Aerospace Mechanical Engineering Manager - Space Enclosures

Google; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 222,000 - 308,000; Full time

Job summary

Google seeks an experienced Mechanical Engineering Manager to lead an advanced aerospace hardware initiative. You will define the mechanical system architecture and build a team to design, analyze, and test space-ready TPU enclosures and thermal interfaces.

Your group will adapt terrestrial designs for extreme environments, driving CAD for DFx, structural analysis, and rigorous testing, with aerospace expertise including launch vibration and vacuum compatibility.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Product Design, Electrical Engineering, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience working in mechanical design, manufacturing, and testing for aerospace applications.
• 5 years of experience in technical leadership.
• Experience managing external manufacturing vendors and machine shop qualifications.
• Experience designing and qualifying mechanical structures using CAD modeling and structural Finite Element Analysis (FEA).
• PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience with satellite constellation mass-production and high-rate smallsat packaging.
• Experience managing teams specializing in electronics enclosure design, structural analysis, and vibration/shock planning.
• Experience delivering machined and extruded mechanical systems.
• Experience integrating optical benches, cameras, or multi-sensor payloads with kinematic alignment.

Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture definition of the end-to-end mechanical design and modification for critical TPU-related hardware systems.
• Manage a mechanical engineering team responsible for mechanical design, analysis, manufacturing, integration, and testing of space-ready enclosures.
• Manage external aerospace manufacturing vendors and partners to execute precision machining and structural extrusion designs.
• Oversee vibration testing plans, execution, analysis, and comprehensive mechanical incoming inspection procedures.
• Identify and mitigate technical risks related to mechanical engineering design, and generate comprehensive design specifications.

Skills

Mechanical design

Lead tech leadership

Vendor management

CAD modeling

Finite Element Analysis (FEA)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Product Design, Electrical Engineering, a related field, or equivalent practical experience

PhD in Mechanical Engineering or related field

Tools

CAD software

FEA tools

Job description

Google seeks an experienced Mechanical Engineering Manager to lead an advanced aerospace hardware initiative. You will define the mechanical system architecture and build a team to design, analyze, and test space-ready TPU enclosures and thermal interfaces.

Your group will adapt terrestrial designs for extreme environments, driving CAD for DFx, structural analysis, and rigorous testing, with aerospace expertise including launch vibration and vacuum compatibility.