Propulsion Structures Engineer — Hardware Integration

Apex Technology, Inc.; Los Angeles (CA); Sur place; USD 120 000 - 180 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Equity/Stock options

Excellent healthcare (medical, dental,

Vision coverage

Paid time off 15-20 days + holidays

340k life insurance? hmm

Résumé du poste

Apex Technology, Inc. is seeking a Propulsion Engineer with experience in structures and hardware integration to design propulsion modules for Apex spacecraft at scale.

You will own mechanical designs across the module, including structure, mounting, flow controllers, PPUs, and thrusters, and packaging into a flight-ready assembly. Collaborate with in-house teams to optimize mechanical, thermal, and interfaces while supporting first builds on the factory floor and iterating for producibility and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical, aerospace, or related engineering field.
• 3+ years of relevant mechanical or aerospace engineering experience.
• Strong understanding of structural design and analysis, including load paths, strength and stiffness, fasteners and joints, tolerance stack-ups, hand calculations, and FEA.
• Experience designing aerospace hardware to structural and environmental requirements (vibration, shock, thermal).
• Experience integrating discrete components into structural assemblies.
• Proficiency with CAD, engineering drawings, and GD&T, with release, build and test experience.
• Experience with manufacturing/production handoffs and resolving build/integration issues.
• Ability to make sound engineering trades across performance, mass, cost, manufacturability, and schedule.
• Clear cross-functional communication across engineering, manufacturing, and production teams.
• U.S. Person status per ITAR requirements.

Responsabilités

• Own mechanical designs for propulsion modules, including structures and mounting interfaces.
• Design module structures to meet vehicle structural and environmental requirements.
• Define mechanical, thermal, and structural interfaces between propulsion components and the module.
• Collaborate with in-house thruster, cathode, flow controller, and PPU teams.
• Perform structural analysis (hand calcs and FEA) to verify strength and margins.
• Design for mass, cost, and power budgets; support engineering trades.
• Design for manufacturing and assembly for buildable modules.
• Work with manufacturing during first builds to resolve issues.
• Incorporate manufacturing feedback into design iterations.
• Create and own component and assembly drawings and torque specs.
• Support build, integration, test of flight hardware; contribute to anomaly resolution.
• Contribute to design improvements across module generations.

Connaissances

3+ years experience

Mechanical engineering

Aerospace engineering

Structural design

Hardware installation/integration

Cross-functional collaboration

Formation

Bachelor's degree in mechanical, aerospace, or related engineering field

Outils

CAD

Engineering drawings

GD&T

FEA

Description du poste

Apex Technology, Inc. is seeking a Propulsion Engineer with experience in structures and hardware integration to design propulsion modules for Apex spacecraft at scale.

You will own mechanical designs across the module, including structure, mounting, flow controllers, PPUs, and thrusters, and packaging into a flight-ready assembly. Collaborate with in-house teams to optimize mechanical, thermal, and interfaces while supporting first builds on the factory floor and iterating for producibility and