Staff Mechanical Engineer - Solar Mechanisms & Deployables
Core
Design, qualify, and sustain mission-critical deployable and actuated mechanical systems for spacecraft, including solar array deployables, SADA, HDRMs, hinges, dampers, and latches.
Role type
Staff Mechanical Engineer (Space Mechanisms & Deployables)
Builds
Deployable mechanisms and actuated hardware for LEO satellite constellations
Domain
Aerospace / Space Systems / Mechanical Engineering
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Mechanism design, structural analysis, kinematics, tribology, dynamic analysis, CAD (SolidWorks), GD&T, BOM management, test strategy, vendor management
Preferred skills
Flight heritage in deployable hardware, SADA design experience, NASA-STD-5017/ECSS qualification experience, organizational standards development
Technologies
SolidWorks, CAD tools
Responsibilities
Set architecture and design direction for deployable mechanisms; lead trades on release-device technologies; perform torque/force, structural, and dynamic analyses; manage single-point-failure mitigation; lead qualification campaigns (deployment, lifecycle, environmental); define design standards; mentor engineers and lead design reviews; drive transition from prototype to production
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with strategic ownership
