Mechanical Design Engineer I/II - Space

Antares•Los Angeles, CA

14h•$90,000 - $185,000•Onsite

About The Position

As a Level I or Level II Mechanical Design Engineer in the Mission Engineering team, you will support hardware design and development associated with nuclear power systems in space and on the surface of the Moon and Mars. As an engineer on the space team, you will be expected to support team members, own development tests, and component design. You will be responsible for your product or deliverable, interfaces to and from other systems, how your hardware fits into the larger system, sourcing, building, testing, and designing improvements for a first of a kind system. You’ll support trades on system layout, interfaces, packaging, working closely with cross-disciplinary teams to refine configurations and close design loops. Your responsibilities will span CAD design, system analysis, design reviews, precise definition of thermal and mechanical interfaces, requirements ownership and decomposition, and manufacturability / scalability of your design.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering, or a related physics-based field.
1-3+ years of experience in space system/product mechanical design, system configuration and layout.
Expertise with CAD (e.g., NX, CATIA) and past experience with PLM and other manufacturing planning and management systems.

Nice To Haves

Master’s or PhD in mechanical or aerospace engineering, or a related physics-based field.
Experience in the design, analysis, and integration of space hardware.
Leadership experience on a project or research team.
Strong project management skills, cross discipline communication, and interpersonal and collaborative skills.
Exceptional communication skills to work effectively across teams and convey technical information to non-specialists.
Understanding of fundamentals in fluid systems, solid mechanics, and heat transfer.
Demonstrated track record of initiative and going the extra mile.
Knowledge of materials science, material selections, and material compatibility.
Ability to conduct system sizing, first-order engineering analyses
Mechanical design and GD&T/ drawings experience; take a design into production.

Responsibilities

Own hardware or deliverable related hardware as part of the larger space nuclear system.
Drive requirements definition/decomposition, build/test cycles, defend decisions across all phases of design, take concept through CDR and onward.
Own CAD models, manage configurations, produce drawings, DFMEA, etc.
Support development testing, test setup, test definition, test documentation.
Coordinate closely with other teams/people (nuclear, thermal, structures, manufacturing, quality) to ensure a system architecture that satisfies mission/product requirements.
Develop a clean sheet design through hardware procurement and dev/qual testing.
Support design reviews and integration/test planning for hardware, define manufacturing plan and generate work instructions as needed.
Own or support the design of tooling/ ground support equipment and facility upgrades
Develop and document emerging processes.