essential part of the employee's role.\n\nAstro Mechanica is an equal opportunity employer. We proudly recruit and hire a diverse workforce and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees."},{"id":"53b0fd97-d437-4ead-990e-b3927e43ff51","title":"Senior GNC Engineer","department":"Software","team":"Software","employmentType":"FullTime","location":"San Francisco","secondaryLocations":[],"publishedAt":"2026-05-07T21:20:38.202+00:00","isListed":true,"isRemote":null,"workplaceType":null,"address":{"postalAddress":{"addressRegion":"California","addressCountry":"United States","addressLocality":"San Francisco"}},"jobUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Astro-Mechanica/53b0fd97-d437-4ead-990e-b3927e43ff51","applyUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Astro-Mechanica/53b0fd97-d437-4ead-990e-b3927e43ff51/application","descriptionHtml":"ABOUT US:
Astro Mechanica is a vertically integrated aerospace company building a faster, more connected future. Our mission is to democratize high-speed flight by making supersonic travel flexible, accessible, and sustainable. We believe that rapid, on-demand, point-to-point global mobility will become the new standard for moving people and goods across the planet. To achieve this, we are integrating our advanced airframe and engine technologies—which include Duality™, our proprietary dual-use propulsion system—with a new flight operations model to make supersonic transport as efficient and economical as commercial air travel is today. In the near term, we are developing adaptable, high-speed systems to close aircraft performance gaps for the United States government.
WHO WE ARE:
We’re a team of passionate engineers dedicated to advancing aerospace. We’re generalists with specialist depth, united by a flat structure and a shared obsession with building things that work well. We move fast, stay pragmatic, and let engineering excellence speak louder than hierarchy.
WHO YOU ARE:
You’re a GNC engineer who wants real ownership over the guidance and control systems of a clean-sheet autonomous aircraft. You’re comfortable working from first principles, collaborating tightly with propulsion, structures, and avionics, and making practical tradeoffs to get hardware flying. You care deeply about how systems behave in the real world—not just in simulation—and you’re motivated by building control architectures that are robust, testable, and ready for flight.
WHAT YOU’LL DO:
Develop and implement guidance, navigation, and control systems for our products
Engage in multi-disciplinary aircraft trades and help define the overall system architecture
Develop 6-DOF dynamics simulation models used for analysis and validation
Develop tooling to automate control design, monte carlos, and simulation validation
Work closely with peers across engineering disciplines to define the control schemes and mechanisms for our products
Support flight and ground test operations
Conduct post flight/test reviews and correlate performance with analysis for continuous improvement on predictions
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:
Master’s degree or PhD in robotics, aerospace engineering, electrical engineering, or related discipline
5+ years of professional experience in GNC development for an aerospace or autonomous vehicle program
Experience with dynamics, modeling, and simulation
Experience with software development best practices
Experience in algorithm design for autonomous vehicles
Experience in fly-by-wire control design for aircraft
Experience with Rust, C++, Python, or other relevant software languages.
Experience and/or an interest in mentoring junior engineers on GNC work and concepts
Experience communicating to teams of different disciplines about implications of GNC on their work and vice versa
Interest and drive to work on all aspects of GNC stack
Ambition to work in a fast-paced environment
PERKS & BENEFITS:
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
401(k) program and transparent stock option plan
Self-managed and flexible time-off policy, including PTO, paid holidays, and sick time
Flexible work environment
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
At Astro Mechanica, we highly value in-office work to foster collaboration and strengthen our company culture. We consider working in the office five days a week an essential part of the employee's role.
