Mechatronics Engineer for High-Rate Optical Harness Automation

United States Digital Space LLC; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Medical, vision, dental

401(k) retirement plan

Paid vacation & holidays

Company shuttle from Seattle area

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC is building the next generation of Starlink manufacturing tooling in Redmond, WA. The role involves standing up high-rate production equipment and owning the full lifecycle from requirements to production integration for Starlink hardware.

You will design tooling, fixtures, and automation, and you will implement, simplify, and automate high-reliability processes to scale production.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, mechatronics, electrical, manufacturing, or related engineering/STEM discipline.
• 1+ years of experience designing mechanical systems using 3D CAD software and 2D drawings (internships, co-ops, and university projects can apply).
• 1+ years of experience implementing controls on mechanical systems - motion, sensors, actuators, PLC or equivalent (internships, co-ops, and university project can apply).

Responsibilities

• Stand up internal high-rate optical fiber harness termination for Starlink, taking the process from development equipment to production-capable machinery.
• Design and develop tooling, fixtures, mechanisms, and automation equipment to terminate, assemble, and test flight hardware at rate.
• Own the electromechanical stack on the equipment you design: structure, motion, sensors, actuators, and machine controls, from concept through commissioning.
• Own projects through their full lifecycle — concept, fabrication, controls bring-up, and production introduction.
• Partner with flight harness responsible engineers, quality, and production to develop process and equipment in parallel with the product.
• Solve complex problems around precision alignment, process repeatability, cycle time, and first-pass yield.
• Assemble, wire, program, debug, and commission the equipment you design on the production floor.

Skills

Mechanical design

3D CAD

Controls integration

Electromechanical systems

PFMEA / error-proofing

GD&T

Manufacturing processes

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, mechatronics, electrical, manufacturing, or related field

Tools

Siemens NX

Teamcenter

Job description

United States Digital Space LLC is building the next generation of Starlink manufacturing tooling in Redmond, WA. The role involves standing up high-rate production equipment and owning the full lifecycle from requirements to production integration for Starlink hardware.

You will design tooling, fixtures, and automation, and you will implement, simplify, and automate high-reliability processes to scale production.