Cracked Engineers at Orb Aerospace (Lowell, MI)
Orb Aerospace· Lowell, MI· $80k–$200k·
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Job description
US Citizen or Permanent Resident In-Person Starts Immediately
Join us in returning to a 1940’s design cadence, reducing new aircraft development cycle time and reindustrializing the Americas Low Altitude OEM. We’re leveraging our region’s industrial might and airspace to build aircraft that become decentralized infrastructure. Orb is a small mission-driven team where your initiative, creativity, and dedication will be used to reach every village on the planet with power, air and ground-based logistics, and communications.
Your Role at Orb
- Build Better Airplanes Faster
Key Responsibilities:
- Subdue the Earth
Desired Skills and Qualifications:
- Cares more about building great things than being right.
Build cathedrals, put the kingdom first, and play to win at Orb Aerospace
About Orb Aerospace: Orb was started with the mission to bring aviation to the 80% of the world that’s never had it; turning autonomous aircraft into tools to decentralize infrastructure, connect continents, protect soldiers, provide for families, and run economies.“Less like the flying taxis, more like the flying cowboys,” Orb is at the intersection of manned and unmanned aviation, reindustrializing the Midwest, and building the- future we know is possible and want to live in.
About Node One: Node One is a small team of engineers and operators who have dedicated their lives to solving some of the world’s hardest problems through a new kind of aviation - Orb’s live-work-fly R&D HQ. Node One is all about reducing the cycle time to design, build, and fly aircraft from years to months and building the systems and platforms we’ll use to reach every village on the planet.
We stand on the shoulders of giants. Their great work allows us to accomplish ours. If you’ve been a rocket/airplane nerd and have a passion for designing, building, and flying airframes, autopilots, power systems, and embedded systems, or you love to push a new product through new manufacturing methods to a new market, come join the team at Node One and make history.
Orb Employees Are: High Agency and Biased Towards Action Have a History of Self-Starting, Pacing, and Finishing Projects Thrive with Autonomy to Design New Solutions to Partially Defined Problems Are Curious and Continue Learning Have Integrity and a Desire to Serve Others
Standard Benefits Package: Orb provides a monthly flat rate towards medical, dental, and vision $500 flat rate for individuals; $850 flat rate for married/family Medical, Vision, Dental, Short/Long Term Disability, and Group/Voluntary Life Insurance Opt-In 401K Options (Pre-Tax or Roth) with a 3% Employer Match
Perks: Support in Getting your Pilots License and Ratings Support for Continuing Education Annual Customer Demos all over the World
Why work at Orb Aerospace
- Culture & Mission: Described as “less like the flying taxis, more like the flying cowboys.” Emphasis on solving hard problems for the good of the world. Branding: “Rebuilding America’s industrial backbone.”
- Work Policy: All current job postings are on‑site in Lowell, Michigan. No remote or hybrid positions listed.
- Benefits: Health (incl. dental & vision), life, disability insurance, 401(k) company match, professional development budget.
- Engineering Environment: “Cracked Engineers” job posting invites outliers to tackle first‑principles autonomy problems. Small team (13 people) allows broad ownership.
- Growth Trajectory: Recent funding, new CEO, and active hiring signal a push from R&D into production and deployment.