Senior Space Vehicle Cargo Integration Engineer

Telemetry Today LLC; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company equity

Medical benefits

401(k) plan

Generous PTO

Job summary

Gravitics is seeking an experienced aerospace mechanical engineer to own cargo integration from initial layout to flight hardware and mission operations. You will lead a cross-functional team spanning vehicle configuration, structures, avionics, thermal, and manufacturing to deliver integrated cargo solutions while balancing requirements and schedule.

The role demands strong CAD/FEA skills, hands-on design and verification, and the ability to drive trades from concept through production.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in mechanical, aerospace, or related engineering.
• Ownership of complex mechanical/aerospace projects from concept to hardware.
• Experience with spacecraft or launch vehicle packaging and integration.
• Strong design fundamentals: load paths, joints, interfaces, secondary structures.
• Exposure to environments: acceleration, pressure, vibration, thermal.
• Experience with first-order structural analysis and FEA support.
• Experience creating verification test plans.
• Proficiency with CAD and analysis tools (NX, Simcenter3D) and GD&T.

Responsibilities

• Lead cargo architecture and internal/external cargo layout development.
• Define cargo interfaces, keep-out zones, and mounting provisions.
• Lead a small team through layout, trades, design, analysis, and hardware delivery.
• Collaborate across subsystems to resolve integration conflicts.
• Design secondary structures, brackets, and mounting provisions.
• Perform hand calculations and build FE models to verify designs.
• Develop test plans and support test execution and verification reports.
• Manage hardware from design through production and integration.
• Own schedule and budget for cargo integration activities.

Skills

Cargo integration

Mechanical design

FEM analysis

NX CAD

Simcenter3D

ASME Y14.5 / GD&T

Team leadership

Spacecraft hardware

Interface definition

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering

Tools

NX

Simcenter3D

Job description

Gravitics is seeking an experienced aerospace mechanical engineer to own cargo integration from initial layout to flight hardware and mission operations. You will lead a cross-functional team spanning vehicle configuration, structures, avionics, thermal, and manufacturing to deliver integrated cargo solutions while balancing requirements and schedule.

The role demands strong CAD/FEA skills, hands-on design and verification, and the ability to drive trades from concept through production.