ABOUT THE ROLE:
An engineer in this role will lead the design, development, and qualification of rotating and stationary flow path components for multiple turbomachinery applications at Orbital, taking the designs from initial concept to flight. Being successful in this role will require a strong technical knowledge of turbomachinery, coupled aero/hydro and mechanical design, and a broader turbomachinery system understanding as well as the ability to work with a wider team of specialists in the various sub-systems. Ensuring that turbomachinery solutions are developed with aggressive manufacturing goals, minimum cost/weight, and on an aggressive schedule is also key to success.
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PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
Orbital Operations is developing a high thrust, reusable space vehicle for satellite defense. We protect critical satellites, like GPS and Military communication satellites, from adversarial threats, like China and Russia.
Our vehicle will use the exact same propulsion systems that launch vehicles have used for decades by implementing a cryogenic management system. This will give us over 100x the thrust or current in-space propulsion.
Ross and I have over 15 years of combined aerospace experience across NASA, Aerojet Rocketdyne, SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Relativity Space. We’ve worked side by side for more than 3.5 years developing propulsion systems, turbomachinery, and building our own respective engineering teams.
We are currently working on the first demo of our unique cryo management system and intend to launch an operational vehicle by 2027.
Salary
$100,000 - $175,000
Equity
0.1% - 1%
Location
Remote
Experience
6+ years
Total raised
$8.8M
Last stage
Seed
Investors
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