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title: 'Aerospace Integration Technician at Venus Aerospace'
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# Aerospace Integration Technician at Venus Aerospace

- **Company:** Venus Aerospace
- **Location:** Houston, TX
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-10-05
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-16
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/venusaero/84d1810e-17cc-42dc-9f4f-31f96f0553f1

## Job description

Who We Are: Venus Aerospace is revolutionizing rocket engine propulsion. With the first generational leap in rocket engine technology since Apollo, our proprietary Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine and Venus Detonation Ramjets deliver historic efficiency and performance across aerospace applications. We are building the next generation of propulsion platforms that enable breakthrough capabilities in space, defense, and commercial high-speed flight. Our team thrives on solving the toughest engineering challenges and pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in aerospace. At Venus, we’re looking for bold engineers and innovators who want to make history and redefine the future of propulsion.

The Role: Aerospace Integration Technician

Venus Aerospace is looking for a highly skilled Aerospace Integration Technician to support our progression from R&D to scalable production of next‑generation propulsion systems. This role is hands‑on and technically demanding, ideal for someone who thrives in an environment that supports fast‑iteration and wants to help build the foundation of future production capabilities.

## What You’ll Get To Do

- Perform detailed assembly, alignment, and integration of propulsion system hardware, including combustion components, fluid routing, and instrumentation
- Execute precision mechanical operations: torquing, clocking, fixturing, alignment verification, and critical-to-quality measurements throughout the build
- Assist in developing and maturing build processes by identifying workflow improvements, creating repeatable procedures, and supporting early production tooling and fixture development
- Integrate electrical harnessing, sensors, and instrumentation with careful attention to routing, shielding, and environmental constraints
- Conduct system-level checkouts including leak checks, continuity tests, pressure checks, and instrumentation validation
- Support test operations by preparing hardware, performing configuration changes, troubleshooting system issues, and ensuring integration integrity
- Document builds, capture deviations, and collaborate tightly with engineering to refine designs, tolerances, and manufacturability
- Help establish best practices at Venus from prototype hardware install to a stable production baseline system

## What You Have

- Hands-on experience with precision machined components (rocket engines, ICE engines, Jet engines or the like. Valves and high‑pressure fluid systems, or similar)
- Ability to interpret complex CAD drawings, schematics, assembly models, fluid system diagrams, and engineering work instructions
- Skilled with precision tools: calipers, micrometers, height gauges, borescopes, dial indicators, torque tools, and alignment instruments
- Experience assembling and integrating fluid systems
- Familiarity with clean‑build standards, contamination control, and aerospace-quality mechanical workmanship
- Strong troubleshooting skills across mechanical, electrical, and fluid subsystems
- Comfortable in an R&D environment where designs evolve rapidly, and ability to contribute to the creation of repeatable processes for production
- High attention to detail, strong communication, and a safety‑first mindset
- A strong desire to learn and teach hard earned skills

What Will Set You Apart

- Hands‑on experience assembling and integrating liquid‑propellant rocket engines or pressure‑fed propulsion systems, including injectors, valves, manifolds, ignition hardware, and high‑pressure fluid plumbing
- Ability to validate precision tolerances, torque specifications, flange alignment, seal interfaces, and pressure‑rated fittings during propulsion hardware build‑up
- Strong troubleshooting skills using leak‑check signatures, pressure‑flow data, instrumentation readings, electrical continuity results, and mechanical alignment measurements to identify root causes across propulsion subsystems
- Experience developing or refining assembly sequences, QC checkpoints, torque patterns, contamination‑control steps, and test‑readiness procedures for propulsion hardware
- Familiarity designing or improving tooling and fixtures for propulsion assembly, such as alignment jigs, routing guides, leak‑check adapters, and fixturing for injector or manifold installations
- Comfortable integrating harnessing, sensors, ignition systems, and test instrumentation with proper shielding, routing, connector clocking, and thermal‑protection considerations
- Ability to support early‑stage propulsion development by documenting as‑built configurations, deviations, configuration changes, and test‑driven design feedback
- Experience working with tight‑tolerance, prototype propulsion hardware where precision fit‑up, cleanliness, proper torque, and controlled routing are critical to hot‑fire success

ITAR Requirements This position involves access to technology that is subject to U.S. export controls. Any job offer made will be contingent upon the applicant’s capacity to serve in compliance with U.S. export controls. To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be able to meet ITAR requirements (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). You can learn more about ITAR here.

