Senior Mechanical Engineer, Propulsion Systems and Integration

About Mach Industries Founded in 2023, Mach Industries is a rapidly growing defense technology company focused on developing next-generation autonomous defense platforms. At the core of our mission is the commitment to delivering scalable, decentralized defense systems that enhance the strategic capabilities of the United States and its allies. With a workforce of approximately 350 employees, we operate with startup agility and ambition. Our vision is to redefine the future of warfare through cutting-edge manufacturing, innovation at speed, and unwavering focus on national security. We are dedicated to solving the next generation of warfare with lethal systems that deter kinetic conflict and protect global security. The Role Mach Industries is seeking a Senior Conceptual Design Engineer, Advanced Concepts to lead conceptual design of hypersonic and high-speed atmospheric vehicles from mission requirements through preliminary design. You will drive vehicle architecture recommendations, develop configuration baselines, perform first-order sizing, and guide multidisciplinary trades where aerodynamic heating, thermal protection, and propulsion integration fundamentally shape the design space. You will work closely with Aerodynamics and Aerothermal engineers, who own the detailed CFD and aerothermal analysis, and decide how their results reshape the concept. You will also define requirements and validation needs for conceptual sizing and MDAO models in partnership with the MDAO team. This is a new capability at Mach Industries; you will guide early technical direction and shape how the company approaches advanced concept development from first sketch through hardware. This role is part of Conceptual Design within Mach's Vehicle Design and Performance organization, alongside MDAO and Operational Performance. Conceptual Design creates, MDAO enables, and Operational Performance assesses. You will interact with every relevant engineering department across the organization, a

About Mach Industries Founded in 2023, Mach Industries is a rapidly growing defense technology company focused on developing next-generation autonomous defense platforms. At the core of our mission is the commitment to delivering scalable, decentralized defense systems that enhance the strategic capabilities of the United States and its allies. With a workforce of approximately 350 employees, we operate with startup agility and ambition. Our vision is to redefine the future of warfare through cutting-edge manufacturing, innovation at speed, and unwavering focus on national security. We are dedicated to solving the next generation of warfare with lethal systems that deter kinetic conflict and protect global security. The Role Mach Industries is seeking a Senior Operational Performance Engineer to track vehicle performance and uncertainty from conceptual design through production and to lead the evidence strategy that closes the gaps. You will maintain the vehicle-level picture of predicted performance, measured performance, and the confidence each claim deserves. You will define the engineering questions that matter most, determine what analysis and test evidence is needed to answer them, and drive measured-data insights back into the conceptual design and MDAO tools that generate the next prediction. This is a vehicle-level engineering role. You will work across Conceptual Design, MDAO, GNC, Propulsion, Mechanical, Flight Test, and other engineering teams to track performance, identify risks, define evidence requirements, establish assessment criteria, and drive uncertainties toward closure. You will work closely with the Mass Properties and Vehicle Performance engineer, whose records and baselines feed your tracking and assessment work. This role is part of Operational Performance within Mach's Vehicle Design and Performance organization, alongside Conceptual Design and MDAO. Conceptual Design creates, MDAO enables, and Operational Performance assesses and closes t

About Mach Industries Founded in 2023, Mach Industries is a rapidly growing defense technology company focused on developing next-generation autonomous defense platforms. At the core of our mission is the commitment to delivering scalable, decentralized defense systems that enhance the strategic capabilities of the United States and its allies. With a workforce of approximately 350 employees, we operate with startup agility and ambition. Our vision is to redefine the future of warfare through cutting-edge manufacturing, innovation at speed, and unwavering focus on national security. We are dedicated to solving the next generation of warfare with lethal systems that deter kinetic conflict and protect global security. The Role Mach Industries is seeking a Senior Ground Systems Mechanical Engineer to design, develop, and deploy ground systems that enable the safe, reliable, and efficient transportation, handling, storage, launch, and operation of next-generation defense platforms. In this hands-on role, you will design, and iterate on ground support equipment (GSE), launch and deployment systems, electro-mechanical interfaces, and supporting infrastructure while optimizing for manufacturability, reliability, safety, cost, and performance. You will work alongside multidisciplinary engineering, manufacturing, test, and operations teams to develop requirements then perform design, analysis, and testing cycles leading to prototype and flight hardware. You will own the engineering deliverables (CAD models, drafting, analytic and test verification) but contribute throughout the entire hardware development lifecycle. This role is ideal for an engineer who enjoys solving practical mechanical challenges, working directly with hardware, and rapidly developing robust systems that enable real-world operations. Key Responsibilities Own the mechanical design and development of ground systems, including ground support equipment (GSE), launch and deployment systems, transport fixtures

