Company brief · updated 2026-10-18
astromecha.co · Industrials
Today: Site: "The world's first jet engine that's engineered for efficiency across subsonic and supersonic speeds."
Roles: Airframe Manufacturing Engineer · Composites and Airframe Build Lead · Senior Build Engineer, Airframe Composites Manufacturing · Senior Tooling Design Engineer, Airframe Manufacturing
Requirements mention: aircraft manufacturing line · airframe manufacturing operations · composite fabrication · large assembly fixtures
Inference: the company is setting up its own airframe production line from scratch in San Francisco; four of the seven Manufacturing roles are airframe build and tooling roles.
Today: Site: "The world's first jet engine that's engineered for efficiency across subsonic and supersonic speeds."
Roles: Lead Structures Engineer · Mechanical Systems Design Engineer · Senior Aerodynamics Engineer · Mechanical Engineer, Fluid Systems · Software Engineer, Engineering Applications · GNC Software Engineer (Mid-Level to Senior) · Senior Flight Software Engineer · Flight Software Engineer
Requirements mention: aircraft structures · composite structural design · experimental flight testing · 6-DOF dynamics and simulation models · autonomous software systems
Inference: beyond the engine, the company is designing its own aircraft. Postings describe a demonstrator aircraft and a clean-sheet autonomous aircraft, with open roles in structures, aerodynamics, fluid systems and flight software.
Today: Site: "The world's first jet engine that's engineered for efficiency across subsonic and supersonic speeds."
Roles: Senior Propulsion Design Engineer · Senior Mechanical Design Engineer · Senior Test Engineer · Senior Propulsion Test Engineer · Senior Test Design Engineer · Test Design Engineer II
Requirements mention: turbomachinery · test stand design and documentation · test stands · data acquisition and control systems
Inference: the company is taking its jet engine (named Duality™ in one posting) toward flight. One propulsion posting covers hardware from early prototype through flight qualification and vehicle integration. Four Testing roles, two in San Francisco and two in East Bay Area, build and run the engine test stands.
Today: Site: "The world's first jet engine that's engineered for efficiency across subsonic and supersonic speeds."
Roles: A&P Mechanic · Aircraft Mechanic
Requirements mention: 14 CFR Part 145 class 3 powerplant rating · FAA Inspection Authorization (IA) · engine inspection · major repairs and alterations
Inference: the company is building its own engine inspection and alteration capability. Both postings describe an engine repair station built from the ground up and ask for experience on IAE V2500 and GE CFM56 turbofans.
Today: Site: "The world's first jet engine that's engineered for efficiency across subsonic and supersonic speeds." (ground power appears in postings, not on the site)
Roles: Principal Electrical Engineer, Power Systems · Senior Electrical Engineer, Power Systems
Requirements mention: medium-voltage systems (1–38 kV) · generator control systems · paralleling/grid-interconnect schemes
Inference: the company is developing a ground power product. One posting describes a 13 MW aeroderivative generator for data centers and industrial sites waiting on grid capacity. The other says the product repurposes aircraft engines and accelerates development of the aircraft product.
Today: Posting (Chief Engineer, Defense): "applications of our aircraft in direct support of the military."
Roles: Chief Engineer, Defense
Requirements mention: defense acquisition processes · government customers
No inference drawn: one role in the Defense Systems department is the only evidence.
| Department | Open |
|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 8 |
| Airframe | 5 |
| Propulsion | 4 |
| Testing | 4 |
| Executive | 3 |
| Software | 3 |
| Avionics | 2 |
| Ground Power | 2 |
| All Departments | 2 |
| People | 1 |
| Defense Systems | 1 |
Of 32 open roles, the largest departments are Manufacturing (7), Airframe (5) and Testing (4), and 29 of the 32 roles are in San Francisco.
Seniority: Mostly senior: 16 senior, 7 mid, 3 director, 2 junior, 1 principal, 1 staff and 1 unknown (these labels cover 31 of the 32 roles).
