(Senior) Mechanical Engineer (m/f/d)

Mynaric; München; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent employment

Employee benefits

Equal opportunity employer

Job summary

Mynaric AG in München is seeking a Mechanical Engineer (m/f/d) to design assemblies and subsystems for optical communication terminals. You will take ownership from concept through production, balancing performance, cost, manufacturability and reliability.

You will apply structural, thermal and dynamic analyses, derive architectures from system requirements, and support verification activities while maintaining CAD models and documentation across the product lifecycle.

Qualifications

• University degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related discipline.
• Proven experience designing complex mechanical or optomechanical systems in high-tech environments.
• Strong systems-thinking mindset balancing multidisciplinary requirements.
• Solid understanding of mechanics, materials, thermal behavior, and tolerance analysis.

Responsibilities

• Develop and design assemblies and subsystems for optical communication terminals.
• Own mechanical solutions from concept through qualification and production.
• Create, analyze, and optimize designs using simulations (structural, thermal, dynamic).
• Derive mechanical architectures, subsystem requirements, interfaces, and design concepts from system-level requirements.
• Perform simulations and tolerance analyses and assess impact on performance.
• Support verification and qualification activities and feed lessons learned into design.
• Create and maintain CAD models and documentation throughout product lifecycle.
• Communicate trade-offs and design decisions within project teams and reviews.

Skills

3D CAD

Siemens NX

Teamcenter

PLM systems

Optomechanical design

Structural analysis

Thermal analysis

Vibration analysis

Engineering simulations

Manufacturing awareness

Education

University degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related discipline

Tools

CAD/CAE tools

Job description

Your way into the future

Join us asMechanical Engineer (m/f/d)and work with us on changing the future!

What awaits you at Mynaric

• You develop and design assemblies and subsystems for our optical communication terminals, working closely with systems, optics, electronics, manufacturing, and test engineers.
• You take ownership of mechanical solutions from concept through qualification and production, balancing performance, cost, manufacturability, and reliability.
• You create, analyze, and optimizedesigns using engineering calculations and simulation tools, including structural, thermal, and dynamic analyses.
• You derive mechanical architectures, subsystem requirements, interfaces, and design concepts from system-level requirements.
• You perform simulations and toleranceanalyses, and assess the impact of mechanical design decisions on optical, electrical, and system performance.
• You support the definition and execution of verification and qualification activities, interpreting testresultsand feeding lessons learned back into the design.
• You create and maintain CAD models and technical documentation throughout the product lifecycle.
• You communicate technical trade-offs, analysis results, and design decisions effectively within project teams and design reviews.

What you bring with you

• University degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related discipline.
• Profound demonstrated experience in designing complex mechanical or optomechanical systems in a high-technology environment, e.g. aerospace, photonics, semiconductor equipment, medical devices, defense or similar.
• Strong systems-thinking mindset with the ability to understand and balance multidisciplinary requirements.
• Solid understanding of mechanics, materials, thermal behavior, and tolerance analysis.
• Experience performing engineering analyses and simulations. Experience in structural, thermal, and vibration assessments is a strong plus.
• Ability to translate system requirements into practical and robust engineering solutions that balance quality with development speed and cost.
• Hands-on mentality and willingness to build, test, troubleshoot, and improve your own designs.
• Strong knowledge of 3D CAD tools and PLM systems, ideally Siemens NX and Teamcenter.
• Understanding of manufacturing processes, assembly methods, and design-for-manufacturing principles.
• Comfortable working across disciplines and engaging constructively with systems, optics, electronics, software, and production teams.
• Results-oriented, proactive, and capable of taking responsibility for technical decisions.
• Strong communication skills in English, both written and spoken.
• Enthusiasm for solving challenging engineering problems in an innovative and fast-paced environment.

What we offer you

Have you always wanted to wear your favorite space outfit to work?

Then you are exactly the right fit for us! Forget the office politics and come and work with inspiring colleagues from all over the world as you embark on an incredible journey with Mynaric to work on unique and challenging projects and make a real contribution to the future of connectivity.

We offer you permanent employment, varied areas of responsibility, and attractive employee benefits.

Mynaric is absolutely committed to being an equal opportunity employer so we welcome applications from all qualified individuals regardless of ethnicity, sex, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

So if this sounds like the kind of place where you would like to work