Astro Mechanica is an equal opportunity employer. We proudly recruit and hire a diverse workforce and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
","descriptionPlain":"ABOUT US:\n\nAstro Mechanica is a vertically integrated aerospace company building a faster, more connected future. Our mission is to democratize high-speed flight by making supersonic travel flexible, accessible, and sustainable. We believe that rapid, on-demand, point-to-point global mobility will become the new standard for moving people and goods across the planet. To achieve this, we are integrating our advanced airframe and engine technologies—which include Duality™, our proprietary dual-use propulsion system—with a new flight operations model to make supersonic transport as efficient and economical as commercial air travel is today. In the near term, we are developing adaptable, high-speed systems to close aircraft performance gaps for the United States government.\n\nWHO WE ARE:\n\nWe’re a team of passionate engineers dedicated to advancing aerospace. We’re generalists with specialist depth, united by a flat structure and a shared obsession with building things that work well. We move fast, stay pragmatic, and let engineering excellence speak louder than hierarchy.\n\nWHO YOU ARE:\n\nYou’re a GNC engineer who wants real ownership over the guidance and control systems of a clean-sheet autonomous aircraft. You’re comfortable working from first principles, collaborating tightly with propulsion, structures, and avionics, and making practical tradeoffs to get hardware flying. You care deeply about how systems behave in the real world—not just in simulation—and you’re motivated by building control architectures that are robust, testable, and ready for flight.\n\nWHAT YOU’LL DO:\n\n - Develop and implement guidance, navigation, and control systems for our products\n\n - Engage in multi-disciplinary aircraft trades and help define the overall system architecture\n\n - Develop 6-DOF dynamics simulation models used for analysis and validation\n\n - Develop tooling to automate control design, monte carlos, and simulation validation\n\n - Work closely with peers across engineering disciplines to define the control schemes and mechanisms for our products\n\n - Support flight and ground test operations\n\n - Conduct post flight/test reviews and correlate performance with analysis for continuous improvement on predictions\n\nWHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:\n\n - Master’s degree or PhD in robotics, aerospace engineering, electrical engineering, or related discipline\n\n - 5+ years of professional experience in GNC development for an aerospace or autonomous vehicle program\n\n - Experience with dynamics, modeling, and simulation\n\n - Experience with software development best practices\n\n - Experience in algorithm design for autonomous vehicles\n\n - Experience in fly-by-wire control design for aircraft\n\n - Experience with Rust, C++, Python, or other relevant software languages.\n\n - Experience and/or an interest in mentoring junior engineers on GNC work and concepts\n\n - Experience communicating to teams of different disciplines about implications of GNC on their work and vice versa\n\n - Interest and drive to work on all aspects of GNC stack\n\n - Ambition to work in a fast-paced environment\n\nPERKS & BENEFITS:\n\n - Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)\n\n - 401(k) program and transparent stock option plan\n\n - Self-managed and flexible time-off policy, including PTO, paid holidays, and sick time\n\n - Flexible work environment\n\nADDITIONAL INFORMATION:\n\nAt Astro Mechanica, we highly value in-office work to foster collaboration and strengthen our company culture. We consider working in the office five days a week an essential part of the employee's role.\n\nAstro Mechanica is an equal opportunity employer. We proudly recruit and hire a diverse workforce and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees."},{"id":"ca09df33-1197-4553-b62a-f177ff894ce7","title":"Technical Recruiter","department":"Executive","team":"Operations","employmentType":"FullTime","location":"Remote","secondaryLocations":[],"publishedAt":"2026-05-12T20:43:52.986+00:00","isListed":true,"isRemote":true,"workplaceType":"Remote","address":{"postalAddress":{"addressRegion":"California","addressCountry":"USA","addressLocality":"San Francisco"}},"jobUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Astro-Mechanica/ca09df33-1197-4553-b62a-f177ff894ce7","applyUrl":"https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Astro-Mechanica/ca09df33-1197-4553-b62a-f177ff894ce7/application","descriptionHtml":"ABOUT US:
Astro Mechanica is a vertically integrated aerospace company building a faster, more connected future. Our mission is to democratize high-speed flight by making supersonic travel flexible, accessible, and sustainable. We believe that rapid, on-demand, point-to-point global mobility will become the new standard for moving people and goods across the planet. To achieve this, we are integrating our advanced airframe and engine technologies—which include Duality™, our proprietary dual-use propulsion system—with a new flight operations model to make supersonic transport as efficient and economical as commercial air travel is today. In the near term, we are developing adaptable, high-speed systems to close aircraft performance gaps for the United States government.
WHO WE ARE:
We’re a team of passionate engineers dedicated to advancing aerospace. We’re generalists with specialist depth, united by a flat structure and a shared obsession with building things that work well. We move fast, stay pragmatic, and let engineering excellence speak louder than hierarchy.
WHO YOU ARE:
You are a technical recruiter and trusted talent partner with strong judgment, credibility, and a proven track record of building exceptional teams in fast-growing startup environments. You are confident in your ability to navigate the known and the unknown in partnership with peers and hiring managers. You work through any technical ignorance with curiosity, learning all that you need to in order to find the best possible fit. You have a genuine passion for aerospace and aviation that shows up in how you build out hardware teams.
