Solid rocket motor and launch vehicle maker scaling defense propulsion output
X-Bow Systems builds solid rocket motors, interceptors and sub-orbital launch vehicles from Albuquerque. Its stack pairs heavy CAD tooling (CATIA, NX, Creo, SolidWorks) with Azure Government, while new adoption of ROS 2, MoveIt, PLCs, SCADA and OPC UA points to a push into robotic production automation. Accelerating, senior-heavy engineering and manufacturing hiring lines up with pain points around scaling automated production under compressed defense timelines.
Notable leadership hires: Chief Engineer
X-Bow Systems is a privately held defense and space manufacturer founded in 2016 and headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico, with 201–500 employees. The company designs and produces solid rocket motors for missiles, interceptors and sub-orbital launch vehicles, along with the manufacturing capacity to build them in volume. Its portfolio includes RATO motors, a low-cost counter-drone interceptor and a modular launch vehicle. Beyond headquarters it runs an R&D facility in Socorro, NM, and has presence in several other states and Washington, DC. Its customers are U.S. defense and strategic programs.
X-Bow uses CAD tools like CATIA, NX, PTC Creo, SolidWorks and Fusion 360, plus MATLAB, Python, C++ and Fortran, Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, Bamboo) and Azure Government services including AKS and Data Factory.
Yes. Hiring is accelerating and skews toward senior engineering and manufacturing roles across the United States, including a Chief Engineer leadership position.
Active work includes propellant development, solid rocket motor and all-up round development and test, launch vehicle flight software, telemetry and RF integration, and hardware-in-the-loop lab support.
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