Mechanical Engineer

Mechanical Engineer

As an Astranis Mechanical Engineer, you will design, evaluate, test and build spacecraft parts, processes and mechanical systems. You must have a strong problem-solving background as well as hands-on skills and an enthusiasm for novel design. Experience with spacecraft, mechanisms and/or composites are benefits but not required.

Role

• Design, evaluate, procure, assemble, and test primary structure, bracketry, and mechanisms for Astranis spacecraft. Components include composite and metallic parts and assemblies with a variety of manufacturing techniques.


• Develop requirements for components and systems including loads, interfaces, and functional requirements.


• Perform mechanical and thermal analysis for spacecraft systems


• Integrate parts and systems into the spacecraft by working together with the rest of the team, and document and develop procedures to improve the build process in the future.


• Assist in recruiting, interviewing, and hiring additional teammates to our rapidly-growing team.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent


• 1-4 years of mechanical design or equivalent experience 


• Mastery of mechanical CAD


• Demonstrated fundamentals with mechanical and thermal analytic abilities; FEA experience is not required, but preferred


• A passion for hardware development, including working in a fast-paced environment and hands-on design and development


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

Bonus

• Experience with mechanical and/or thermal FEA


• Experience with composite structures


• Experience in designing in a vacuum environment with large temperature swings


• Experience with vibration environments


• Electromechanical design experience