Venus Aerospace is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Disabled/Veterans. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. If you have a disability and believe you need a reasonable accommodation, please email careerassistance@venusaero.com or call (281) 203-0027.This email and phone number were created exclusively to assist job seekers whose disability prevents them from being able to apply online. Messages or any other purposes, such as following up on an application, third party staffing agencies, website technical issues, or any other issues not related to a disability, will not receive a response. Messages will be returned within five business days.

For additional information about our Equal Opportunity Employment Policy, please visit our EEOP page.

## About Venus Aerospace

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Venus Aerospace is developing the first generational leap in rocket engine technology since the Apollo era, using a rotating detonation rocket engine (RDRE) to power hypersonic flight for space, defense, and commercial applications.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series A; Total Funding: $46M)
- **Headquarters**: Houston, Texas, United States
- **Founded**: 2020
- **Founders**: Sassie Duggleby (CEO) and Dr. Andrew Duggleby (CTO)

## Core Business
- Primary industry/industries: Aerospace & Defense – Hypersonic propulsion, rocket engine manufacturing, high-speed flight systems.
- Target customers: Government (defense, space agencies), commercial aerospace (satellite launch, high-speed transport), and private industry partners.
- Mission/Purpose: “Connect the world and make it safer” by enabling one-hour global transport through revolutionary hypersonic technology.

## Products & Services
- **Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE)**: A breakthrough rocket engine that uses detonation waves for combustion, offering historic efficiency and low cost. Successfully test-flown in May 2025 – the first high-thrust RDRE flight ever.
- **Venus Detonation Ramjet (VDR)**: An air-breathing engine combining RDRE with ramjet technology, designed to power vehicles from take-off to sustained hypersonic cruise (Mach 5+). Intended for both defense and commercial high-speed platforms.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (private company).
- **Key Metric**: Total Funding – **$46M** across multiple rounds; Annual Revenue – **$2.8M** (estimated).
- **Notable Investors/Partners**:
  - Prime Movers Lab (led Series A, $20M, April 2022)
  - Airbus Ventures (led $15.9M venture round, June 2023)
  - Texas Space Commission ($3.9M grant, April 2025)
  - Other partners include NASA, Virgin Orbit alumni team.
- **Growth Signals**:
  - 28.7% headcount growth YoY (69 employees; +28 from previous year)
  - 27,085 LinkedIn followers (+36% YoY)
  - Successful first flight test of high-thrust RDRE in May 2025
  - Actively hiring for 14 open positions (engineering, manufacturing, test, finance)

## Competitive Advantages
- **First fundamental improvement in rocket engine technology in 60+ years** – RDRE eliminates complex turbopumps, reduces part count, and increases efficiency.
- **Affordable by design** – Simple construction, standard materials, and reusability allow lower production and operating costs compared to traditional rocket engines.
- **Proven flight test** – On May 14, 2025, Venus executed the world’s first high-thrust RDRE test flight, validating the technology.
- **Scalable platform** – The same core engine architecture can be used for space launch, hypersonic missiles, and commercial air travel.

## Strategic Focus
- Scale the RDRE and VDR engines for production and integration into defense platforms (e.g., hypersonic vehicles, drones) and commercial applications.
- Secure additional government contracts and strategic partnerships.
- Continue capital-efficient development while growing the team and infrastructure in Houston.
- Pursue flight testing of the VDR air-breathing engine.

## Why Work Here
- **Impact**: Join a small but fast-growing team working on the most significant propulsion breakthrough since the Apollo missions.
- **Culture**: The company emphasizes “curiosity, collaboration, and balance,” trusting engineers to take bold swings and solve tough problems.
- **Environment**: On-site work in Houston, Texas – a hub for aerospace innovation (Space City). Offices near major space players.
- **Team**: Composed of alumni from Virgin Orbit, SpaceX, Blue Origin, NASA, and top engineering schools. Flat structure with high ownership.
- **Growth**: Ability to shape the future of propulsion from an early stage; exposure to full product life cycle from design to flight test.

## Sources
1. [venusaero.com](https://www.venusaero.com/)  
2. [venusaero.com/careers](https://www.venusaero.com/careers)  
3. [venusaero.com/team](https://www.venusaero.com/team)  
4. [linkedin.com/company/venusaero](https://www.linkedin.com/company/venusaero)  
5. [jobs.lever.co/venusaero](https://jobs.lever.co/venusaero)

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