Job Description
Beehive Industries is dedicated to Powering American Defense by revolutionizing the design, development, and delivery of jet propulsion systems to support the warfighter. Through the integration of additive manufacturing, the company aims to meet the growing and urgent needs for unmanned aerial defense by dramatically improving a jet engine's speed to market, fuel efficiency, and cost. Founded in 2020, the company is headquartered in Centennial, Colorado, with additional facilities in Knoxville, Tennessee, Loveland Ohio, and Mount Vernon, Ohio. Beehive is committed to grow and advance the defense industrial base while manufacturing exclusively in the USA. This role will be located at our Loveland, Ohio or Centennial, Colorado facility. This position can also be remote with travel. Role Overview The Principal Engineer, Mechanical Design will sit within our Advanced Technical Programs (ATP) organization, where teams work at the leading edge of technology development to solve complex problems and rapidly move from concept to hardware. This role will support early-stage technology development across conceptual design, trade studies, hardware design, build, test, and technical maturation, with a focus on advanced propulsion and turbomachinery-related efforts. The ideal candidate is highly competent in mechanical design, confident building and assembling hardware, and comfortable working in fast-paced, loosely defined environments. They should be able to create robust CAD designs, support rapid development and test activities, and move work forward with strong judgment and minimal oversight. This role is best suited for someone who is hands-on, execution-oriented, and able to balance technical rigor with speed. What You'll Do... Develop hardware concepts, component designs, and assembly-level solutions for advanced propulsion programs and related technology ef