Project Engineer
Stratolaunch · Mojave, California, United States
Posted 14 days ago · $123,000 - $153,700
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 14 days Stratolaunch's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 98% of Stratolaunch's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Stratolaunch
- high 36 stale, 1 reposted of 60 open
- Hiring momentum
- 83 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Stratolaunch's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Stratolaunch.
About this role
The Project Engineer at Stratolaunch will act as a technical leader for hypersonic air vehicle programs, directly supporting the Chief Engineer. Responsibilities include developing technical strategies, managing risks, overseeing the supply chain, and ensuring effective communication with stakeholders. The role also involves collaborating with various engineering disciplines and supporting test planning and execution.
- benefits
- 2/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Stratolaunch as an employer.
What you need
- Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills
- Experience as a project engineer or similar role with a prime contractor or as a program integrator
- Demonstrated experience managing support vendors and/or subcontractors
- Experience maintaining, modifying, or testing aerospace platforms
- Ability to interact with customers and/or external stakeholders
- Ability to work on a team in a dynamic environment to achieve business goals
Nice to have
- Demonstrated success as a Project Engineer of a development project
- Experience with hypersonic and supersonic vehicle development
- Experience supporting defense contracts and working on classified programs
- Hypersonic/high-speed tactical missile experience highly desirable (e.g. multi-stage systems, hot structure airframes, launch platform integration)
- Experience with rocket propulsion systems
What you get
- Healthcare (medical, dental, vision, prescription drugs)
- Paid Maternity and Parental Leave
- 50% company match per contributed dollar into 401(k) savings plan, up to $11,500
- Tuition reimbursement
Worth weighing
- On-site work arrangement is strongly preferred with occasional remote work allowed (not exceeding one day per week)
- Travel estimated to be less than 10% in support of the program
- Base salary and leveling are case-by-case, depending on various factors
Summarised from Stratolaunch's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Stratolaunch on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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