Dynamic Environments Engineer
MaC Venture Capital is a seed-stage venture capital firm investing in founders building transformative companies across sectors like space, fintech, fashion tech, robotics, and more.
About MaC Venture Capital
MaC Venture Capital is a seed-stage venture capital firm that invests in founders building ambitious, culture-defining companies. Their portfolio spans diverse industries, including companies like Stoke Space (reusable rockets), Pipe (embedded financial solutions), Finesse (fashion trend data analytics), and Chef Robotics (AI-enhanced food manipulation hardware). The firm positions itself as a 'conviction investor,' emphasizing deep engagement with founders and teams beyond just capital, offering strategic partnership and support through company milestones. MaC serves early-stage startup founders across a range of technology and consumer sectors, with a stated focus on backing bold, culture-defining companies.
Skills
About the Role
You will be responsible for developing and providing vibration, shock, and acoustic environments for the launch vehicle. This includes analytical work developing physics-based vibroacoustic models, supporting test efforts through instrumentation selection and data reduction, and hands-on support of component tests. You will work closely with other engineers throughout Stoke to accomplish these objectives. As part of a small, well-supported team, you will have access to the resources you need to get the job done right while boosting your skills at a pace that can't be matched in most other roles. You must be ready to stay focused, move fast, self-direct, and learn on the fly.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, or related field
- 0-5 years of professional experience
- Programming skills in MATLAB or Python
- Strong fundamentals in structural dynamics and vibroacoustics
- Ability to lead & follow
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Master's degree in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, or related field (preferred)
- Professional experience with vibroacoustics (preferred)
- Experience with NASTRAN (preferred)
- Experience with vibroacoustic analysis tools such as Wave6 or VAOne (preferred)
- Hands-on experience with accelerometers and data acquisition systems (preferred)
- Familiarity with aerospace testing standards (SMC-S-016, GEVS, etc) (preferred)
Responsibilities
- Support engine and structural tests through instrumentation selection, placement, and data review to characterize dynamic environments (vibration, shock, acoustics)
- Support component qualification vibe and shock campaigns by providing test levels, hands-on execution support, and reviewing of test data
- Build and run finite element models for modal and frequency response models
- Use vibroacoustic analysis software to develop models, reduce data, and perform vibration and acoustic analysis
- Collaborate with other engineers and teams to improve designs and tests
- Document best practices and lessons learned
Benefits
- Equity in the form of stock options
- Comprehensive benefits program including subsidized medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Company-paid life and disability insurance
- 401(k) plan with employer match
- 4 weeks' Paid Time Off
- 10 days holidays (including an end-of-year closure)
- Paid Family/Parental Leave
- On-site gym or monthly wellness stipend (depending on location)
- Dog friendly offices