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Senior Mechanical Engineer (Flight Structures)
Contract type
Ongoing
Work mode
Remote · Germany
Experience
Senior · Not stated
Level inferred from job title
Job description
Senior Mechanical Engineer to lead the design and development of primary and secondary flight structures for launch vehicles, taking hardware from requirements and early concepts through detailed design, analysis, manufacturing, testing, and flight readiness.
At a glance
- Employment
- Full-time
- Work mode
- Remote · Germany
- Languages
- English
What you'll do
- Own the mechanical design and development of primary and secondary flight structures from requirements through to hardware release.
- Develop structural concepts, layouts, components, joints, interfaces, and load paths for flight hardware.
- Work closely with structural analysis to define design requirements, interpret results, and resolve margins, failure modes, and design risks.
- Create and maintain release-quality CAD models, assemblies, drawings, tolerances, and configuration-controlled design data.
- Work directly with manufacturing, suppliers, workshop, and test teams to build, inspect, test, and improve flight structures.
- Provide technical leadership through design reviews, trade studies, hardware decisions, mentoring, and the development of design methods and standards.
What we're looking for
- A Bachelor's or Master's degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or a related discipline.
- Significant experience designing and developing mechanical or structural hardware for aerospace, space, defence, motorsport, or another demanding engineering environment.
- Strong mechanical-design skills, including concept development, sizing, joints, interfaces, tolerancing, hand calculations, and engineering judgement.
- Experience with metallic and/or composite flight structures and their associated manufacturing processes.
- Strong CAD skills, with experience creating robust assemblies, production drawings, and release-quality engineering documentation.
- A practical, accountable, and collaborative approach, with the ability to take ownership of complex hardware and work effectively across disciplines.
Nice to have
- Launch vehicles, rockets, spacecraft, missiles, aircraft, or other flight-critical structures.
- Composite or filament-wound pressure vessels, composite manufacturing, or bonded and mechanically joined structures.
- Experience with structural testing, qualification, acceptance testing, or correlation between design analysis and hardware results.
- Familiarity with FEA, structural margins, load paths, failure modes, or working closely with structural-analysis teams.
- Python or similar tools for design automation, engineering calculations, configuration checks, or data processing.
- Experience taking designs through manufacturing, non-conformance resolution, supplier engagement, and productionisation.
Benefits
- Top-decile compensation packages, bonuses and meaningful equity.
- Every employee is awarded stock options in the company.
- Comprehensive relocation support including flights, shipping and visas.
- Lunch, dinner and drinks provided everyday.
- Free access to shared company housing.
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About Stealthrocketrystartup
Germany-based rocketry startup currently in stealth mode, launching suborbital and ballistic rockets on a regular basis and applying its knowledge toward the development of an orbital rocket.
Mission
Scaling up rapidly to meet the demand for high-performance, reliable, and scalable solid propulsion technologies for space and defense applications.
Key facts
- Germany
- Space and defense rocketry
- Germany-based rocketry startup currently in stealth mode
- Already launching suborbital and ballistic rockets on a regular basis
- Just crossed €10m in revenue for its first operating year
- Developing an orbital rocket
- Contracts structured around a 48-hour working week
What they value
- Job titles and career progression are earned, not determined by years of experience alone
- Equitable and inclusive workplace