Senior Satellite Mechanical Design Engineer

Astro Digital; Littleton (CO); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k matching

Floating holidays

Sick days

PTO

Job summary

Astro Digital designs, builds, and operates satellite systems for earth observation and other missions. The Senior Mechanical Design Engineer leads the mechanical design of satellite buses from proposal through launch readiness, working with structural and thermal engineers to ensure robust, manufacturable solutions.

You will create CAD models, layouts, drawings, and tolerancing plans, while mentoring junior engineers and coordinating with test and integration teams.

Qualifications

• BS in Mechanical or Aerospace engineering.
• 7–15 years as a mechanical design engineer in aerospace.
• Proficiency (>5,000 hrs) in CAD systems (SolidWorks or Onshape).
• Proficiency creating part and assembly drawings.
• Familiar with CAD version control / PDM systems and releases.

Responsibilities

• Lead mechanical design of satellite buses from proposal to integration.
• Collaborate with structural and thermal engineers on designs.
• Create manufacturing, inspection and assembly drawings.
• Perform design calculations and basic FEA analyses.
• Mentor junior engineers and support design reviews.

Skills

CAD proficiency

GD&T', 'tolerancing

Education

BS in Mechanical Engineering

Aerospace background

Tools

SolidWorks

Onshape

PDM/version control

FEA basics

Vibration testing

Thermal analysis basics

Job description

Astro Digital designs, builds, and operates satellite systems for earth observation and other missions. The Senior Mechanical Design Engineer leads the mechanical design of satellite buses from proposal through launch readiness, working with structural and thermal engineers to ensure robust, manufacturable solutions.

You will create CAD models, layouts, drawings, and tolerancing plans, while mentoring junior engineers and coordinating with test and integration teams.