Lead Cargo Integration Engineer, Spacecraft

Gravitics Inc; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) retirement plan

Generous PTO policy

Employee discounts

Job summary

Gravitics Inc is seeking an exceptional Mechanical/Aerospace Engineer to own cargo integration from initial vehicle layout through flight hardware and mission operations.

You will lead a team focused on cargo architecture, packaging, and interface definition for a clean-sheet spacecraft, coordinating across vehicle configuration, structures, avionics, thermal, manufacturing, and operations to deliver an integrated cargo solution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical, aerospace, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in mechanical/aerospace engineering.
• Experience with spacecraft packaging and mechanical integration.
• Strong design fundamentals: load paths, joints, interfaces, and secondary structures.
• Experience with first-order structural analysis and FEM.
• Proficiency with CAD and NX/Simcenter 3D; GD&T knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Lead cargo architecture and layout development for powered and passive cargo.
• Define and manage cargo interfaces, keep-out zones, mounting provisions, and secondary structure.
• Lead a small engineering team through layout, design, analysis, and hardware delivery.
• Collaborate with vehicle configuration, structures, avionics, thermal, and manufacturing teams to resolve integration conflicts.
• Design secondary structures, brackets, restraints, and mounting provisions for cargo integration.
• Develop test plans, support execution, and generate verification reports.
• Work with suppliers and manufacturing to take hardware from design to production and integration.
• Own schedule and budget for cargo integration and structural hardware.

Skills

Finite element analysis

GD&T

Structural load paths

First-order structural analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical/aerospace engineering

Tools

NX

Simcenter 3D

CAD

Job description

Gravitics Inc is seeking an exceptional Mechanical/Aerospace Engineer to own cargo integration from initial vehicle layout through flight hardware and mission operations.

You will lead a team focused on cargo architecture, packaging, and interface definition for a clean-sheet spacecraft, coordinating across vehicle configuration, structures, avionics, thermal, manufacturing, and operations to deliver an integrated cargo solution.