Senior Conceptual Design Engineer - Advanced Concepts
Mach IndustriesDefense Technology company
Huntington Beach, United StatesSenior
Khosla Ventures
Sequoia Capital
DCVC
Bedrock Capital
Marque Ventures
1517 Fund
About the role
TL;DR
Develops advanced aerospace vehicle configurations and evaluates design tradeoffs.
- •Mach Industries is seeking a Senior Vehicle Design Engineer
- •Advanced Concepts to support the development of next-generation missile and low-observable aerospace systems.
- •In this role, you will apply deep vehicle design expertise to develop advanced configurations, evaluate complex design tradeoffs, and support multidisciplinary engineering decisions from early concept development through preliminary design.
- •Key Responsibilities Develop and evaluate advanced aircraft and missile vehicle configurations from mission requirements.
- •Perform multidisciplinary trade studies balancing aerodynamic performance, weight, propulsion integration, manufacturability, survivability, and mission effectiveness.
- •Apply expertise in vehicle design to assess architectural decisions and guide configuration development.
- •Support integration of vehicle-level requirements across aerodynamics, propulsion, structures, payloads, guidance, and manufacturing.
- •Analyze design alternatives, identify technical risks, and provide recommendations to support engineering decisions.
- •Requirements 8+ years of experience in aerospace vehicle design, aircraft design, missile design, or related advanced aerospace development.
- •Demonstrated experience developing or evaluating complete vehicle configurations.
- •Strong understanding of aerospace vehicle performance, aerodynamics, propulsion integration, structures, and multidisciplinary design tradeoffs.
- •Experience making engineering recommendations involving complex and competing system requirements.
- •Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across multidisciplinary engineering teams.
Domain expertise
aerospacedefense
Benefits & perks
health insurance, retirement plans, professional development, equity