WHAT YOU’LL DO:
Own end-to-end recruiting for critical roles across the company, including highly specialized technical positions (e.g., propulsion, test, and prototyping)
Design and execute sourcing strategies for hard-to-find talent, leveraging deep networks, targeted outbound, referrals, and creative approaches beyond traditional channels
Build interview processes that effectively evaluate hands-on skill sets, technical decision-making, and ownership in build-and-test environments
Act as a steward of candidate experience, particularly for senior and high-signal candidates
Continuously refine recruiting processes, tools, and hiring practices to support rapid, high-quality scaling
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:
4-6+ years of recruiting experience, including significant time in fast-growing startups or early-stage companies
Demonstrated experience recruiting in aerospace & defense or closely related deep-tech / hardware domains, with particular strength in propulsion, testing, manufacturing, or experimental engineering roles
Proven ability to recruit deeply technical individual contributors and engineering managers
Strong sourcing and assessment skills for candidates whose value is demonstrated through hands-on work, operational ownership, and complex trade studies—not just credentials
Exceptional communication skills, discretion, and judgment
The ambition to work in a fast-paced environment
PERKS & BENEFITS:
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
401(k) program and transparent stock option plan
Self-managed and flexible time-off policy, including PTO, paid holidays, and sick time
Flexible work environment
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Astro Mechanica is an equal opportunity employer. We proudly recruit and hire a diverse workforce and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
","descriptionPlain":"ABOUT US:\n\nAstro Mechanica is a vertically integrated aerospace company building a faster, more connected future. Our mission is to democratize high-speed flight by making supersonic travel flexible, accessible, and sustainable. We believe that rapid, on-demand, point-to-point global mobility will become the new standard for moving people and goods across the planet. To achieve this, we are integrating our advanced airframe and engine technologies—which include Duality™, our proprietary dual-use propulsion system—with a new flight operations model to make supersonic transport as efficient and economical as commercial air travel is today. In the near term, we are developing adaptable, high-speed systems to close aircraft performance gaps for the United States government.\n\nWHO WE ARE:\n\nWe’re a team of passionate engineers dedicated to advancing aerospace. We’re generalists with specialist depth, united by a flat structure and a shared obsession with building things that work well. We move fast, stay pragmatic, and let engineering excellence speak louder than hierarchy.\n\nWHO YOU ARE:\n\nYou are a technical recruiter and trusted talent partner with strong judgment, credibility, and a proven track record of building exceptional teams in fast-growing startup environments. You are confident in your ability to navigate the known and the unknown in partnership with peers and hiring managers. You work through any technical ignorance with curiosity, learning all that you need to in order to find the best possible fit. You have a genuine passion for aerospace and aviation that shows up in how you build out hardware teams.\n\nWHAT YOU’LL DO:\n\n - Own end-to-end recruiting for critical roles across the company, including highly specialized technical positions (e.g., propulsion, test, and prototyping)\n\n - Design and execute sourcing strategies for hard-to-find talent, leveraging deep networks, targeted outbound, referrals, and creative approaches beyond traditional channels\n\n - Build interview processes that effectively evaluate hands-on skill sets, technical decision-making, and ownership in build-and-test environments\n\n - Act as a steward of candidate experience, particularly for senior and high-signal candidates\n\n - Continuously refine recruiting processes, tools, and hiring practices to support rapid, high-quality scaling\n\nWHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:\n\n - 4-6+ years of recruiting experience, including significant time in fast-growing startups or early-stage companies\n\n - Demonstrated experience recruiting in aerospace & defense or closely related deep-tech / hardware domains, with particular strength in propulsion, testing, manufacturing, or experimental engineering roles\n\n - Proven ability to recruit deeply technical individual contributors and engineering managers\n\n - Strong sourcing and assessment skills for candidates whose value is demonstrated through hands-on work, operational ownership, and complex trade studies—not just credentials\n\n - Exceptional communication skills, discretion, and judgment\n\n - The ambition to work in a fast-paced environment\n\nPERKS & BENEFITS:\n\n - Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)\n\n - 401(k) program and transparent stock option plan\n\n - Self-managed and flexible time-off policy, including PTO, paid holidays, and sick time\n\n - Flexible work environment\n\nADDITIONAL INFORMATION:\n\nAstro Mechanica is an equal opportunity employer. We proudly recruit and hire a diverse workforce and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees."}],"apiVersion":"1"}