True Anomaly

Overview

True Anomaly is seeking a Mechanical Engineer for Space Based Interceptors to design and develop flight hardware for advanced defense aerospace programs, focusing on hypersonic speeds and extreme environments.

Responsibilities

• Serve as technical authority in Space Based Interceptors and hypersonic vehicle mechanical design.
• Own and drive the full mechanical architecture of flight vehicle structures and systems.
• Define structural design philosophy, sizing criteria, and margins of safety for flight vehicle structures.
• Lead the design and development of guidance, navigation, and control hardware and seeker packaging architectures.
• Own the thermal protection system design strategy for hypersonic and re-entry flight vehicles.
• Lead mechanical integration of propulsion subsystems and coordinate with propulsion engineers.
• Define and maintain vehicle-level mechanical interface control documents and configuration baselines.
• Chair and lead formal vehicle design reviews and drive closure of technical risks.
• Establish and enforce GD&T standards and CAD model management practices.
• Collaborate with various engineering teams to derive and flow down mechanical requirements.
• Develop and approve structural and environmental qualification and acceptance test plans.
• Leverage spacecraft design expertise to inform cross-domain solutions.
• Provide technical mentorship and career development guidance to junior engineers.
• Partner with program management to support proposal efforts and new program captures.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 7–15+ years of professional experience in mechanical design, primarily on Space Based Interceptors or hypersonic vehicle programs.
• Demonstrated expertise in flight vehicle structural design for high-dynamic-pressure and high-g environments.
• Extensive hands-on experience with guidance and seeker packaging architecture.
• Deep experience with thermal protection system design and high-temperature materials.
• Proven experience leading mechanical integration of propulsion subsystems.
• Expert-level proficiency in NX (Siemens) and/or SolidWorks.
• Mastery of GD&T principles and experience enforcing drawing and model standards.
• Proven track record of leading flight vehicle hardware programs from concept through test.
• Experience chairing or leading formal vehicle design reviews.
• Strong familiarity with relevant defense and aerospace standards.
• Experience with configuration management and PLM tools at a program leadership level.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.

Benefits

• Health Insurance
• Dental
• Vision
• PTO
• 401k

Additional Information

• Work Location—Successful candidates will be located near Denver or Long Beach.
• This position will be open until it is successfully filled.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident to conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations.