# Principal Launch Vehicle Design Engineer II

Hiring organization: [CesiumAstro](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/cesiumastro)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/7f5eac66-67b9-4854-b6ed-b996db0dce68

Listed on CesiumAstro's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Employment type: full time
- Seniority: Principal
- Location: El Segundo, CA
- Salary: 148500 – 199000 USD per year

## Summary

CesiumAstro seeks a senior engineer to lead the structural and thermal design of launch vehicle components from concept through flight qualification. This role suits someone with deep aerospace systems expertise who can both solve complex technical problems and mentor junior engineers in a startup setting.

_Our summary, not CesiumAstro's wording._

## Skills named

Finite Element Analysis (FEA), Structural Design

## Required

- U.S. citizenship or eligible immigration status
- Expertise in structural and thermal design of launch vehicle components (tanks, fairings, hardware)
- Strong background in FEA and thermal simulations
- Hands-on experience in experimental development and testing of aerospace systems

## Nice to have

- Experience in a startup environment
- International R&D collaboration experience

Apply on CesiumAstro's site: https://jobs.lever.co/CesiumAstro/46db5b15-5824-4643-9437-d5d4f6cc2b11/apply