Senior Mechanical Engineer- Spacecraft Design
About the role
Senior Mechanical Engineer responsible for end-to-end mechanical design and analysis of spaceflight structures and mechanisms, ownership of hardware outcomes, and mentoring junior engineers within Astranis’ spacecraft programs.
Responsibilities
- Perform mechanical design and analysis of spaceflight structures and/or mechanisms
- Complete ownership of product outcomes for spaceflight hardware
- Develop requirements for launch and on-orbit environments, including loads, interfaces, and functional requirements
- Manage system level schedule and integration requirements for subsystems with AIT team
- Develop and define design best practices for future programs
- Assist in recruiting, interviewing, and hiring additional teammates to the rapidly-growing team
Qualifications
- B.S. or M.S in mechanical, aerospace engineering or equivalent
- 5+ years of mechanical design or equivalent experience
- Experience designing aerospace structures or mechanisms
- Designed flight hardware for a prior satellite program
- Strong CAD design background (SolidWorks Preferred)
- Experience with GD&T and designing for manufacturability
- Demonstrated ability to personally design, evaluate, and procure complex mechanical assemblies with 30-40 components in aerospace or similar
- A passion for hardware development, including working in a fast-paced environment with hands-on design and development
- A motivated leader who has experience mentoring and supporting junior engineers
Skills
Benefits
- equity package
- high-quality company-subsidized healthcare, disability and life insurance
- 401(k) retirement planning
- flexible PTO
- free on-site catered meals
About Astranis
Advanced satellites for high orbits.
Astranis builds advanced satellites for high orbits, expanding humanity’s reach into the solar system. Today Astranis satellites provide dedicated, secure networks to highly-sophisticated customers across the globe— large enterprises, sovereign governments, and the US military. With five satellites on orbit and many more set to launch soon, the company is servicing a backlog of more than $1 billion of commercial contracts. Astranis is the preferred satellite communications partner for buyers with stringent requirements for uptime, data security, network visibility, and customization. Astranis has raised over $750 million from some of the world’s best investors, from Andreessen Horowitz to Blackrock, and Fidelity, and employs a team of 450 engineers and entrepreneurs. Astranis designs, builds, and operates its satellites out of its 153,000 sq. ft. headquarters in Northern California, USA.
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