Job description
Before applying, please note
- Work in person is required for this role; we offer relocation assistance.
- We are unable to sponsor visas at this time.
Position Qualifications:
-
7+ years of experience in mechanical engineering with a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field
-
- Advanced proficiency in 3D CAD software (SolidWorks)
- Experience in the aerospace, automotive, or industrial sector is preferred
- Advanced proficiency in 3D CAD software (SolidWorks)
-
Deep understanding of allowables, materials (metallics and composites), boundary conditions, and margin associated with tools like FEA and CFD
-
- Metallics - complex design using 4XXX, 4XX, A572, A36, steels as well as 2024, 6061 and 7075 aluminum
- Composites - complex design with fiberglass and carbon fiber lamina and laminate
- Bonding - complex design principles for injection and surface structural bonding
- Fasteners - Detailed fastener analysis techniques for highly loaded slip-critical joint design
- Fatigue and Ultimate - Complex design and verification methods at system-level (vehicle-level) for fatigue, stiffness, and ultimate strength driven design. Detailed understanding of margins and allowables required.
- Metallics - complex design using 4XXX, 4XX, A572, A36, steels as well as 2024, 6061 and 7075 aluminum
-
Substantial experience transitioning products from design into manufacturing at scale
-
- Deep understanding of DFM, fabrication, and V&V testing to resolve tolerances and margins to requirements
- Experience with aerospace or industrial standards and regulations (e.g., IEC, ASTM, ISO, ASME, SAE, FAA)
- Experience collaborating directly with manufacturing groups and assessing cost-down opportunities
- Deep understanding of DFM, fabrication, and V&V testing to resolve tolerances and margins to requirements
If you check off 7 of the 10 bullets above and meet the location requirements**, we encourage you to apply!**
Position Duties:
- Conceptual Design: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop innovative mechanical concepts and solutions
- Analysis: Conduct structural, thermal, and fluid flow analyses to optimize designs and ensure performance
- Prototyping and Testing: Oversee the fabrication and testing of prototypes to validate design concepts
- Manufacturing Support: Work closely with manufacturing engineers to ensure designs are manufacturable and cost effective
- Documentation: Develop comprehensive technical documentation, including design specifications, test reports, and engineering documentation
- Mentorship: Provide guidance and mentorship to junior engineers
What Airloom offers:
- Career Growth: We invest in our team. We offer support for team members to take advantage of relevant learning opportunities, and we are committed to collaboratively identifying paths for individuals and the company to grow together.
- Full Benefits: We offer full medical, dental, and vision coverage. We also offer life coverage up to a threshold amount, with the option for individuals to purchase additional coverage.
Pay & benefits
Typical pay for similar roles
EstimateThe middle half of pay advertised on Rejobs for this group over the last 24 months. This employer has not stated a salary.
About this role
About Airloom Energy
Company Overview
Airloom Energy (Private Ownership)
Laramie, Wyoming, United States
2020
Approximately 50 employees ranged in recent years (source: breakthroughenergy.org)
What They Do
Airloom Energy is a renewable energy startup focused on revolutionizing wind power generation through innovative technology. Their core technology replaces traditional tall towers and three-blade horizontal-axis turbines with vertically oriented "wings" that move along an oval track, creating a low-profile, track-based wind generation system designed for utility-scale deployment (source: eepower.com). This system aims to maximize energy production per square kilometer while reducing mass, parts count, and overall costs compared to conventional turbines (source: ces.tech). Their technology is modular, mass-manufacturable, and transportable using regular trucks, enabling faster assembly and deployment (source: airloom.energy). Airloom targets utility-scale wind developers, grid operators, and large energy buyers seeking lower-cost renewable generation, with additional applications including portable power for disaster relief and floating platforms for remote locations (source: eepower.com).
Projects & Track Record
Airloom Energy has progressed from a 5 kW prototype developed in Pine Bluffs, Wyoming, to securing funding for a 1 MW demonstration device in southeastern Wyoming, supported by the Wyoming Energy Authority (source: wyoenergy.org). The company broke ground on a pilot project near Rock River, Wyoming, with plans to begin power generation in 2025 and commercial-scale demonstrations by 2027 (source: utilitydive.com). The Rock River site is fully permitted and serves as a technical validation project rather than immediate commercialization (source: renewableenergyworld.com). Discussions with major global energy companies such as Shell and Exxon indicate strategic planning for supply-chain partnerships and commercialization (source: eepower.com).
Recent Developments
In the past two years, Airloom Energy received a $5 million award from the Wyoming Energy Authority to support the design, construction, and testing of their demonstration device (source: utilitydive.com). The company has raised a total of $7.5 million from investors including Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Lowercarbon Capital, and Crosscut Ventures (source: utilitydive.com). Earlier seed funding of $4 million was led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures with support from Lowercarbon Capital and MCJ Collective, coinciding with a leadership transition where Neal Rickner became CEO (source: pulse2.com). In 2026, Airloom’s Generation System was honored by CES as a Sustainability & Energy Transition award recipient, recognizing its innovative design with fewer parts, lower mass, and reduced cost per swept area (source: ces.tech).
Working There
Airloom Energy hires primarily for technical and hardware-focused roles, including engineering, technical program management, and operational positions related to prototype and pilot development (source: indeed.com). Job postings highlight requirements for extensive technical program management experience and engineering backgrounds in electrical, mechanical, robotics, or aerospace fields, emphasizing schedule, cost, risk management, and stakeholder communication (source: terra.do). The company culture blends startup agility with deep technical expertise, drawing talent with experience from major firms such as Google and GE (source: airloom.energy).
See how you’re connected
See your contacts at Airloom Energy on LinkedIn and tap your network when applying.
View connections