Mechanical Engineer

At Tumbleweed, we’re building an antigravity machine by making sending anything to space as easy as mailing a package to bring about the era of in-space manufacturing. Our customers make 10x better cancer cures and semiconductors in space, and get there 10x faster and cheaper thanks to our pre-certified and fault-containing satellite and payload containers. We’ve sold out and built our first mission from 0 in 9 months, and our next mission is already filling up.

We’re a small team that have built a space mission in record time, radically focused on executing as fast as we can, always pushing the envelope, and staying kind along the way.

We’re motivated by making the biggest impact on humanity using space, and doing things that have never been done before.
We work with the best and provide them with an environment of total ownership and trust.

As Mechanical Engineer, you will be responsible for designing mechanical and structural components of our Oasis spacecraft, from concept all the way to integration and testing, up to the flight of our reentry vehicle in 2028. You will be expected to create complex CAD assemblies, build prototypes, and run advanced FEM simulations. You will be closely collaborating with engineers responsible for developing spacecraft subsystems such as power and propulsion.

• Design structural and mechanical components of the Oasis spacecraft
• Create and maintain complex CAD assemblies
• Define and execute advanced FEM simulations
• Work with our in-house technicians to prototype, test, iterate and ship space hardware

• Experience with mechanical design, prototyping and design for manufacturing.
• Deep understanding of material properties and of the space environment.
• Experience with advanced FEM simulations (static, modal, dynamic) in Femap/NASTRAN or other software.
• Familiarity with spacecraft design in general, and space structures and mechanisms in particular.
• Enthusiasm to go to extreme lengths to make a positive impact on the world.

A small reminder: Job descriptions describe an ideal candidate, not a checklist you need to complete perfectly. If this opportunity sparks your interest and you can see yourself succeeding in the role, we'd love to hear from you - even if you don't meet every single requirement on the list!

We are working on the next industrial revolution and a future where anyone can send anything to space, anytime.

You’ll be a part of getting there amongst a tight-knit group of remarkable friends: They’ve founded space companies and published peer-reviewed papers in their teens, built Mars missions in record time and become champions in robotics, rocketry and motorsports.