Senior Mechanical Engineer

Astranis•San Francisco, CA

11d•$145,000 - $195,000•Onsite

About The Position

As an Astranis Senior Mechanical Engineer you will own the complete lifecycle of various subsystems on our spacecraft. Whether it is incremental improvements or the introduction of a new system, you will work together with the various other teams at Astranis to make them a reality. In addition to being a significant individual on your own, you will mentor and train junior mechanical engineers on such projects. You must have a strong problem-solving background, hands-on testing skills, and preferably some experience with spacecraft and/or aerospace engineering.

Requirements

B.S. or M.S in mechanical, aerospace engineering or equivalent
4 - 15+ years of mechanical design or equivalent experience
Strong CAD design (Solidworks) and Finite Element analysis (Femap, Ansys) skills
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

Nice To Haves

Experience with defining vibration environments and running mechanical testing on spacecraft and spacecraft components
Experience running a development program while delegating to a small team
Experience in synthesizing requirements and flowing them down to sub-scale verification builds and testing

Responsibilities

Complete ownership of product outcomes for spaceflight hardware
Develop requirements for subsystems and components including loads, interfaces, and functional requirements
Perform mechanical design and analysis of complex assemblies to satisfy launch and on-orbit requirements
Develop and define design best practices for future programs
Manage system level schedule and integration requirements for your subsystems while working together with the Assembly, Integration, and Test team to enable a smooth build process
Assist in recruiting, interviewing, and hiring additional teammates to our rapidly-growing team.