Skills named most: engineering drawings, power electronics, Python, electrical schematics, jet engine, GD&T, manufacturing processes, test procedures, P&ID, CAD, NX, C++
Locations: San Francisco (29 roles), East Bay Area (2 roles), San Francisco - Remote (1 role, Director of Marketing).
If you're applying: Apply if your background matches the Manufacturing, Airframe, Propulsion, Testing or Software roles listed above, and check the hard requirements in the fit lines before applying. Ten roles opened in the last 30 days and 15 in the 30 days before that, while 2 closed. 'Slowing' means fewer new postings, not a net reduction.
If you're selling or recruiting: Call about the airframe factory build-out and the aircraft design team: Manufacturing (7) and Airframe (5) together hold 12 of the 32 open roles, almost all in San Francisco. Engine test (4 Testing roles, two in East Bay Area) is a second thread. The Ground Power and Defense Systems roles are separate conversations. The company's posted team size is not in the data, so do not quote one.
| Title | Department | Location | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Design Engineer II | Propulsion | San Francisco | 2026-10-21 |
| Principal Mechanical Design Engineer | Propulsion | San Francisco | 2026-10-21 |
| Machine Shop Manager | Manufacturing | San Francisco | 2026-10-20 |
| Airframe Manufacturing Engineer | Manufacturing | San Francisco | 2026-10-19 |
| Senior Power Electronics Engineer | Avionics | San Francisco | 2026-10-16 |
| Mechanical Engineer, Fluid Systems | Airframe | San Francisco | 2026-10-16 |
| Senior Test Engineer | Testing | San Francisco | 2026-10-16 |
| Senior Propulsion Test Engineer | Testing | San Francisco | 2026-10-16 |
| Senior Test Design Engineer | Testing | East Bay Area | 2026-10-16 |
| Principal Electrical Engineer, Power Systems | Ground Power | San Francisco | 2026-10-16 |
| PLM Administrator | All Departments | San Francisco | 2026-10-15 |
| Director of People | People | San Francisco | 2026-10-13 |
| A&P Mechanic | Manufacturing | San Francisco | 2026-10-13 |
| Composites and Airframe Build Lead | Manufacturing | San Francisco | 2026-09-15 |
| Senior Electrical Engineer, Power Systems | Ground Power | San Francisco | 2026-10-14 |
| Mechanical Systems Design Engineer | Airframe | San Francisco | 2026-09-11 |
| Lead Structures Engineer | Airframe | San Francisco | 2026-09-11 |
| Chief Engineer, Defense | Defense Systems | San Francisco | 2026-09-10 |
| Avionics Engineer | Avionics | San Francisco | 2026-09-10 |
| Aircraft Mechanic | Manufacturing | San Francisco | 2026-09-10 |
| Test Design Engineer II | Testing | East Bay Area | 2026-09-10 |
| Procurement Associate | Executive | San Francisco | 2026-09-10 |
| Technical Buyer | Executive | San Francisco | 2026-09-10 |
| Senior Tooling Design Engineer, Airframe Manufacturing | Manufacturing | San Francisco | 2026-09-10 |
| Senior Propulsion Design Engineer | Propulsion | San Francisco | 2026-10-20 |
| GNC Software Engineer (Mid-Level to Senior) | Software | San Francisco | 2026-09-09 |
| Senior Flight Software Engineer | Software | San Francisco | 2026-09-09 |
| Senior Build Engineer, Airframe Composites Manufacturing | Manufacturing | San Francisco | 2026-09-08 |
| Senior Mechanical Design Engineer | Propulsion | San Francisco | 2026-10-21 |
| Senior Aerodynamics Engineer | Airframe | San Francisco | 2026-04-16 |
| Propulsion Technician | Manufacturing | East Bay Area | 2026-10-20 |
| Flight Software Engineer | Software | San Francisco | 2026-02-16 |
| Software Engineer, Engineering Applications | Airframe | San Francisco | 2026-02-13 |
| Director of Marketing | Executive | San Francisco - Remote (remote) | 2025-12-19 |
| Open Resume Submission | All Departments | San Francisco | 2024-10-30 |