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Salary: USD 107,000 - 187,000 / annual
Boom Supersonic is developing Symphony, a jet engine designed to power Overture (the world's fastest airliner) and Superpower (a natural gas turbine for next-gen AI data centers). The company is building these engines in Denver at a pace and cost the aerospace industry says is impossible.
As a Product Development Engineer, you will own a module of the Superpower engine end-to-end—from concept and design through drawings, supplier interface, first article, assembly, and test integration. You will not hand off work; you are responsible for design, manufacturing, supply chain, and test stand integration. Your responsibilities include:
• Own a module of the Superpower engine (turbomachinery, mechanical systems, or structures/integration) from requirements through test
• Drive design decisions that minimize part count, simplify assembly, and accelerate the path from drawing to hardware
• Work directly with the in-house shop and external suppliers to ensure parts are made correctly, quickly, and on budget
• Integrate your hardware onto test stands, observe performance, troubleshoot failures, and iterate on revisions
• Raise the bar on engineering excellence across the team
You will delete unnecessary parts, simplify interfaces, put your hands on hardware, and own the results when your module fires on the test stand.
Requirements:
• Degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or Manufacturing Engineering, or equivalent hands-on experience (the company hires build engineers from robotics and biomedical backgrounds)
• Real DFM/DFA (Design for Manufacturability/Assembly) intuition—ability to look at a part and understand how it will be made
• Hands-on experience turning designs into actual hardware, preferably in a high-consequence environment (aerospace, automotive at scale, defense, energy, race cars, robotics)
• Track record of making things simpler, cheaper, and faster to build
• Comfort working at the intersection of design and fabrication; ability to communicate with machinists, CFD/FEA analysts, and cross-functional teams
• Strong opinions held loosely; willingness to change your mind rather than defend a bad idea
• ITAR compliance: Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, protected individual, or eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State
