Cracked Engineers
Orb Aerospace
Apply to this job Lowell, MI on site Until 8/21/2026 First posted January 22, 2026 Last posted January 22, 2026
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
Compensation (from employer):
80000–200000 USD per year
About this role
Summary
Design, build, and test aircraft systems to reduce development cycles.
Job title
Cracked Engineers
Experience level
none
Industry
aerospace
Location requirements
In-person in Lowell, MI; no remote work
Salary
$80,000–$200,000 USD per year
Management role
No
Skills & keywords
Required skills
designbuildflyairframesautopilotspower systemsembedded systems
Preferred skills
None specified
Specializations
airframesautopilotspower systemsembedded systems
Locations
Structured locations inferred from the posting.
Lowell, MI 49331, USA
On-site City
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