Vehicle division
Structures
Structures turns designs into flight-ready hardware. We lay up carbon fiber and fiberglass, fit aluminum hardware, and bond it all with aerospace epoxies — balancing weight, strength, manufacturability, and safety. Structures also leads integration, making sure every system fits and works as one vehicle.
What we're responsible for
- Airframes, bulkheads, motor mounts, and couplers
- Composite and aluminum manufacturing
- Integration of all major flight systems
Where it lives on the rocket
- Airframe and couplers — Structures
Drawn to scale from the 2025–26 rocket. Nose cone, airframe, and fins come from its 3D model; the internal sections show the usual layout of a dual-deploy rocket, not measured positions.
What you'll work on
- Airframe construction
- Bulkhead fabrication
- Motor mount development
- Coupler manufacturing
- Weight optimization
- Component integration
Tools and methods
- SolidWorks CAD
- Carbon fiber, fiberglass, aluminum, aerospace epoxies
Skills you'll build
- Composite manufacturing
- Finite element analysis (FEA)
- Aerospace structures
- Mechanical design
- Manufacturing processes
Who leads it in 2026–27
- Jonathan Mendez AguilarStructures Lead
- Daniel MontanoStructures Lead
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