CareerPlan

Avionics Mechanical Design & Analysis Engineer III - BNS Core Systems and Components

Greater Seattle Area, USFull-time$120k2026-08-31 → 2026-11-10
Based in United StatesNo visa sponsorshipCitizens or permanent residents only

Core

Lead development of protective mechanical systems for spacecraft avionics, shielding sensitive electronics from thermal extremes, vibration, shock, radiation, and vacuum.

Role type

Senior IC Avionics Mechanical Design & Analysis Engineer

Builds

Ruggedized enclosures, chassis, and mounting systems for spacecraft avionics

Domain

Aerospace / Spaceflight / Avionics Packaging

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Mechanical design of electromechanical assemblies, GD&T/ASME Y14.5, thermal analysis, structural analysis, vibration/shock analysis, fatigue analysis, environmental test campaign leadership, supplier management, design review leadership

Preferred skills

M.S. in Mechanical/Aerospace, FEA (ANSYS), PLM (Windchill), harness design (IPC-A-620), solder fatigue analysis (Steinberg/Engelmaier), spacecraft/human spaceflight hardware background

Technologies

Creo/Pro-E, ANSYS, Windchill

Responsibilities

Own complex avionics packaging assemblies across full lifecycle, partner with electrical/thermal/structures engineers to architect integrated packaging solutions, drive thermal/structural/vibration/shock/fatigue analyses and trade studies, deliver high-quality models/drawings/specs/ICDs, shape environmental test campaigns end-to-end, mentor engineers and lead design reviews

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC