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Astranis Space Technologies

2mo ago

  • Job
    Full-time
    Mid, Senior & Expert Level
  • Engineering
  • $140K - $185K
  • San Francisco
  • Quick Apply

AI generated summary

  • You need a degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering, strong CAD skills, hands-on hardware development experience, leadership abilities, and a passion for complex mechanical designs in aerospace. Bonus points for spacecraft testing and program management experience. Apply even if you don't meet all criteria.
  • You will lead development of spaceflight hardware systems, create design requirements, perform analyses, establish best practices, manage schedules, and support team growth.

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
  • Don't meet them all? Not a problem. Please apply even if you do not meet all these criteria.
  • Bonus:
  • 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.

FAQs

What are the key responsibilities of a Senior Mechanical Engineer at Astranis?

A Senior Mechanical Engineer at Astranis is responsible for owning the complete lifecycle of various subsystems on our spacecraft, working on incremental improvements or introducing new systems, collaborating with other teams at Astranis, and mentoring and training junior mechanical engineers.

What skills are required for a Senior Mechanical Engineer at Astranis?

A Senior Mechanical Engineer at Astranis should have a strong problem-solving background, hands-on testing skills, and preferably some experience with spacecraft and/or aerospace engineering.

What is the role of a Senior Mechanical Engineer in collaborating with other teams at Astranis?

A Senior Mechanical Engineer at Astranis collaborates with other teams to make spacecraft subsystems a reality, working together on incremental improvements or introducing new systems to meet the company's goals.

How does a Senior Mechanical Engineer at Astranis support and mentor junior mechanical engineers?

A Senior Mechanical Engineer at Astranis supports and mentors junior mechanical engineers on projects, providing guidance, training, and expertise to help them develop their skills and contribute to the success of the team.

Astranis Space Technologies

Small, low-cost communications satellites, in higher orbits.

201-500
Employees
2015
Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

Astranis is building small, low-cost telecommunications satellites. Our mission is to help get online the 4 billion people who are without internet access.