Development Engineer, Solid Rocket Motors
- Location
- El Segundo
- Workplace
- On-site
- Compensation
- $180k – $220k + equity
- Visa
- US Work Authorization Required
About this role
We are looking for a Development Engineer, Solid Rocket Motors with 5–15 years of experience to own solid rocket motor development across every Furientis interceptor program. You're a hands-on, fast-moving engineer who has taken motors from concept to hot fire. Reporting to co-founder Eris, you'll be the company's first dedicated solid rocket motor engineer. The rockets are already flying, and you'll help build out the propulsion team.
What will you be doing?
- Driving solid rocket motor architecture, grain design, and internal ballistics across several interceptor systems, including dual-pulse designs
- Working with mechanical, propellant, and manufacturing engineers on motor designs and new propellant chemistries
- Building motors, then running ground and flight tests in the desert, with tests roughly every two weeks
- Analyzing test data to improve performance models and adjust designs after every fire
- Doing quick concept work on new motor sizes for customer and contract opportunities
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Culture & values
Culture defined by ownership, speed, and scrappiness
Engineers expected to take projects from CAD to prototype to flight hardware
Engineers work on the shop floor alongside technicians
Rapid iteration on two-week test cycles
No room for bureaucracy or siloed thinking
Cross-disciplinary coordination required
Team pitches in wherever needed
Most engineers participate in weekend test campaigns in Mojave desert
AI-forward culture with entire team actively using AI tools
Values first-principles thinkers
Values engineers who thrive in resource-constrained environments
Engineering organization structured around subsystem ownership with end-to-end domain responsibility
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