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Principal Structures Engineer

Stratolaunch - Mojave, CA

Posted May 12, 2026

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Principal Structures Engineer Mojave, CA Stratolaunch is a technology accelerator that engineers operationally realistic testing at Mach 5+. Our air-launched, Talon testbeds are reusable, cost-effective platforms that enable routine access to the hypersonic environment. We deliver flight data critical to validating system performance and achieving rapid technology deployment. Together with our customers, we drive innovations that are imperative to advancing national security. To help achieve these efforts, Stratolaunch is seeking a Principal-level Structures Engineer to lead the airframe team in the development of an air-launched, hypersonic flight vehicle development program. This position requires leading a multi-disciplined group of engineers to design, build, and test vehicles to meet customer structural requirements. An ideal candidate has significant prototype development experience, with focus in thermal-structural-mechanical design, leading to first flights. ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES - Lead a diverse team of mechanical and manufacturing engineers - Lead structural development of the hypersonic vehicle, including trade studies and structural layout - Responsible for making final technical decisions for the structures subsystem - Lead the successful execution of structural design reviews to advance the program through manufacturing and into flight test - Lead structural systems engineering approach, which may include: creating and dispositioning structural requirements, mass properties management, guiding the configuration management of models, reviewing and approving documents/reports/analyses, setting engineering and design best practices and standards for the structures team, waiving or approving ground testing based on structural technical risk assessments, etc. - Work hand-in-hand with the program responsible engineers and Chief Engineer to lead the program to

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