The Mechanical Engineer will serve as the technical authority for the primary and secondary structures of Outpost's Carryall reusable vehicle
Job Summary
The Mechanical Engineer will serve as the technical authority for the primary and secondary structures of Outpost's Carryall reusable vehicle.
You will be responsible for designing for the round trip, accounting for launch vibration, vacuum conditions, and extreme thermal loads during hypersonic re-entry.
The role requires leading the assembly of designs and owning the structural test campaign to qualify hardware for flight.
Matching Summary
The Mechanical Engineer will serve as the technical authority for the primary and secondary structures of Outpost's Carryall reusable vehicle.
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
5+ years aerospace structural design experience
Finite Element Analysis (ANSYS/FEMAP/NASTRAN)
ASME Y14.5 GD&T drawing expertise
Hypersonic re-entry load analysis
Structural test campaign leadership
Nice-to-have
Experience with launch vehicle or satellite structures
Hands-on hardware integration skills
Vendor management for precision parts
Deep intuition from flight hardware failures
Key Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or Structural Engineering
Minimum 5 years in complex aerospace structure design