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Mechanical Engineer

Galactic Resource Utilization Space, Inc. (GRU Space) logoGRU SpaceYC W26
Zero to oneAI-native
TypeFull-time
SenioritySenior
SponsorshipNo visa sponsorship
Salary$120,000–$170,000
LocationHawthorne, CA
Engineering

Your product will land on the Moon next year.

You’ll design, build, and test our 2027 Lunar Payload: the one that manufactures humanity’s first bricks on the Moon and deploys an inflatable habitat bladder. This is hands-on, full-lifecycle hardware engineering at a pace most aerospace companies can’t keep up with.

What you’ll do:

  • Own the mechanical design of the payload from concept through flight hardware.
  • Rapidly prototype, test, break things, and iterate.
  • Manage ICD with the lunar lander provider and be the primary point of contact.
  • Run and interpret structural/mechanism analysis to support design trades.

What we’re looking for:

  • Deep fluency with CAD and FEA tools: you think in 3D and can back it up with analysis.
  • Experience designing spaceflight hardware end-to-end (build, test, deploy).
  • Comfort with mechanisms: actuators, seals, deployables, pressure systems, end effectors, and more.
  • You’re using the latest AI tools every day (i.e., Opus 4.6/GPT 5.4, in appropriate harness) to massively increase your output and do things you otherwise couldn’t.
  • You’ve built flight hardware before.

If you want to maximize the probability that humanity becomes interplanetary in your lifetime, apply and share a portfolio of the technical work you’re most proud of.

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Company info

Galactic Resource Utilization Space, Inc. (GRU Space) logo

Galactic Resource Utilization Space, Inc. (GRU Space)

Moon Hotel -> The Intergalactic Construction Company of Earth

SeedYC W26
HQSan Francisco, United States
Size1–10 employees
IndustryDefense and Space Manufacturing
Unlock human wisdom
ThesisTermsPrivacy
Funding
  • Seed · Mar 12, 2026
Investors
Planet VenturesKarman VenturesY CombinatorZachary Laberge

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