Job Title:
Senior Mechanical Engineer
Location:
Boulder, Colorado
Employment Type:
Full-time
Salary Range:
From $100,000 to $150,000 depending on experience
About ThinkOrbital:
ThinkOrbital is developing breakthrough technologies to defend, service, and build in space. From pioneering autonomous welding in orbit to long-range X-ray imaging systems for space domain awareness and infrastructure inspection, we are redefining what’s possible in the final frontier. Our team is made up of driven engineers, scientists, and operators who thrive in a fast-paced, mission-focused environment.
Position Summary:
We’re looking for a mechanical engineer to join our team and support the design, development and deployment of our Space and Terrestrial products. This is a hands-on role that will involve close collaboration with a cross-disciplinary team etc.
Key Responsibilities:
· Lead the design, analysis, and development of mechanical systems and components for aerospace platforms, including spacecraft, unmanned aerial systems (UAS), and related ground-support hardware.
Job Title:
Vice President of Government Affairs & Strategic Partnerships
Location:
Boulder, Colorado or Washington, DC Area
Employment Type:
Full-time
Salary Range:
From $150,000 to $170,000 plus commission (up to 100% of salary) and company stock
About ThinkOrbital:
ThinkOrbital defends, services and builds in space and terrestrially. Space & Battlespace domain awareness, real satellite servicing, law enforcement, energy infrastructure inspection with the ultimate vision of building huge infrastructure platforms in space, Think Orbital is leading the way–protecting & building the future.
The threats to the space domain are real. Russia likely hiding nukes inside satellites and suddenly becoming multiple objects are real examples. The US and its allies are essentially blind and limited to surface level observation. ThinkOrbital’s ThinkX long-range X-ray imaging and material characterization system gives the US the ability to literally look inside satellites from 10+km and determine if materials like uranium are present.
This same lightweight, ruggedized technology is being adapted terrestrially for use on drones and surface vehicles for military battlespace awareness (looking inside vehicles, buildings, camouflage) and commercial applications like energy infrastructure inspection and law enforcement.
Our small but might team is made up of driven, scrappy engineers, scientists, and operators who thrive in a fast-paced, mission-focused environment.
Position Summary:
We’re looking for a Vice President of Government Affairs and Strategic Partnerships to join our team to exceed the expectations of US warfighters, strategic decision makers and commercial & civil customers both in space and terrestrially. They are responsible to the CEO for building the relationships and winning contracts to further those ambitions. Government entities like the US Space Force, USSPACECOM, The National Reconnaissance Office, Defense Intelligence Agency, Army Devcom, DARPA and several others are in the business of providing these capabilities to the government so the ideal candidate can navigate the government landscape with knowledge of the Pentagon, Capitol Hill, the Agencies while also building close ties to commercial partners in law enforcement, energy & infrastructure inspection, and a host of others. This is a hands-on role that will involve close collaboration with a cross-disciplinary team.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Winning government contracts. Key metrics include the number of and value of these contracts with the ultimate goal of being a DOD Program of Record.
2. Winning commercial contracts with entities in Law Enforcement, Dept of Energy, Customs & Border Protection, Energy Infrastructure Inspection. Same key metrics as above.
3. Building strong, lasting relationships with military, civil and commercial entities by solving some of their toughest problems
4. Be the “front door” of ThinkOrbital to customers. Meet and wow them at conferences, at their facilities, at demos, etc.
Mandatory Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree preferably in a technical engineering field
Minimum of 10 years working with military, civil, intel community, aerospace/defense or technical commercial entities and winning contracts.
Detailed knowledge of the Beltway, budgeting process, relevant federal agencies
Ability to maintain a high level security clearance
Other worldly communications skills
Desired Qualifications:
Master’s in business or technical field
Former Military or Intel Community
Current TS/SCI Clearance
Startup and Customer Relationship Experience
What We Offer:
You will be an owner of the company through our stock program
Competitive benefits
Top Shelf Health, Vision and Dental Insurance
Flexible work & vacation schedule
Opportunity to shape next-generation space & terrestrial systems
A small, fast-moving team where your impact is tangible
Hands on opportunities & responsibility
To Apply: Please send your resume and cover letter to careers@thinkorbital.com
Job Title:
Drone Software Engineer
Location:
Boulder, Colorado
Employment Type:
Full-time; hybrid or in-office
Salary Range:
From $100,000 to $170,000 depending on experience
About ThinkOrbital:
ThinkOrbital is a Boulder, Colorado-based aerospace startup that is developing hardware and software for X-ray inspection and electron beam welding. Last year, we performed two spaceflights with two more planned for the next year, while simultaneously developing a drone-based terrestrial application for our technology.
Position Summary:
As a Drone Software Engineer at a small and agile startup, you will be responsible for full software and interface integration of our payload onto state-of-the-art heavy lift drones, encompassing everything from hardware/sensor selection, flight control and navigation to data processing and semi-autonomous mission planning.
We require U.S. citizenship or permanent residency (green card).
Key Responsibilities:
- Development of software for two-drone formation flight, autonomous positioning during payload operation and SLAM (simultaneous localization and mapping)
- Decision-making on hardware selection (compute, sensors, etc.) for different applications
- Prototyping user/pilot interface
- Evaluation and testing of the implemented solutions
Mandatory Qualifications:
- U.S. citizenship or permanent residency
- Ability to internalize milestones and independently run with them. You have the responsibility and freedom to decide how things are done
- Experience with software integration of cameras and lidars
- Experience with drone frameworks such as MAVLink, ROS2, PX4, etc.
- Programming languages: C++, Python
- Experience with flying drones (any size), either manually or through your own software
Desired Qualifications:
- FAA Part 107 licensed
- Experience with C++ implementation of image processing algorithms
- Experience with revision control software (Git)
What We Offer:
- Competitive benefits and stock options
- Platinum health insurance fully (100%) paid by the company
- Dental and eye insurance paid (95%) by the company
- Flexible work schedule
- A small, fast-moving team where your impact is tangible