Lead Spacecraft Mechanical Architect

Clearspace; City Of London; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

ClearSpace is seeking a Spacecraft Mechanical Architect to lead the thermo-mechanical architecture for spacecraft platforms. You will own the mechanical architecture, interfaces, and verification philosophies, coordinating with MTP teams and liaising with customers and suppliers to deliver robust missions.

The role requires leadership in structural analysis, mass and thermal considerations, and extensive experience in spacecraft development.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in spacecraft development.
• Proven leadership in spacecraft mechanical architecture.
• Strong expertise in spacecraft structures and payload accommodation.
• Experience defining spacecraft mechanical interfaces and configuration evolution.
• Strong understanding of structural analysis, dynamic environments, launch loads and qualification approaches.
• Ability to coordinate multidisciplinary engineering teams and drive convergence.
• Experience with spacecraft integration and environmental testing.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain the spacecraft mechanical architecture from concept through launch and operations.
• Lead the spacecraft mechanical design and interfaces, including payload and launcher.
• Coordinate analyses to justify the design and ensure MTP compliance with requirements.
• Define mechanical verification philosophy and oversee qualification and acceptance activities.
• Act as primary technical interface for customers, partners and suppliers on mechanical topics.
• Mentor engineers within the MTP team and promote engineering excellence.

Job description

ClearSpace is seeking a Spacecraft Mechanical Architect to lead the thermo-mechanical architecture for spacecraft platforms. You will own the mechanical architecture, interfaces, and verification philosophies, coordinating with MTP teams and liaising with customers and suppliers to deliver robust missions.

The role requires leadership in structural analysis, mass and thermal considerations, and extensive experience in spacecraft development.