Mass Properties Engineer

Intuitive Machines; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 82,000 - 136,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Health and welfare insurance

401(k)

Job summary

Lanteris Space Systems in Palo Alto, CA is seeking a Mass Properties Engineer to estimate, manage, and verify mass properties for spacecraft and subsystems, including mass, CG, MOI, and POI.

You will define allocated mass, support design, build, and test, maintain mass databases, produce reports and budgets, and collaborate with engineering teams to ensure mass control across programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in ME/AE/Physics or related field
• 2 years of relevant experience
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• U.S. citizen or permanent resident

Responsibilities

• Define allocated mass at program start in coordination with Systems and Subsystems teams
• Calculate mass properties of spacecraft equipment including CG, MOI, and POI
• Periodically determine mass budget and prepare mass properties reports
• Perform actual weighing and mass data collection
• Generate and maintain mass properties database information
• Review designs and reports to provide mass property analysis
• Provide technical consultation to subsystems engineering to control mass
• Support Assembly Integration and Test and launch vehicle providers

Skills

Mass properties

Microsoft Office

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Physics, or related field

Tools

CREO

Teamcenter

Job description

Please review the job details below.

Lanteris Space/Intuitive Machines is currently seeking a motivated and skilled Mass Properties Engineer to join our team in Palo Alto, CA. In this role, you will be responsible for estimating, managing, and verifying the mass properties for all spacecraft and spacecraft subsystems, including mass, center of gravity (CG), moments of inertia (MOI), and products of inertia (POI).

Key aspects of the role include defining allocated mass across the program lifecycle, calculating mass properties to support spacecraft design, build, and test, performing mass data collection, maintaining mass databases, producing reports and budgets, consulting with functional areas on mass control, and reviewing design documentation to obtain mass information.

Responsibilities

• Work with lead engineers to define allocated mass at the beginning of new programs, coordinating with Systems and Subsystems teams
• Calculate mass properties of spacecraft equipment, including sequence mass properties
• Periodically determine mass budget and prepare mass properties reports
• Perform actual weighing and mass data collection
• Generate and maintain mass properties database information
• Review designs and reports from engineering personnel to provide technical analysis of mass, CG, MOI, and POI
• Provide technical consultation to subsystems engineering to control the mass of their products
• Provide support to Assembly Integration and Test (AIT) and launch vehicle providers

Minimum Requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Physics, or related field
• 2 years of relevant experience
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with CREO and Teamcenter applications
• Background in coding to support internally developed macros, applications, and data analysis tools
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written), interpersonal abilities, and collaborative mindset for work planning, prioritization, status updates, and problem resolution with individuals and teams

In support of pay transparency at Lanteris Space Systems, we disclose salary ranges on all U.S. job postings. The successful candidate’s starting pay will fall within the salary range provided below and is determined based on job-related factors, including, but not limited to, the experience, qualifications, knowledge, skills, geographic work location, and market conditions. Candidates with the minimum necessary experience, qualifications, knowledge, and skillsets for the position should not expect to receive the upper end of the pay range.

• The base pay for this position within California is: $82,000.00 - $136,000.00 annually.

For all other states, we use geographic cost of labor as an input to develop market-driven ranges for our roles, and as such, each location where we hire may have a different range.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, health and welfare insurance, and 401(k) to eligible employees. More information on our benefits will be shared with candidates as they move forward in the recruitment process.

The application window is three days from the date the job is posted and will remain posted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire. If the job is reposted regardless of reason, it will remain posted three days from the date the job is reposted and will remain reposted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire.

The date of posting can be found on the Lanteris Space Systems Career page at the top of each job posting.

Lanteris Space Systems values diversity in the workplace and is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.