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Sr. Mechanical Engineer, AI Satellites (Starmind)

SpaceX· Mesh Optical
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Bastrop, TXfull-timePosted 3mo ago

About the role

Senior mechanical engineer responsible for full lifecycle hardware for SpaceX’s Starmind constellation, including large deployable solar arrays, radiators, and high-volume packaging and mechanisms for AI satellite payloads.

Responsibilities

  • Own hardware from conceptual design through high volume production and on-orbit operation for the Starmind constellation
  • Develop design criteria, collaborate on requirements, and drive system-level optimization
  • Rapidly iterate on designs and analysis to inform high level systems trades and steer overall product direction
  • Design for extreme high volume - drive holistic DFM to create elegant designs with a focus on piece part and process count reductions, error proofing at every step of fabrication and integration, and consistent performance and production metrics
  • Establish an efficient product lifecycle starting in the supply chain all the way through final integration that balances cost, complexity, and quality; work closely with partner teams to design and realize an efficient in-house production line
  • Perform environmental and performance testing on hardware to validate analysis and demonstrate compliance to design criteria
  • Own product delivery timeline through conception, design, assembly, and launch
  • Demonstrate extreme ownership of product outcomes at every stage of development and production

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline
  • Experience with CAD and FEA software packages
  • 5+ years of professional experience with mechanical/electromechanical design, analysis, testing, and/or manufacturing

Skills

Required:CADFEA
Nice to have:GD&TMechanical design and analysis of complex systemsProject leadership
Last updated Jul 22, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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