Propulsion Inlet Design Engineer

San Francisco, United StatesOn-site

Requirements

To achieve this, we are integrating our advanced airframe and engine technologies—which include Duality™, our proprietary dual-use propulsion system—with a new flight operations model to make supersonic transport as efficient and economical as commercial air travel is today.
experience in the design and analysis of air inlet systems -
Experience with supersonic inlet architectures, including axisymmetric spike inlets, two-dimensional inlets, and external/internal compression concepts - Strong background in computational fluid dynamics (CFD) applied to internal flows -
Experience assessing inlet–engine operability and integration issues, including distortion, bleed management, and transient behavior - Proven ability to work independently and drive technically rigorous solutions in highly coupled propulsion–airframe designs THE IDEAL CANDIDATE WOULD - Be comfortable owning complex subsystems end-to-end, from early analytical trade studies through detailed CFD and system-level integration - Have demonstrated expertise in the design and analysis of supersonic air inlet

BENEFITS: - Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) - 401(k) program and transparent stock option plan - Self-managed and flexible time-off policy, including PTO, paid holidays, and sick time - Flexible work environment ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: At Astro Mechanica, we highly value in-office work to foster collaboration and strengthen our company culture.

ABOUT US: Astro Mechanica is a vertically integrated aerospace company building a faster, more connected future.
Our mission is to democratize high-speed flight by making supersonic travel flexible, accessible, and sustainable.
We believe that rapid, on-demand, point-to-point global mobility will become the new standard for moving people and goods across the planet.
In the near term, we are developing adaptable, high-speed systems to close aircraft performance gaps for the United States government.
WHO WE ARE: We’re a team of passionate engineers dedicated to advancing aerospace.