Structures Design Engineer
About The Position
Lanteris Space is seeking a Structures Design Engineer to join its team in Palo Alto, California. The role manages the design and development of spacecraft structures and secondary supports, generates engineering drawings and models, supports spacecraft structure builds, and contributes to special projects involving structural products. The engineer will develop product specifications and coordinate design details, interfaces, test plans and procedures, and manufacturing and test processes based on program requirements. The position also supports integration of subcontracted hardware into spacecraft systems architecture and helps resolve nonconformances and improve processes. The California base salary range is $82,000–$136,000 annually. Starting pay depends on job-related factors such as experience, qualifications, skills, geographic work location, and market conditions. Benefits for eligible employees include paid time off, health and welfare insurance, and a 401(k).
Requirements
- Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
- Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline such as Industrial, Mechanical, Electrical, or Aerospace Engineering, or a related field.
- Two years of experience.
- Experience with piece-part and subassembly modeling in Creo or other CAD software and assembly drawing generation.
Nice To Haves
- Strong project management skills.
- Detailed understanding of top-level assembly models, product structure, and bill of materials (BOM) definition.
- Understanding of design practices for release, redline, and engineering change notice processes.
- Comfort working on interdisciplinary teams, internally and externally.
- Comfort leading and conducting meetings with customers, vendors, and different levels of management.
- Knowledge of manufacturing processes, soldering, mechanical assembly, electromechanical integration, or similar flight-equipment skills.
- Experience with Creo and MATLAB/Simulink.
- Ability to serve as a subsystem owner and/or lead a multidisciplinary team to fulfill programmatic requirements.
- Ability to evaluate processes for non-value-added steps and continuous improvement opportunities.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Group project experience and ability to collaborate with team members from different technical disciplines.
- Strong organization and leadership skills.
Responsibilities
- Create product specifications and negotiate design details, interfaces, test plans and procedures, and manufacturing and test processes based on program requirements.
- Assist in overseeing the integration of subcontracted hardware into spacecraft systems architecture.
- Generate engineering drawings and models using Creo and other design tools.
- Help disposition nonconformances and drive process improvements.
- Support spacecraft structure builds and special projects involving structural products.
Benefits
- Paid time off.
- Health and welfare insurance.
- 401(k) for eligible employees.
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Job Type
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