Description
Step into impactful, hands-on engineering work building spacecraft hardware in Los Angeles, where precision, speed, and reliability come together. This Spacecraft Mechanical Engineer opportunity will support the full lifecycle of structural design, assembly, integration, and testing for mission-ready spacecraft.
Qualifications and responsibilities for this Spacecraft Mechanical Engineer position include:
- 5+ years of core mechanical engineering discipline experience in aerospace or related fields.
- Execute mechanical design and development for primary and secondary spacecraft structures, including geometry and material selection.
- Design parts for manufacturing using GD&T practices; develop CAD models and engineering drawings; inspect received parts for accuracy.
- Perform spacecraft mechanical assembly integration and testing, including MGSE design, torquing and staking bolts, interference and fit checks, and maintaining cleanroom organization.
- Develop mechanical assembly procedures and collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate structural subsystems with other spacecraft subsystems.
- Own hardware through the entire project lifecycle, from part reception and inspection to integration, spacecraft bus packing, shipping, and testing.
- Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements; document design processes, test results, and system performance.
- Provide technical mechanical engineering guidance to fellow engineers.
Salary: $150K to $180K per year, commensurate with experience.
Benefits: 100% paid medical healthcare for employees, flexible vacation policy, sick days, 401k matching option, pregnancy leave, family leave, holiday pay, military service leave, dental care, vision care and other benefits.
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SPACECRAFT MECHANICAL ENGINEER | MECHANICAL DESIGN | GD&T | CAD | ENGINEERING DRAWINGS | ASSEMBLY INTEGRATION | MGSE | CLEANROOM ORGANIZATION | STRUCTURAL DESIGN | TORQUING | STAKING BOLTS | FASTENER TORQUE VALUES