Senior Mechanical Engineer: Mechanisms, Space

Highlights

• Design mechanisms for space payloads from small cameras to large telescopes.
• Own mechanism hardware from concept through launch and production.
• Build prototypes and transition successful designs to flight hardware.

Ideal candidate

Hands-on engineer who loves first-principles mechanism design for space, owns ambiguous hardware problems end-to-end, and thrives mentoring others while moving fast from prototype to flight.

Requirements

• BS or higher degree in engineering or hard science
• Ability to obtain and hold U.S. Top Secret security clearance
• 5+ years of mechanism design experience with space flight hardware
• Mechatronics experience interfacing with actuators and sensors and prototyping control loops
• Coding experience in Python, MATLAB, or C++ for modeling and data acquisition
• Experience with microcontrollers for prototyping such as Arduino, RasPi, or STM
• Experience with high-reliability design, athermalization, and vibration/shock resistance
• Experience with mechanical alignments, kinematic mounting, and qualification testing