MK1 Mechanisms Manager
Core
Lead a team of mechanisms engineers to design, develop, integrate, and qualify deployable, actuated, and separation mechanisms for Blue Moon landers and reusable space vehicles.
Role type
Senior IC mechanisms manager (aerospace)
Builds
Deployable structures, gimbal systems, latches, actuators, and release devices for lunar landers and space transport vehicles.
Domain
Aerospace engineering / Spaceflight systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work -> physical/clinical work (mechanism hardware)
Required skills
Mechanism design and qualification, team leadership and mentorship, design trade studies and architecture decisions, kinematics and tribology analysis, risk management, cross-functional partnership, test planning and execution, engineering standards establishment.
Preferred skills
Extreme environment mechanism experience (cryogenic, vacuum), FEA and multi-body dynamics simulation, actuator selection and control, supplier management, new team scaling.
Technologies
ANSYS, Adams, Nastran
Responsibilities
Lead and mentor mechanisms engineering team; own technical strategy for mechanism design and qualification; guide design of deployables and gimbal systems; drive architecture and make/buy decisions; ensure compliance with structural, thermal, and reliability requirements; oversee test planning and anomaly resolution; manage team workload and hiring; establish engineering best practices; support design reviews.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with people leadership