Mechanical Engineer I

Argo Space Corp.; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Argo Space Corp. seeks a Mechanical Engineer to design, analyze, and test spacecraft structures, propellant tanks, docking systems, and mechanisms for our reusable in-space transport vehicles.

You will lead in design reviews and FRRs, perform end-to-end responsibility on projects, and help enable high-efficiency payload transport across cislunar space.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or science (required).
• Comprehensive understanding of mechanics, materials, dynamics, mechanisms and assemblies, and test operations.
• Understanding of and experience in aerospace structure design and analysis.
• Experience with CAD and FEA software.
• Experience managing test data and generating data analysis products.
• Capable of maintaining flexibility in direction under changing circumstances.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Track record of delivering novel, excellent technical results.

Responsibilities

• Perform design and analysis of high performance, mass-critical mechanical systems using CAD and FEA software
• Engineer products that meet company and mission goals and provide new capabilities for the in-space economy
• Negotiate requirements by having a deep understanding of the company and mission objectives and providing alternative solutions
• Hands-on prototyping, testing, troubleshooting, and integration of spacecraft hardware
• Qualify hardware to ensure survival and performance across expected mission and thermal-vacuum environments
• Draft and implement test procedures, safety protocols, and data analysis pipelines consistent with mission risk posture, and own the outcome of test campaigns
• Provide technical input to system and component designs and analysis across multiple disciplines
• Lead and contribute to design reviews, test reviews, and Flight Readiness Reviews (FRRs) with a heavy emphasis on technical excellence

Skills

Mechanics

Materials science

Dynamics

Mechanisms & assemblies

Test operations

Data analysis

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or science

Tools

CAD software

FEA software

Job description

As a Mechanical Engineer at Argo, you will work with an exceptional team to develop the structures, mechanisms, actuators, and spacecraft systems for our family of reusable, in-space transport vehicles. The work will include the design, analysis, build and testing of primary and secondary structures, propellant tanks, docking and capture systems, propulsion components, deployables, and all other mechanical systems for a novel spacecraft architecture. As an employee at Argo, you will have an influential role in designing our vehicle’s architecture and enabling high efficiency transport of payloads throughout cislunar space. Engineers at Argo have a large amount of responsibility, take on a wide range of projects, and demonstrate end-to-end ownership.

Responsibilities

• Perform design and analysis of high performance, mass-critical mechanical systems using CAD and FEA software
• Engineer products that meet company and mission goals and provide new capabilities for the in-space economy
• Negotiate requirements by having a deep understanding of the company and mission objectives and providing alternative solutions
• Hands-on prototyping, testing, troubleshooting, and integration of spacecraft hardware
• Qualify hardware to ensure survival and performance across expected mission and thermal-vacuum environments
• Draft and implement test procedures, safety protocols, and data analysis pipelines consistent with mission risk posture, and own the outcome of test campaigns
• Provide technical input to system and component designs and analysis across multiple disciplines
• Lead and contribute to design reviews, test reviews, and Flight Readiness Reviews (FRRs) with a heavy emphasis on technical excellence

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in relevant engineering or science discipline
• Comprehensive understanding of mechanics, materials, dynamics, mechanisms and assemblies, and test operations
• Understanding of and experience in aerospace structure design and analysis
• Experience with CAD and FEA software
• Experience managing test data and generating data analysis products
• Capable of maintaining flexibility in direction under changing circumstances
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Track record of delivering novel, excellent technical results

Preferred Qualifications

• Conducted full structural and environmental test campaigns of spacecraft systems
• Hands-on experience with complex deployables and spacecraft mechanismsExperience with scripting / programming for task and analysis automation
• Ability to rapidly change roles/responsibilities while working in a high-paced, rewarding work environment.