Payload Mechanisms Engineer: Spacecraft Deployment

Socket.dev; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)

PTO / vacation package

401(k) with company match

Parental leave

Lunch and snacks

Office events and community

Playa Vista office

Job summary

Apex Technology, Inc. is seeking a Mechanisms Engineer, Payloads to design, test, and own deployment mechanisms for spacecraft. You will develop CAD models, perform analyses, and collaborate with cross‑functional teams to ensure reliability in space environments.

You will lead from concept through flight hardware, supporting assembly, integration and testing, with a focus on robust, repeatable performance in challenging space conditions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related field.
• 3+ years of experience designing and developing mechanical hardware.
• Proficiency in CAD software NX and SolidWorks.
• Strong understanding of GD&T and tolerance analysis.
• Hands-on problem solving in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop payload deployment and articulation mechanisms.
• Own mechanism hardware from concept through design, manufacturing, integration and test.
• Develop 3D CAD models, drawings, tolerance analyses, and GD&T.
• Perform hand calculations and analyses for loads and life.
• Select and integrate components such as motors, bearings, springs and actuators.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate mechanisms with spacecraft.
• Support hands-on assembly, integration, troubleshooting and testing.
• Develop functional, life-cycle and environmental testing.

Skills

Mechanical design

CAD - NX

CAD - SolidWorks

GD&T

Tolerance analysis

Hands-on problem solving

Fast-paced environment

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering

Tools

NX

SolidWorks

Job description

Apex Technology, Inc. is seeking a Mechanisms Engineer, Payloads to design, test, and own deployment mechanisms for spacecraft. You will develop CAD models, perform analyses, and collaborate with cross‑functional teams to ensure reliability in space environments.

You will lead from concept through flight hardware, supporting assembly, integration and testing, with a focus on robust, repeatable performance in challenging space conditions.