Senior Mechanical Engineer, Interceptor

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical field.
• At least five years of professional experience in rocketry, missiles, launch vehicles, propulsion, or a closely related aerospace field.
• Demonstrated ownership of rocket or missile hardware from design through manufacturing, assembly, and test.
• Strong mechanical design capability, including 3D CAD, production drawings, GD&T, tolerance analysis, material selection, fastening methods, and design for manufacturing and assembly.
• Strong practical understanding of structural mechanics, load paths, vibration, shock, thermal effects, and the calculations required to support and review mechanical designs.
• Experience leading complex hardware development or serving as a technical lead, including reviewing designs and guiding less-experienced engineers.
• Experience working directly with machinists, technicians, fabrication suppliers, and test teams to solve real hardware problems.
• Ability to investigate failures, make sound decisions with incomplete data, and rapidly convert findings into improved hardware.
• Working knowledge of rocket or missile propulsion systems and the mechanical, thermal, and operational constraints they impose on the vehicle.
• Ability to remain effective as priorities, requirements, and schedules change quickly.
• Willingness and ability to spend approximately 50% of your time at remote test sites under demanding field conditions.
• U.S. citizenship is required due to the nature of GITAI’s work with U.S. government customers and programs. This role may require eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance.