We build beautiful machines.

If you can’t leave a detail alone, you’ll like it here.

A machinist in safety glasses leaning in to work at a bench in Astro’s shop

How we work.

Titles don’t count for much here. What counts is what you do when there are no instructions.

  1. Less talk, more rock.

    We settle arguments by building. Hardware beats slideware.

    Two engineers working on an engine on Astro’s test stand
  2. Cut the fat.

    Fewer parts, more excellence. Going faster means doing less, not doing worse.

    An engineer beside a machined electric motor in the shop
  3. Give a damn.

    Care about the parts no one will see. Beauty is part of the spec.

    Gloved hands welding a part, lit by the arc
  4. Get out of the way.

    Make the next person’s job easier. When something slows a team down, fix the obstacle, save the person.

    Two engineers side by side at a workbench, laptops open, one wearing ear protection
  5. Keep going.

    Every win opens the next door. Walk through it.

    Three engineers at the control desk, watching an engine through the test-cell window

Build it.
Then watch it run.

We design, machine, and fire our engines under one roof.

Try a real problem

Make the call.

Four real tradeoffs from our work. Set each one your way, then see what we chose.

Spares or savings? Each engine is ready 98% of the time. Spares cost money and mostly sit. Too few, and the lights go out.

171 h

short of power a year, with 10% more engines to buy

Spares for every 10 engines

Where does the heat go? A laser turns most of its power into heat, and the plane has to get rid of it in flight.

Endless

Send the heat into

Fast or steady? When demand jumps, the engine has to hold its speed. React gently and the speed sags. React hard and it overshoots and wobbles.

10.0%

deepest dip in speed. Settles in 0.8 s.

Make it or buy it? Making parts ourselves means faster changes and more money in machine tools. Buying them means the reverse.

Weeks

to try a design change, with medium spending on machine tools

A few honest sentences beat a résumé. Share only what’s yours to share: nothing from a past employer, nothing export‑controlled.

If there’s a fit, we’ll write back. For a listed role, apply through Open roles.