Mechanical Engineer (Early Career, Exceptional Talent)
$87,000–$117,000 year
On-siteCentennial, Colorado, United States
Job Summary
Own fuel, lube, and cooling subsystems from concept through integration, designing components that balance performance, reliability, and manufacturability for two engines: a 42 MW gas turbine and a Mach 1.7 turbofan. Plan assembly processes with manufacturing teams and run component tests, instrumenting hardware to interpret results and drive faster engineering decisions. Collaborate across propulsion, electrical, and manufacturing groups to ensure clean subsystem integration. This early-career role requires a degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering, hands-on CAD and analysis skills, and a track record of building real hardware. Internships are 100% onsite at Boom's headquarters in Centennial, CO.
Required Qualifications
- A degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or equivalent hands-on hardware experience
- At least one internship or co-op where you designed, analyzed, or built real-world mechanical systems
- Hands-on CAD and analysis experience – proficiency with standard 3D CAD modeling (e.g., NX, SolidWorks, CATIA) and structural/thermal FEA tools
- A rock-solid grasp of core mechanical engineering fundamentals – statics, dynamics, mechanics of materials, machine design, and fluid mechanics/thermodynamics
- A track record of finishing hard things, inside school and outside of it
- U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State
Desired Qualifications
- You've already done something real — built hardware, led a competition team (Formula SAE, Baja, Rocketry, Robotics), or taken on engineering work in an internship that went well beyond what most early-career engineers get to touch
- You're genuinely excited by complex mechanical systems and love following a problem from whiteboard to hardware
- You'd rather own something and figure it out than wait for a perfect set of instructions
- CAD, analysis, the machine shop, and the test cell are where you want to spend your time
- You care about doing the work well — not just finishing it
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