Mechanical Design Engineer - Large Format Additive Manufacturing and Material Science

Job Description

Job Description

US Citizenship REQUIRED

In-Person

Starts Immediately

Join us in building aircraft at scale, reindustrializing the Midwest, and turning autonomous aircraft into decentralized infrastructure. Orb is a small mission-driven team where your initiative, creativity, and dedication will be used to reach every village on the planet with power, logistics, and communications.

Your Role at Orb: Orb needs a tough and competent Mechanical Engineer to join our AMMO team currently 3D printing full-scale airplanes. We’re looking for someone with experience in materials science and mechanical design to lead the development and optimization of large-format additively manufactured parts and assemblies, operate a large format additive robotic cell, and develop new processes for it.

If you’re ready to build the aircraft factory of the future, we invite you to apply.

• Design, Simulation and Optimization of Aircraft Structural Assemblies in CAD
• Characterize Materials and Their Properties
• Operate the Additive Cell and Assist in Tunning Parameters
• Develop New Processes and Hardware to Assist in Manufacturing
• Document Your Work
• Represent The Orb Brand, Service to Others Through Aviation, to Co-workers Customers and Stakeholders.

• Experience in operations, manufacturing, technology, aerospace, or defense.
• Willingness to learn new skills in a dynamic and fast-paced work environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret data and make data-driven decisions, supported by a deep understanding of engineering first principles.
• Strong Understanding of Materials Science, Including Polymers, Composites, and Metal Alloys
• Depth + Breadth of Understanding in Material Properties, Mechanical Behavior, Additive Manufacturing Processes and Fabrication.
• Familiarity with using CAD software (such as Siemens NX, Solidworks, Fusion360)
• Competent or experienced in FEA software packages
• Ability to convey complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

+ Additional Options and Incentives

About Orb Aerospace: Orb was started with the mission to bring aviation tothe 80% of the world that’s never had it; turning autonomous aircraft into tools to decentralize infrastructure, connect continents, protect soldiers, provide for families, and run economies.“Less like the flying taxis, more like the flying cowboys,”Orb is at the intersection of manned and unmanned aviation, reindustrializing the Midwest, and building thefuture we know is possible and want to live in.

About Node One: Node One is a small team of engineers and operators who have dedicated their lives to solving some of the world’s hardest problems through a new kind of aviation. Orb’s live-work-fly R&D HQ. Node One is all about reducing the cycle time to design, build, and fly aircraft from years to months and building the systems and platforms we’ll use to reach every village on the planet.

We stand on the shoulders of giants. Their great work allows us to accomplish ours. If you’ve been a rocket/airplane nerdand have a passion for designing, building, and flying airframes, autopilots, power systems, and embedded systems, or you love to push a new product through new manufacturing methods to a new market, come join the team at Node One and make history.

Orb Employees Are:

High Agency and Biased Towards Action

Have a History of Self-Starting, Pacing, and Finishing Projects

Thrive with Autonomy to Design New Solutions to Partially Defined Problems

Are Curious and Continue Learning

Have Integrity and a Desire to Serve Others

Standard Benefits Package:

Orb provides a monthly flat rate towards medical, dental, and vision

$500 flat rate for individuals; $850 flat rate for married/family

Medical, Vision, Dental, Short/Long Term Disability, and Group/Voluntary Life Insurance

Opt-In 401K Options (Pre-Tax or Roth) with a 3% Employer Match

Perks:

Support in Getting your Pilots License and Ratings

Support for Continuing Education

Annual Customer Demos all over the World

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.