About Boom Supersonic

Boom Supersonic is the Denver-based startup building Mach-2.2 passenger airliners. Think Concorde but 75% more affordable to fly. Imagine a day trip from New York to London—3h15 each way. Fly to London for a business meeting and be home in time to tuck your children into bed. Boom's first prototype will rollout by summer of 2020.

Boom’s outstanding team comes from places like Amazon, SpaceX, Scaled Composites, and Virgin Galactic. Team members have collectively contributed to 40+ new air and space vehicles, including the Falcon 9, Virgin SpaceShipTwo, and the Joint Strike Fighter.

The company is backed by venture capital firms including Emerson Collective, Y Combinator, Caffeinated Capital, and SV Angel as well as individuals including Sam Altman, Paul Graham, Ron Conway, Michael Marks, and Greg McAdoo.

At Boom, you’ll have world-class colleagues and a flexible work environment. We don’t punch a clock, offer unmetered vacation time, and value our employees’ comprehensive well-being.

Are you passionate about building the future of transportation? Help us make aviation history.

Boom is looking for an experienced technician to work in the Materials and Process team. The responsibilities include:

Perform thermal and mechanical testing and data analysis on a variety of structures using MTS mechanical testing workstation with environmental/thermal chambers

Manipulate and plot data using computer software (e.g excel)

With the team, implement and trouble-shoot experimental diagnostics including but not limited to: strain gauges, load cells, thermal chamber, high-speed cameras, ovens, thermocouples, pressure systems, etc.

With other team members, design fixtures and develop procedures for thermal and mechanical testing

Validate methods, troubleshoot and repair instrumentation

Organize data and provide summaries to engineering team.

Interface with other teams on common projects and analysis

Prepare test samples including but not limited to cutting, machining, drilling, etc.

Maintaining a well-organized and safe testing area, complying with all relevant requirements.

Requirements:

• Minimum 3 years relevant experience, 5+ preferred.
• Experience using SolidWorks or other 3D CAD package(s) and associated PDM systems is a plus
• Project management experience including reporting frequently on progress
• Ability to work with minimal supervision
• Meticulous attention to detail

To conform to U.S. Government aerospace technology export regulations (ITAR and EAR), applicant must be a 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. Learn more about ITAR here (https://www.pmddtc.state.gov/?id=ddtc_public_portal_itar_landing)

Boom is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.

Want to build a faster future? Come join Boom.