Staff Mechanical Engineer - Spacecraft Mechanical Design Technical Lead
Core
Own and iterate on class-level mechanical architecture for satellites, including bus structure, thermal, solar, and payload accommodation, from requirements definition through launch integration.
Role type
Staff Mechanical Engineer (Technical Lead)
Builds
Satellite bus structures, thermal systems, solar arrays, and payload accommodation mechanisms
Domain
Aerospace / Space Systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work -> physical/clinical work (specifically spacecraft hardware)
Required skills
spacecraft mechanical design, structural mechanics and analysis, thermal management and modeling, environmental testing, GD&T, BOM management, mass budgeting, CAD (SolidWorks), PLM, FEA tools, vendor management, technical proposal development, team mentoring
Preferred skills
platform ownership experience, optomechanical instrument design, ADCS components experience, deployable structures design, Python or MATLAB proficiency
Technologies
SolidWorks, PLM, FEA tools, FEMAP, ANSYS
Responsibilities
Own mechanical architecture and design direction for a satellite class; Lead design, analysis, and optimization of spacecraft structures and subsystems; Lead design reviews (PDR, CDR, MRR) and environmental test campaigns; Mentor mechanical engineers and manage a small team; Work directly with customers on requirements and proposals; Coordinate multidisciplinary execution across structural, thermal, avionics, optical, RF, and program teams
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with technical leadership and potential people management