Satellite Mechanical Design Engineer — Hybrid

United States Digital Space LLC; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Relocation support

Visa sponsorship

Equity in company

Private health insurance

Job summary

Space is seeking a mechanical design engineer to develop satellite structures and mechanisms from concept through on-orbit operation. You will translate requirements into manufacturable designs and validate them via prototyping and environmental testing.

Join a small, multidisciplinary team and contribute to integration with electrical, software, systems, and thermal engineers for a complete satellite platform.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering.
• 5+ years' experience in satellite mechanical design.
• Experience with GD&T and manufacturing-ready drawings.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop mechanical systems and components for satellites, including primary structure, thermal-control hardware, secondary structures, and mechanisms.
• Generate 3D CAD models, fully dimensioned drawings, and interface control documents using GD&T, managing assembly configuration and PLM data.
• Take hardware from conceptual design through qualification to on-orbit operations, leading design reviews, and planning verification tests.
• Optimise designs for manufacturability, cost, mass, and reliability, working directly with manufacturers and suppliers.
• Support prototype builds, assembly, integration, and environmental test campaigns, iterating designs based on results.
• Collaborate with electrical, software, systems, and thermal engineers to integrate mechanical components into the satellite platform.

Skills

Mechanical design experience

GD&T

Prototyping & testing

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

FEA software

Job description

Space is seeking a mechanical design engineer to develop satellite structures and mechanisms from concept through on-orbit operation. You will translate requirements into manufacturable designs and validate them via prototyping and environmental testing.

Join a small, multidisciplinary team and contribute to integration with electrical, software, systems, and thermal engineers for a complete satellite platform.