Venus Aerospace
Venus Aerospace builds propulsion systems—rotating detonation rocket engines and detonation ramjets—for space, defense, and high‑speed aviation programs. It develops and tests engines and propulsion platforms that customers integrate into spacecraft, missiles, and high‑Mach aircraft. Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Houston, it is privately held; on May 14, 2025 it conducted a test flight of a high‑thrust RDRE, demonstrating flight‑propulsion capability.
Open Positions at Venus Aerospace
2 open positions
Develop mission-critical flight software for next-generation aerospace avionics and flight computers. This role offers substantial ownership in embedded architecture, real-time systems, verification, and the growth of the Embedded Software organization.
Software Engineer focused on building automated test frameworks and full-stack tools for integrated hardware, propulsion, and data systems. The role combines quality engineering with React-based front ends, Go services, and PostgreSQL/TimescaleDB-backed systems.