Senior Satellite Mechanical Engineer for Fastwater Staffing

HIKINEX•Long Beach, CA

19d

About The Position

Your Mission on the Team: You are responsible for the design and development of satellite structures, mechanisms and thermal management of satellites for the Meridian Space constellation from concept through orbit. This includes structural design, deployable mechanisms, launch vehicle interfaces, satellite deployment, thermal analysis, manufacturing, assembly and testing. As part of a small team tackling ambitious challenges, you’ll take full ownership of the end-to-end success of your hardware in orbit - driving every aspect of development, from design to fully-integrated, space-ready systems.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, or related field
3+ years professional aerospace mechanical design/development experience
Strong understanding of structural mechanics, materials, dynamics, and manufacturing methods
Skill in using and creating software tools to model systems performance across a variety of disciplines (MATLAB, Python, Excel, etc.)
Experience with CAD (Solidworks, etc.) and creating engineering drawings
Ability to work autonomously and exercise good engineering judgement
Strong interpersonal, verbal communication, and written communication skills

Nice To Haves

7+ years professional spacecraft design/development experience
Master's degree or PhD in Engineering, or related field
Experience designing low-cost satellites intended for high production volumes
Experience designing spacecraft for launch vehicle interfaces and analyzing launch loads
Expertise with spacecraft separation systems and other mechanisms
Experience with spacecraft assembly, integration, and test
Experience with spacecraft thermal analysis and design
Breadth of understanding of other spacecraft subsystems and general knowledge of satellite operations