Senior Mechanical Engineer, Lunar Rover Systems

Venturi Astrolab, Inc.; Hawthorne (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 219,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity ownership in the company

Healthcare benefits

401(k) plan with company match

Flexible PTO & parental leave

Weekly on-site lunch stipend

Snacks and beverages on-site

Monthly social hour on-site

Job summary

Venturi Astrolab, Inc. in Hawthorne, CA is seeking a Senior or Staff Mechanical Engineer to design, develop, test, and operate planetary rovers and related hardware for lunar missions.

You will own mechanical systems from concept through mission success, delivering high-performance designs for challenging environments. You will mentor junior engineers, collaborate with leadership to establish best practices, and produce detailed design documentation, analyses, and test plans to support

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM field is required.
• 4+ years of design experience in a space company.
• Experience with CAD modeling and analytical skills (FEA, MATLAB).
• Experience developing hardware to meet space industry design standards and best practices.

Responsibilities

• Design mechanical systems (architectural and detailed levels).
• Own hardware products through lifecycle from requirements to mission success.
• Produce detailed design documentation, models, drawings, analysis packages, test plans and reports.
• Build tools and infrastructure to improve team efficiency.
• Collaborate with leadership to define best practices for design, analysis, and test.

Skills

CAD modeling

FEA

MATLAB

Space hardware design

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Master’s degree

Job description

Venturi Astrolab, Inc. in Hawthorne, CA is seeking a Senior or Staff Mechanical Engineer to design, develop, test, and operate planetary rovers and related hardware for lunar missions.

You will own mechanical systems from concept through mission success, delivering high-performance designs for challenging environments. You will mentor junior engineers, collaborate with leadership to establish best practices, and produce detailed design documentation, analyses, and test plans to support