Role: GSE Engineer

Build the backbone. Support the launch. Secure the pad. Without the ground, there is no sky.

Mission Overview

As a Ground Support Equipment (GSE) Engineer at Vortex Aerospace, you will design, build, and maintain the massive mechanical and fluid systems that support our launch vehicles on the pad.

You are the architect of the stage from which we leave the planet. Without your strongbacks, transporters, and propellant farms, the rocket is just a statue.

Operational Objectives

Design and sustain critical GSE hardware (Transporter Erectors, Strongbacks, Hold-down clamps).

Manage high-pressure cryogenic fluid distribution systems (LOX/Methane farms) and pneumatics.

Support vehicle integration, static fire, and launch operations at SDSC SHAR.

Troubleshoot heavy mechanical and hydraulic systems in a harsh field environment.

Develop automated GSE control systems (PLC/SCADA) to support rapid launch cadence.

Mission Prerequisites

BS in Mechanical, Structural, or Systems Engineering.

Hands-on fabrication experience (Welding, Machining, Heavy Assembly).

Experience with heavy machinery, hydraulics, and high-pressure fluid systems (ASME B31.3).

Proficiency in CAD (SolidWorks/NX) for large assembly design and FEA.

Willingness to travel and work at remote launch sites (Field Engineering).

— Deployment Benefits —

Launch Site

Work directly at the center of launch ops.

Infrastructure

Build the skyscrapers of spaceflight.

Hardware

Direct hands-on ownership of heavy metal.

Fluids

Master large-scale cryogenic systems.

Field Data

Department

Launch Infrastructure

Base

Sriharikota, India

Squad

GSE Alpha Team

Systems

Cryo & Pneumatics

Pressure

High (6000 PSI)

Site Status: Active

Mission Parameters

Hardware First

Work on real propulsion hardware, not just slide decks or concept art.

Elite Team

Small, highly technical unit with direct ownership of critical systems.

High Impact

Your decisions materially shape the vehicle architecture and company trajectory.

No Hype

Focused purely on physics, testing, and execution. We build, we launch.

Candidate Application

Applying for: Ground Support Equipment Engineer