Experience interpreting and generating engineering drawings with appropriate GD&T and composite-specific callouts
Exposure to structural testing methods: coupon, element, and full-scale; familiar with DIC, strain gauging, or load frame testing
Working knowledge of relevant standards and specifications (ASTM, MIL-HDBK-17 / CMH-17, DNV, or similar)
Experience in a regulated or compliance-driven engineering environment is a plus
You'll Thrive Here If
You have built something structural out of composite materials - a boat hull, a wing, a pressure vessel, a race car tub - and you know what it actually takes to get there
You are comfortable reaching for a whiteboard and a free body diagram before opening a simulation tool
You have caught a fabrication error because you understood the process well enough to recognize it
You can work from a rough performance requirement and fill in the engineering yourself
You are energized by ambiguous, novel problems and find excessive process more frustrating than helpful
Location & Work Environment
This is a full-time, on-site role. Perseus operates in a hands-on lab and fabrication environment - you will be working alongside parts, tooling, and test hardware regularly. Remote work is not available for this position.
Additional Information
About Perseus Materials
Perseus Materials is a hard tech composites startup developing next-generation processing equipment and structures for advanced materials manufacturing. We work at the intersection of materials science, structural engineering, and precision fabrication to build things that don't exist yet. Our work is defense-adjacent, technically demanding, and moves fast.
We are a small team where everyone contributes directly to the product. There is real ownership, real technical challenge, and no shortage of hard problems to solve.
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