Senior Spacecraft Mechanical Engineer I/ii

Rocketlab

Long Beach, CA, United States
Base: $125,000 - $175,000 usd; bonus/equity: compy...
On-site
Satellite deployment systems
Mechanical mechanisms design
Cad modeling and drawing
Develop high performance and lightweight satellite systems, mechanisms, and satellite bus configurations for customers

Job Summary

  • Develop high performance and lightweight satellite systems, mechanisms, and satellite bus configurations for customers.
  • Own component designs from conceptual design through production, test, and operation, performing hand-calcs and FEA to drive design decisions.
  • Manage development schedules, vendors, budgets, and other project deliverables while supporting the Business Development team with proposals and mission concepts.

Matching Summary

Develop high performance and lightweight satellite systems, mechanisms, and satellite bus configurations for customers.

Salary

Base: $125,000 - $175,000 USD; Bonus/Equity: company equity; Benefits: robust benefits package

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Satellite deployment systems
  • Mechanical mechanisms design
  • CAD modeling and drawing
  • FEA analysis
  • Component design lifecycle

Nice-to-have

  • Rapid conceptual design
  • Problem-solving skills
  • Hands-on development and testing
  • Analysis of test data
  • GD&T application

Key Requirements

  • 5+ years of mechanical engineering experience (I)
  • 8+ years of mechanical engineering experience (II)
  • Bachelor's degree in engineering
  • U.S. citizenship required

Work Rights

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