Founding Mechanical Engineer, Turbomachinery

A stealth industrial hardware company is building microturbine generators for drones and humanoid robots using novel ceramic manufacturing processes. The goal is to make these systems 30–40% more efficient than today's small turbines while reducing production cost by roughly an order of magnitude.

The company has closed a large seed round from Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and is scaling a 4+ MW-class operation and 40,000-square-foot production facility. This is a hands-on founding role for an exceptional engineer who wants to help take an industrial operation from 1 → 100.

What you'll work on

• Design, build, and test compact microturbine generators and their mechanical subsystems.
• Own hard problems across turbomachinery, rotating equipment, thermomechanical systems, and high-temperature materials.
• Develop ceramic components and manufacturing processes that improve efficiency and cost.
• Turn early hardware and processes into robust, repeatable production systems.
• Work directly with a small founding team on ambiguous, high-consequence engineering problems.

Who we're looking for

• Deep experience in turbomachinery, rotating machinery, mechanical engineering, materials science, ceramics, or adjacent systems.
• A track record of getting difficult physical systems designed, built, tested, and iterated.
• Strong first-principles judgment paired with hands-on hardware execution.
• High agency and genuine interest in building an industrial company from the ground up.