• Responsible Engineer accountable for ‘cradle to grave’ development of hardware related to payload accommodations- from requirements setting, through design, analysis, production, and testing, to integration and flight
• Design, analyze, and own primary and secondary structures for payload accommodations
• Solve exciting problems on the engineering floor, launch test site and in-office designing/analyzing novel, light-weight hardware
• Hardware ownership focused on the primary and secondary structures, mechanisms, and separation systems, as well as associated high-level layouts- specifically related to payload accommodations
• Develop a variety of vehicle structural elements and configurations in concert with other engineering disciplines
• Assist in the development of manufacturing, integration, and test processes and procedures while partnering with our mission management and other customer-facing teams
• Support launch and mission operations
• Help Virgin Orbit do our part to make the world a better place
• Perform other duties assigned

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or other engineering discipline
• 0-3 years of experience in an aerospace design & manufacturing environment
• Interest in working in a fast-paced, rapidly changing work environment
• Self-driven, highly motivated, and committed to improvement, inter-team communication skills, and attention to detail

• Experience in Finite Element Analysis using industry tools such as FEMAP, NASTRAN, and ANSYS
• Expertise in Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) drafting
• Knowledge/experience of the design, analysis, fabrication, and test of composite and metallic structures, and/or mechanisms
• Engineering experience in aerospace, racing, or similar fields, where mass and schedule are critical (experience specific to rocket payloads is not strictly necessary)
• Experience using NX/Teamcenter or similar applications
• Ability to thrive as a ‘one person team’
• Ability to add something unique and positive to our team
• Generally high level of all-around awesomeness

• Must be able to provide proof of US-approved Covid-19 full vaccination status, unless otherwise exempted by an approved reasonable medical or religious accommodation from Virgin Orbit

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  Robust time off with holiday shut down between Christmas and New Year
• Better than market 401k including a Safe Harbor plan
• Superior health and welfare benefits offering an average 90% of benefits premiums paid, including some plans with zero employee contributions
• Financial wellness through Northstar which includes your personal financial advisor
• Paid parental leave
• Tuition reimbursement
• A variety of optional benefits such as pet insurance and discounts, and remote and/or hybrid opportunity for some positions
• Health Reimbursement program providing up to $3,000 max per year for eligible teammates
• Employee Resource Groups, Virgin cultural gatherings and success celebrations, professional growth opportunities, and more!

ITAR Requirements

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by ITAR (22 CFR §120.15) or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Personal Requirements

Our idea of a happy life: build rockets, work with brilliant people, serve purposeful customers, and open access to space. Sir Richard Branson’s belief is “If you get the perfect mix of people working for your company, you have a far greater chance of success.” From the very start, we have placed top priority on growing and fostering a team of creative, diverse, and talented women and men.

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