Build Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Centennial, Colorado, United States; onsite role. Applicants must satisfy U.S. ITAR and EAR eligibility requirements.

Salary: $107,000–$144,000 for P2, $124,000–$167,000 for P3, and $139,000–$187,000 for P4 per year.

Company

Develops Symphony, the engine for the Overture supersonic airliner, and Superpower, a natural gas turbine supporting next-generation infrastructure.

What you will do

• Own a turbomachinery, mechanical systems, or structures and integration module from requirements through design, fabrication, assembly, and testing.
• Make design decisions that reduce part count, simplify assembly, and accelerate the transition from drawings to hardware.
• Work directly with the in-house shop and external suppliers to produce parts correctly, quickly, and within budget.
• Integrate hardware onto test stands, observe testing, troubleshoot failures, and deliver design iterations.
• Collaborate across design, fabrication, supply chain, analysis, and test functions.

Requirements

• Degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or Manufacturing Engineering, or equivalent hands-on experience.
• Practical design-for-manufacturing and design-for-assembly judgment.
• Hands-on experience turning designs into physical hardware, preferably in aerospace, automotive, defense, energy, racing, robotics, or another high-consequence environment.
• Demonstrated ability to make hardware simpler, cheaper, and faster to build.
• Must meet U.S. ITAR and EAR eligibility requirements: U.S. citizenship, lawful permanent residence, protected individual status, or eligibility to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations.

Culture & Benefits

• Hands-on ownership across design, manufacturing, suppliers, and testing.
• Direct collaboration with machinists, analysts, and test personnel.
• Flexible paid time off policy.
• Long-term incentives or equity and other employee benefits.
• Culture focused on merit, excellence, and practical hardware results.