About Mach Industries Founded in 2023, Mach Industries is a rapidly growing defense technology company focused on developing next-generation autonomous defense platforms. At the core of our mission is the commitment to delivering scalable, decentralized defense systems that enhance the strategic capabilities of the United States and its allies. With a workforce of approximately 350 employees, we operate with startup agility and ambition. Our vision is to redefine the future of warfare through cutting-edge manufacturing, innovation at speed, and unwavering focus on national security. We are dedicated to solving the next generation of warfare with lethal systems that deter kinetic conflict and protect global security. The Role Mach Industries is seeking an Mechanical Engineer with Avionics Integration expertise to join our team in designing, integrating, and testing the electro-mechanical systems that support next-generation defense platforms. In this hands-on role, you’ll develop avionics mounting architectures, electronics enclosures, PCBA mounting, wire harness accommodation, connector interfaces, EMI/EMC accommodation, and thermal management solutions for reliable, flight-ready hardware. At Mach Industries, we are redefining the future of defense through advanced, scalable platforms. As a Mechanical Avionics engineer, you will play a key role in taking avionics systems from concept through hardware bring-up, environmental testing, and flight qualification. Collaborating with electrical, firmware, systems, manufacturing, and test teams, you’ll help create rugged, serviceable, and manufacturable hardware built to perform in demanding aerospace environments. Key Responsibilities Design and develop avionics or PCBA mounting architectures or enclosures via CAD design and engineering release including GD&T per AMSE Y14.5 Work cross-functionally with electrical engineering teams to develop and verify overall architecture, schematics, layout via ECAD/MCAD data exchang

About Mach Industries Founded in 2023, Mach Industries is a rapidly growing defense technology company focused on developing next-generation autonomous defense platforms. At the core of our mission is the commitment to delivering scalable, decentralized defense systems that enhance the strategic capabilities of the United States and its allies. With a workforce of approximately 350 employees, we operate with startup agility and ambition. Our vision is to redefine the future of warfare through cutting-edge manufacturing, innovation at speed, and unwavering focus on national security. We are dedicated to solving the next generation of warfare with lethal systems that deter kinetic conflict and protect global security. The Role Mach Industries is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to lead the design, analysis, test, and verification of mechanical and electromechanical systems for next-generation defense platforms. In this hands-on role, you’ll own structural engineering efforts from requirements derivation to conceptual design to production including analysis, fabrication, testing, and validation while optimizing for manufacturing, assembly, mass, cost and cross discipline requirements. You will work alongside multi-disciplinary teams to drive technical decisions, resolve complex integration challenges, and ensure structural designs are supported by test and analysis. You will own assembly and product level data packages including engineering drawings, GD&T, and analysis/test output. You will contribute throughout the entire hardware development cycle to ensure a successful product development. This is a hands-on engineering role for someone who enjoys solving challenging mechanical problems, working with real hardware, and rapidly iterating on designs. You will also help establish structural engineering practices, mentor other engineers, and accelerate the development of hardware across the program. Key Responsibilities Own the mechanical de

About Mach Industries Founded in 2023, Mach Industries is a rapidly growing defense technology company focused on developing next-generation autonomous defense platforms. At the core of our mission is the commitment to delivering scalable, decentralized defense systems that enhance the strategic capabilities of the United States and its allies. With a workforce of approximately 350 employees, we operate with startup agility and ambition. Our vision is to redefine the future of warfare through cutting-edge manufacturing, innovation at speed, and unwavering focus on national security. We are dedicated to solving the next generation of warfare with lethal systems that deter kinetic conflict and protect global security. The Role Mach Industries is seeking a Senior Mechanisms Engineer to design, analyze, prototype, and deliver mechanical mechanisms for next-generation aerospace and defense platforms. In this hands-on role, you will own mechanism development from initial concept and kinematic architecture through detailed design, prototyping, testing, and production release. You will develop moving assemblies that meet demanding requirements for performance, reliability, mass, packaging, and environmental survivability while optimizing for manufacturability, assembly, cost, and production scalability. You will work closely with mechanical, structures, avionics, controls, manufacturing, and test engineering teams to integrate mechanisms into larger vehicle systems. The ideal candidate combines strong mechanical fundamentals with practical experience designing, building, and troubleshooting complex moving hardware in a fast-paced development environment. Key Responsibilities Own the mechanical design and development of mechanisms, from early CAD concepts to functional prototypes, drawing releases including GD&T, and eventually mass production. Design and analyze linkages, pivots, joints, bearings, shafts, gears, cams, latches, hinges, deployable assemblies and other mec