Satellite Mechanical Design Engineer - Hybrid, Equity

United States Digital Space LLC; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Visa sponsorship

Relocation support

Hybrid work (1 remote day/week)

Private health insurance

Job summary

Space is engineering the lowest orbiting satellites to rapidly advance global connectivity and insight. This role covers mechanical design of satellite structures and related hardware from concept to on-orbit operation.

You will translate requirements into manufacturable designs, validate through prototyping and environmental testing, and lead design reviews with a small, multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical, aerospace, or related engineering discipline.
• 5+ years of satellite mechanical design experience.
• Proficiency in SolidWorks CAD.
• Practical application of GD&T and manufacturing-ready drawings.
• Solid grounding in mechanical design principles, materials, structural mechanics, FEA, and thermal management.
• Experience designing, building, and testing hardware with iteration.

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.
• Optimize 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

GD&T

Systems integration

Prototype & testing

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical, aerospace, or related engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

Finite Element Analysis (FEA)

Job description

Space is engineering the lowest orbiting satellites to rapidly advance global connectivity and insight. This role covers mechanical design of satellite structures and related hardware from concept to on-orbit operation.

You will translate requirements into manufacturable designs, validate through prototyping and environmental testing, and lead design reviews with a small, multidisciplinary team.