Satellite Mechanical Engineer - Payload & Thermal Design

Elveo; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Elveo in Chantilly, VA is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to design, analyze, and test mechanical systems for satellite payloads and related ground equipment. You will model space hardware in CAD (SolidWorks) and perform thermal, structural, and vibration analyses to support critical trades and integration activities.

The role collaborates with Electrical, RF, Software and Systems teams; you’ll help develop documentation and support testing on orbit and in lab environments, bringing hands-on

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering.
• 3 to 6 years of experience working on projects doing design, integration, or test of space hardware.
• Experience with GD&T and tolerance analysis.
• Experienced and highly proficient in 3D CAD software, ideally SolidWorks
• Must be good with computers. Fluent in Windows; Proficient with Microsoft Office - Excel, Project, PowerPoint, Word.

Responsibilities

• Leading design and modeling of satellite and payload hardware, also some equipment for use on the ground and in the lab, using SolidWorks.
• Developing materials and structural analyses such as, vibration, and analyses of space hardware.
• Performing thermal analyses of components and the entire system in all operational modes.
• Interface with systems, harness, software, and electrical RF engineering teams to inform satellite and payload mechanical design and layout.
• Support satellite and payload integration, testing, delivery to launch, and satellite bus partners and vendors.
• Designing and planning mechanical testing configurations on the ground when testing payload communications performance both in-lab and in-orbit.

Skills

3D CAD

GD&T

Windows proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

MS Office

Job description

Elveo in Chantilly, VA is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to design, analyze, and test mechanical systems for satellite payloads and related ground equipment. You will model space hardware in CAD (SolidWorks) and perform thermal, structural, and vibration analyses to support critical trades and integration activities.

The role collaborates with Electrical, RF, Software and Systems teams; you’ll help develop documentation and support testing on orbit and in lab environments, bringing hands-on