Senior Mechanical Engineer - Spacecraft Components and Systems
$183,000–$198,000 year
HybridSan Jose, California, United States
Job Summary
Design, build, and test mission-specific spacecraft components and payloads from requirements definition through launch vehicle installation. Create and refine mechanical designs in SolidWorks, leading internal and external design reviews while interfacing with structural and thermal engineers. Manage supplier relationships for part prototyping and develop reusable components for the common platform. Lead environmental testing campaigns including vibration and TVAC, and author unique documentation and build procedures. This role requires on-site presence in the San Jose, CA office three days per week. Candidates must possess 8+ years of experience designing high-reliability hardware and proficiency in CAD and PLM systems.
Required Qualifications
- 8+ years of experience designing, building, and testing high reliability hardware
- B.S. or higher in Mechanical Engineering or related field
- Proficiency in CAD (SolidWorks preferred) for component and assembly design
- Mastery of drawings, GD&T, BOMs, FAIs, tolerance budgets, and mass budgets
- Experience with ECO/DCO processes and PLM systems
- Demonstrated proficiency leading mechanical design for complex electromechanical systems
- Experience technically leading or managing a small team of engineers and/or technicians
- Extensive documentation capabilities: build procedures, test plans, design trades, DOEs
- Experience managing external vendors for part prototyping and development
- Excellent communication, presentation, and cross-functional coordination skills
- Must be available for on-site in San Jose, CA office three days per week
- Must be a U.S. person (citizen, national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee) or eligible to access export controlled information without authorization or obtain required export authorization
Desired Qualifications
- Flight heritage—hardware you designed that has successfully operated in space
- Experience optimizing and maturing existing designs (not only clean-sheet development)
- Familiarity with satellite payloads and mission-level mechanical integration
- Experience with deployable hardware (solar arrays, antennas, mechanisms)
- Experience with ADCS components: reaction wheels, torque rods, star trackers
- Experience running structural analyses (FEMAP, ANSYS) & environmental testing
- Experience with thermal management systems for spacecraft
- Large assembly management in SolidWorks PDM; experience with PLM systems (Duro or similar)
- Software skills in Python, MATLAB, or similar
- Project management experience: customer reviews, Gantt charts, risk tracking
- Experience qualifying external vendors and contract manufacturers
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