Launch Vehicle Engineering

Aetherflux

$90K — $130K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in aerospace engineering or related field
  • Hands-on experience with flight hardware or launch systems
  • Ability to work across design, integration, testing, and operations
  • Strong understanding of aerospace engineering principles
  • Comfortable in fast-paced, ambiguous settings
  • Problem-solving mindset beyond defined boundaries

Responsibilities

  • Design and build launch vehicle systems and hardware
  • Conduct tests on flight hardware and integrated systems
  • Integrate propulsion and thermal systems into launch vehicles
  • Collaborate on vehicle integration and testing procedures
  • Support ground systems and launch operations activities
  • Engage in manufacturing and production engineering efforts

Benefits

  • Equity in Cowboy Space Corp.
  • Enrollment in medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents
  • 401(k) retirement savings plan
  • Paid time off and 10 paid holidays per year
  • Paid parental leave
  • Relocation assistance available
  • Daily lunch and a fully stocked kitchen in the office
Full Job Description
Launch Vehicle Engineering

Launch Vehicle Roles:

We are hiring across multiple launch vehicle disciplines and are looking for engineers with experience designing, building, testing, or operating launch vehicle systems and flight hardware.

This is a broad opportunity for highly technical engineers who thrive in fast-paced environments and want ownership over mission-critical aerospace hardware.

Depending on background and experience, engineers may work across:
  • Launch vehicle systems engineering
  • Structures and mechanisms
  • Avionics and embedded systems
  • Propulsion integration
  • Fluids and thermal systems
  • Vehicle integration and test
  • Stage systems and payload integration
  • Manufacturing and production engineering
  • Ground systems and launch operations


Preferred Qualifications:
  • Strong aerospace engineering fundamentals
  • Hands-on experience with flight hardware or launch systems
  • Ability to work across design, integration, test, and operations
  • Comfort operating in ambiguous, fast-moving environments
  • Ownership mindset with a willingness to solve problems outside defined boundaries


Compensation and Benefits
  • Equity in Cowboy Space Corp.
  • Employees and their eligible dependents may enroll in medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k) retirement savings plan
  • Paid time off
  • 10 paid holidays per calendar year
  • Paid parental leave
  • Relocation assistance if applicable
  • Daily lunch in the office and a fully stocked kitchen with beverages and snacks

ITAR Requirements
  • Export Control Requirement: To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), applicants must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about ITAR here.

Disclaimer

This job description is a summary of the primary duties and responsibilities of the job and position. It is not intended to be a comprehensive or all-inclusive listing of duties and responsibilities. Contents are subject to change at Cowboy Space Corp.'s discretion.

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