Lead Spacecraft Mechanical Engineer

Anduril Industries; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 220,000 - 292,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Top-tier benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Chantilly, VA, is seeking a Principal Mechanical Engineer to own full-cycle spacecraft design, from requirements to testing, including deployment mechanisms and spacecraft hardware. You will lead an engineering team, mentor colleagues, and ensure designs meet tight tolerances and rigorous spaceflight standards.

You will supervise fabrication, assembly, test campaigns, and system integration while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of hardware product development, at least 5 designing space flight hardware.
• Basic understanding of PCB Layout requirements to meet spaceflight mechanical, and manufacturing requirements
• Experience in ground-up system design and any 3-D CAD
• Hands-on assembly, prototyping, testing, and performance characterization of mechanisms designed for 0g but in a 1g environment.
• Experience designing and building very small mechanisms, components, and systems.
• Familiarity with launch environments, testing for launch environments, range safety, and system integration efforts
• Demonstrated creativity and out-of-the-box thinking for spacecraft mechanisms with an eye toward simplicity and reliability
• Understanding of NASA-GEVS (or equivalent) and firm understanding and experience with all facets of spaceflight environmental testing
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work effectively with others
• Ability to work within our company and team culture
• Demonstrated High ownership and autonomy across cradle-to-grave lifecycle of a spacecraft or space system mechanical subsystem
• Must be a U.S. Citizen and able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Top Secret security clearance

Responsibilities

• Work with a cross-functional team to design market leading hardware products
• Drive product maturity through rapid prototyping, design verification, and qualification activities
• Apply modern space-flight hardware design standards and guidelines to create high-reliability, highly manufacturable assemblies
• Implement a variety of structural components and mechatronics, with associated environmental testing to assure robustness
• Use rapid prototyping, 3D printing, and hands-on machining to iterate quickly and think creatively
• Conduct peer-level and cross-discipline design reviews and mentor your team
• Root cause analysis in support of production operations
• Work in a fast-paced environment, juggling multiple concurrent projects and customers

Skills

Spaceflight design

3D CAD

Prototyping

Testing & qualification

Vibration testing

Thermal vacuum testing

Root cause analysis

Team leadership

Mentoring

US citizenship

Tools

Finite Element Analysis

3D CAD

Job description

Anduril Industries in Chantilly, VA, is seeking a Principal Mechanical Engineer to own full-cycle spacecraft design, from requirements to testing, including deployment mechanisms and spacecraft hardware. You will lead an engineering team, mentor colleagues, and ensure designs meet tight tolerances and rigorous spaceflight standards.

You will supervise fabrication, assembly, test campaigns, and system integration while collaborating with cross-functional teams.