Mechanical Engineer

York Spaces Systems•Greenwood Village, CO

4d•Onsite

About The Position

York is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to translate complex design requirements into affordable-to-produce, easy-to-assemble designs suitable for high-rate production. The role applies engineering and CAD skills to advance product design and manufacturing practices in a fast-paced environment. Aerospace-specific experience is desired but not required. The engineer will develop mechanical designs for spacecraft flight hardware and mechanical ground support equipment (MGSE), evaluate design feasibility, produce drawings and build documentation, and collaborate with engineering, integration, test, program, customer, and supplier teams. The position is based full-time in York’s Greenwood Village, Colorado office and does not support remote or hybrid work.

Requirements

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical field from an accredited university.
At least 1 year of experience as a mechanical design engineer.
Moderate understanding of requirements for high-quality mechanical systems.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, written, verbal, and presentation skills.
Ability to collaborate effectively in team environments.
Experience with configuration control, design-release lifecycles, and PLM.
Experience with materials, joints, and bonding, and how these choices affect designs.
Experience with manufacturing best practices for design tolerancing, fabrication methodologies, and assembly.
Excellent SolidWorks or similar CAD skills.
Demonstrated ability to initiate work in a team environment and strong leadership skills.
Able and willing to obtain and maintain U.S. security clearance.
Willingness to work full-time in the Greenwood Village, Colorado office; remote and hybrid work are not supported.

Nice To Haves

Aerospace-specific experience.
Internship experience with space vehicle design and/or ground support equipment.
Experience in the lifecycle of spacecraft or similar development, including design, build, and test.
Experience with model-based definition and 3D PDF generation and checking.
Understanding of spacecraft mission considerations such as thermal loads, structural margin and resiliency, and off-gassing.
Background in engineering mechanical ground support equipment for the space or defense industry.
TS/SCI clearance is desired.

Responsibilities

Engineer mechanical design solutions for spacecraft flight hardware and mechanical ground support equipment (MGSE).
Create designs using design-for-manufacturing and design-for-assembly practices, with rate manufacturing in mind.
Perform preliminary FEA, higher-level hand calculations, and fastener margin analyses to assess design feasibility.
Create component drawings with appropriate GD&T that can be produced affordably.
Develop assembly drawings, fabrication procedures, and build instructions in collaboration with the integration team.
Coordinate with engineering teams on clean-sheet designs and design improvements.
Interface with programs and end customers on high-level and detailed design needs and requirements.
Coordinate with test engineers to prepare and execute test plans as the mechanical engineering responsible engineer, and perform root cause analyses when errors arise.
Interface with suppliers to produce designs and optimize them for cost and lead time.
Support peers through checking and collaboration to ensure best practices are implemented across team products.