Structures Engineer

General Galactic designs, builds, and flies advanced spacecraft that redefine what’s possible beyond Earth. Led by former SpaceX engineers, our vision is to dominate cislunar space and build the railway to Mars.

As a Structures Engineer, you will work closely with a focused technical team to design and analyze critical spacecraft structures and mechanisms across our product suite, including Seldon and Dreadnought spacecraft vehicles, Genesis propulsion systems, and more. This hands‑on engineering role requires experience using fundamentals in mechanical design, statics, dynamics, materials science, and manufacturing to design and analyze hardware. You will have extreme ownership over your work, move quickly, and operate with high agency.

• Own structural system design, component selection, and integration for spacecraft vehicles, propulsion systems, ground test hardware, and associated hardware.
• Own structural analyses including load paths, modal analyses, coupled loads, shock, safety margins, and interfaces.
• Design and integrate mechatronic systems that support key vehicle functions.
• Develop and maintain simulations, calculations, and models to guide design decisions.
• Create CAD models, drawings, interface definitions, assembly procedures, test procedures, and engineering documentation.
• Plan, execute, and troubleshoot testing of structural systems.

• BS in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or a related technical field.
• 2+ years of experience designing, analyzing, building, or testing aerospace structures, spacecraft hardware, mechanisms, or related hardware.
• Strong fundamentals in statics, dynamics, materials science, and mechanical design.
• First‑principles approach to problem solving even with incomplete or partial information.
• Hands‑on experience designing flight or test hardware such as panels, mounts, interfaces, deployment systems, or structural assemblies.
• Ability to perform practical engineering analysis spanning hand calculations, spreadsheets, Python, MATLAB, CAD, and FEA.
• Strong mechanical design skills, including CAD, drawings, tolerancing, material selection, manufacturability, assembly, and testability.
• Experience in a fast‑paced startup environment or similar, with high agency, strong ownership, and willingness to work hands‑on across disciplines.
• U.S. person status (U.S. citizen, permanent resident, asylum, or refugee) required due to export control regulations.

Your salary and incentives will be determined individually on the basis of your job‑related knowledge and experience.

Medical, vision, dental, PTO, 401(k), stock options, and more.

General Galactic Technologies Corporation provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

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