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Sr. Mechanical Design Engineer (Starfall)

Hawthorne, CA💼 Full-time💰 $135,000–$135,000🗓 2026-08-20 → 2026-09-26

Core

Designing primary and secondary structures, mechanisms, and fluid systems for the Starfall high-capacity re-entry capsule to enable rapid global cargo delivery.

Role type

Senior IC mechanical design engineer (aerospace)

Builds

Starfall Cargo Vehicle structures and systems

Domain

Aerospace / Space transportation

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

structural design, fluid systems design, FEA, CAD, hardware fabrication, assembly, testing, hand calculations, design review leadership, supplier interface

Preferred skills

NX/Teamcenter, commercial FEA/Multiphysics simulation (NASTRAN, ABAQUS, ANSYS, CFD), integrated engineering team ownership, analytical/scientific programming (Python, Matlab, Excel)

Technologies

NX, Teamcenter, NASTRAN, ABAQUS, ANSYS, CFD, Python, Matlab, Excel

Responsibilities

Own hardware delivery timeline from inception to launch and re-use, lead design reviews and hardware qualifications, serve as technical interface with suppliers and internal teams, perform FEA and CAD analysis to meet requirements

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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