Mechanical Engineer

Astrion•Mountain View, CA

33d•Onsite

About The Position

Astrion has an exciting opportunity for a Mechanical Engineer located at NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, CA. The Mechanical Engineer will support missions, projects, payload development, and technology demonstrations. The Mechanical Engineer will be responsible for the design, development, analysis, manufacturing, assembly, integration, and test of the mechanical aspect of spacecraft, payloads, technology demonstrators, and associated ground support equipment.

Requirements

A Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, mechatronic, or similar engineering technical area with an emphasis on mechanical design and analysis
At least 5-10 years of related experience in Mechanical Engineering, Structural Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or relevant technical field for mechanical spaceflight systems
Proficiency in 3D solid modeling and analysis software (Creo, Windchill, Solidworks, AutoCAD, Nastran/Patran, or similar with the ability to learn new toolsets)
Experience with configuration management of mechanical designs, component, subassemblies, systems, and Ground Support Equipment (GSE)
Detailed knowledge and experience with launch and space environments
Must be flexible in adapting to deadlines, changing schedules, competing priorities, and unpredictable events
Thorough, detail oriented, and organized, with excellent time management skills and ability to prioritize tasks
Familiar with and able to present data and recommendations to a diverse audience of project managers, scientists, engineers, and technical staff
Superb verbal and written communication skills
Self-motivated and independent thinker
Ability to pass a Federal Background Check

Nice To Haves

Knowledge and experience with NASA standards and best practices as they relate to mechanical design and analyses highly desired
Experience with Radio Frequency (RF), Optical payloads or microfluidic systems a benefit
Working knowledge of Atlassian tools Confluence and Jira beneficial
Exceptional customer relationship management highly desirable
Ideal candidate has demonstrated ability to assign work and manage personnel and tasks

Responsibilities

Responsible for the design, modeling, and analyses of mechanical parts, components, and subassemblies
Design the mechanical subsystem including primary and secondary structure, access panels, mechanical inhibits, mechanisms, hold downs, fasteners, lift points, and fixtures
Define the work products, tasks, parts, components, and mechanical subsystem architecture in support of the project concept of operations and requirements
Perform structural and dynamic analyses using Finite Element Analysis (FEA) to ensure components survive quasi-static, vibration, sine, shock, and thermal environments
Iterate and optimize designs for materials, structural loads, manufacturability, and assembly including design features for thermal management, access, mounts, mechanisms, deployables, cable routing, mechanical lock outs, and GSE
Responsible for the selection, design, modeling and analyses of mechanical ground support equipment (GSE) including mounts, fixtures, specialized tooling, lifting equipment, and transportation cases
Create, define, document, control, and verify mechanical interfaces for components, subsystems, payloads, and technologies
Working with other subsystem engineers (electrical, thermal, C&DH, ADCS/GNC, communications, propulsion, software) to optimize design form, fit, function, and performance
Working with machinist and fabricators create models and drawing packages for manufacturing, assembly and integration
Create, evaluate, update, peer review, and design check for mechanical models, analyses, and drawing packages
Generate and implement assembly, build, integration and test procedures for components, subassemblies, payloads, and spacecraft
Analyses and evaluate environmental test data to verify and validate the structure and mechanical designs
Working with the project managers, systems engineers, and technical staff to forecast, track performance, and provide insights
Identify, communicate, and deconflict tasks, deliverables and schedule impacts
Responsible for monthly, periodic, and milestone review products and reports
Interface with Government, contractors and mission partner staff