Head of Hardware Engineering

• Lead, grow and inspire all of hardware engineering, tasked with building spaceflight hardware. 
• Create and execute the hardware development roadmap, aligning hardware milestones and development with company-wide plans, goals and strategies. 
• Create and lead initial design and analyses of all space capsule hardware from component design through integration and testing.
• Manage multiple complex hardware programs from concept through design to production readiness. 
• Act as technical mentor and day-to-day supervisor for engineering. 

 What It Takes: 

• Bachelors' degree from an accredited university in a relevant field.
• 8+ years’ experience with the full design, build, test cycle for space flight hardware.
• 4+ years' of leading an engineering team. 

What We’d Love: 

• Masters' degree from an accredited university in a relevant field.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced start-up environment. 
• Demonstrated ability to design, develop, and launch complex hardware products.
• Ability to manage a team of subject matter experts and set technical direction.
• Proven success in designing or testing game-changing products in the aerospace industry

Additional Requirements:

• Position may require extended work hours and weekend work.
• Position may require standing, bending, and working directly with hardware on the floor for extended periods of time.

Where You’ll Be:

• Our office headquarters is located in Torrance, CA.  All jobs require you to work onsite unless otherwise stated in the job description.
• If working remote is an option, other major metropolitan locations in the U.S. with relevance to the space industry may be possible.
• Travel may be required (up to 30%) for this role.

The California annual base salary for this role is currently $160,000 - $220,000.  Pay Grades are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data.  Individual pay will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: interviews and an assessment of several factors that are unique to each candidate, job-related skills, relevant education and experience, certifications, abilities of the candidate and internal equity.