Senior Mechanical Engineer, Spacecraft Platform (Hybrid UK)

Exobotics; Chiswick; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Autonomy

Impact

Culture

Benefits: 33 days leave

Equity may form part of future pay

Job summary

Exobotics in West London is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to own the mechanical design of our microsatellite platform and lay the groundwork for the next generation of space hardware.

You will drive platform validation toward PDR/CDR, ensuring launcher compliance through rigorous analysis and documentation, while building and supporting a mechanical team that will scale to five engineers within two years.

Qualifications

• Proven experience designing structures and mechanisms for space or high-reliability environments.
• Hands-on experience with FEA and structural or dynamic analysis to launcher requirements.
• Experience with deployable mechanisms, including deployment analysis and qualification planning.
• Familiarity with ICD authoring, drawing control, and document management to customer or agency standards.
• Experience procuring parts and managing suppliers to the right quality level.
• Eligible to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Own the mechanical design of the microsatellite platform and lay the groundwork for the small satellite platform.
• Lead a mechanical engineering team with a growth plan to five engineers within two years.
• Drive platform validation to PDR/CDR with launcher compliance through analysis and documentation.
• Develop and maintain interface control documents, drawings, BOMs and reports that pass customer and agency reviews.
• Coordinate with cross-disciplinary teams early to ensure mechanical decisions align with spacecraft interfaces.

Skills

Space structures design

FEA analysis

Deployable mechanisms

ICD authoring

Parts procurement

UK work eligibility

Job description

Exobotics in West London is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to own the mechanical design of our microsatellite platform and lay the groundwork for the next generation of space hardware.

You will drive platform validation toward PDR/CDR, ensuring launcher compliance through rigorous analysis and documentation, while building and supporting a mechanical team that will scale to five engineers within two years.