Opto-Mechanical Engineer for Space Payloads (On-Site SF)

PSI; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental &amp

Vision

Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)

Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary &

Job summary

PSI in San Francisco is seeking an experienced Opto-Mechanical Engineer to lead the design of optical payloads from concept through flight. You will collaborate with optical, structural, thermal, and reliability teams in an agile aerospace setting to ensure robust space hardware.

This full-time, in-office role requires owning the opto-mechanical manufacturing process, designing the mid-volume production line, and performing STOP analyses to maintain on-orbit performance while meeting cost and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering or related technical field.
• 4+ years of experience owning opto-mechanical product development from requirements to manufacturing.
• Experience designing for high-reliability space environments including launch survivability and vacuum conditions.
• Experience in design and fabrication of optical assemblies using glass, carbon fiber, metals, ceramics, epoxies, and mechanisms/electrical elements.
• Direct engagement with hardware from prototyping to production and testing phases.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to drive projects to completion in a dynamic environment.
• Good verbal and visual communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Own the opto-mechanical manufacturing process of optical payloads.
• Design the manufacturing line for mid-volume production with data-driven decisions for assembly and test processes.
• Collaborate across structural, thermal, and optical groups to meet stiffness, strength, thermal, and launch survivability requirements while maintaining on-orbit performance.

Skills

Opto-mechanical design

Space environment design

Hardware prototyping

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Metrology & calibration

DFM/DFx

SolidWorks

Zemax

Matlab

Python

C/C++

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical field

Tools

SolidWorks

Zemax

Matlab

Visual Basic

Python

C/C++

Job description

PSI in San Francisco is seeking an experienced Opto-Mechanical Engineer to lead the design of optical payloads from concept through flight. You will collaborate with optical, structural, thermal, and reliability teams in an agile aerospace setting to ensure robust space hardware.

This full-time, in-office role requires owning the opto-mechanical manufacturing process, designing the mid-volume production line, and performing STOP analyses to maintain on-orbit performance while meeting cost and