Lead Spacecraft Mechanical Engineer

K2 Space Corporation; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

K2 Space Corporation is seeking a mechanical/optomechanical engineer to own cradle-to-grave design of space environment payloads, including optical payloads. You will work on structural design for stress and modal performance, manufacturing-friendly layouts, lens mounting, thermal analysis, and end-to-end hardware realization from concept to flight hardware.

In early milestones you define requirements, create concepts, run analyses, and plan test campaigns; you will iterate prototypes, qualify

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical, aerospace, optical, or other relevant engineering discipline is required.
• 4+ years of experience in mechanical or optomechanical design and analysis with a mechanical-heavy background.
• Proficiency with 3D CAD and detailed part/assembly design.
• Proficiency with finite element analysis software for modal, stress, and thermo-structural analysis.
• Hands-on prototyping and testing experience.

Responsibilities

• Take satellite mechanical and optical hardware from conceptual design through analysis, prototyping, flight manufacturing, and qualification to on-orbit operations to support internal and external customer needs.
• Own structural, electronics thermal heatsinking, and lens mounting design and implementation for subsystems at the intersection of mechanical, optical, and electrical.
• Perform hardware trades that steer both sub-system and top-level product direction.
• Lead subsystem design reviews from kickoff through qualification and beyond.
• Drive hardware development, including hands-on assembly and alignment, development testing (vibration, thermal-vac, modal), analysis correlation, and follow-on hardware iterations.
• Collaborate with a cross-functional team – structures, optical, thermal, electrical, GNC, metrology,and manufacturing - to establish product requirements, company processes, and best practices for hardware design and manufacturing.
• Continually own and refine sub-system deliverable schedules throughout development and production.

Skills

Mechanical design

Optomechanical design

3D CAD

Finite element analysis

Prototyping and testing

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical/aerospace/optical engineering

Tools

Siemens NX CAD

Job description

K2 Space Corporation is seeking a mechanical/optomechanical engineer to own cradle-to-grave design of space environment payloads, including optical payloads. You will work on structural design for stress and modal performance, manufacturing-friendly layouts, lens mounting, thermal analysis, and end-to-end hardware realization from concept to flight hardware.

In early milestones you define requirements, create concepts, run analyses, and plan test campaigns; you will iterate prototypes, qualify