Senior Mechanical Engineer

CosmoChute; Ahmedabad District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Equity participation

Meaningful long-term growth potential

Honesty with required abstractions

Job summary

CosmoChute is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer in Ahmedabad to lead the mechanical development lifecycle for lunar rover and surface systems. You will move from concept through design, analysis, fabrication, integration and test, owning problems end-to-end and switching across subsystems to make rapid, sound engineering decisions.

You will collaborate with systems, electronics and software teams, maintain space-grade CAD models, and contribute to mission-level trade studies and design

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Robotics, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in the same domain.
• Strong CAD skills with SolidWorks, CATIA, or similar.
• Understanding of mechanisms, structures, materials, and manufacturing processes.
• Experience with prototyping and hardware development.
• Familiarity with tolerance stack-up, fasteners, bearings, gear systems, and actuator integration and GD&T per ASME Y14.5.
• Ability to work independently in fast-moving development environments.
• Strong problem-solving mindset and engineering intuition.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop mechanical systems, assemblies, mechanisms, harness routing designs, and thermal interfaces for lunar robotics.
• Collaborate closely with systems, electronics, and software engineers in integrated teams.
• Develop and maintain CAD models and engineering drawings to space-grade standards.
• Contribute to mission-level trade studies and system-level design decisions.
• Run or oversee structural, vibration, and thermal analysis and interpret results to drive design decisions.
• Interface with external vendors, fabricators, and test facilities.
• Contribute to design reviews and technical documentation.
• Support integration, assembly, and test campaigns.

Skills

Hands-on engineering

Independent work

Problem-solving mindset

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in Mechanical/Aerospace/Robotics

Tools

SolidWorks

CATIA

Prototyping tools

GD&T (ASME Y14.5)

Job description

Senior Mechanical Engineer for Lunar Mobility & Space Systems

Ahmadabad City, India | Posted on 08/03/2026

At CosmoChute, we are building modular, reusable lunar robotics infrastructure for long-duration planetary operations. Our systems combine mobility, modular payload deployment, survivability through lunar nights, and repairability to make sustained presence on the Moon economically viable. We’re a deeply technical, fast-moving team that believes in real ownership, real trust and in creating an environment where your best work matters.

Your Role

We're looking for a hands-on Senior Mechanical Engineer to join our core engineering team. You'll work across the full mechanical development lifecycle, from concept and design through analysis, fabrication, integration, and test, on our lunar rover and surface systems. This is a generalist role where you'll be expected to own problems end-to-end, context-switch across subsystems, and make good engineering decisions rapidly. You will contribute to systems such as:

• Payload deployment and transport systems
• Bogie and wheel systems for extreme terrain
• Structural assemblies and thermal-mechanical interfaces
• Dust mitigation and survivability mechanisms
• Repairable and modular robotic architectures

This role is best suited for someone who enjoys building from first principles, prototyping rapidly, and solving unconventional engineering problems under real constraints.

Your Responsibilities

Design and develop mechanical systems, assemblies, mechanisms, harness routing designs, and thermal interfaces for lunar robotics

• Collaborate closely with systems, electronics, and software engineers in integrated teams
• Develop and maintain CAD models and engineering drawings to space-grade standards
• Contribute to mission-level trade studies and system-level design decisions
• Run or oversee structural, vibration, and thermal analysis and interpret results to drive design decisions
• Interface with external vendors, fabricators, and test facilities
• Contribute to design reviews and technical documentation
• Support integration, assembly, and test campaigns

Requirements

Must have

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Mechanical engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Robotics, or related field.
• Experience of 5+ years in the same domain.
• Strong CAD skills (SolidWorks, CATIA, or similar)
• Understanding of mechanisms, structures, materials, and manufacturing processes
• Experience with prototyping and hardware development
• Familiarity with tolerance stack-up, fasteners, bearings, gear systems, and actuator integration and GD&T in compliance with ASME Y14.5 standards.
• Ability to work independently in fast-moving development environments
• Strong problem-solving mindset and engineering intuition

Good to have

• Experience with robotics, rovers, drones, automotive, aerospace, formula racing or mobility systems
• Knowledge of FEA and simulation tools (ANSYS, SolidWorks Simulation, etc.)
• Exposure to thermal systems or vacuum-environment design
• Experience with composites, lightweight structures, or space-grade materials
• Familiarity with environmental testing and reliability engineering
• Experience in working with either of, ECSS, ISO, NASA, GEVS or similar standards for design, development and/or verification

What we deeply value

• Curiosity and ownership
• Ability to learn quickly across disciplines
• Practical engineering judgment and first principles thinking
• Willingness to prototype, fail, iterate, and improve

What we offer

• Competitive compensation
• Equity participation
• Meaningful long-term growth potential
• Complete honesty with only legally required abstractions