Senior Spacecraft Mechanical Design Engineer

True Anomaly; Long Beach, Denver (CA, CO); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Health benefits

401K & PTO

Job summary

True Anomaly in Long Beach, CA is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to lead the mechanical design of spacecraft from concept to flight hardware. You will own structural systems for LEO/GEO satellites, small sat platforms, and on-orbit servicing vehicles, translating mission requirements into robust, flight-ready hardware.

You will work across structures, thermal, avionics, mechanisms, and propulsion teams, drive design reviews, and mentor junior engineers while upholding GD&T standards and a culture

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• 6-14 years in mechanical design, space hardware.
• Experience designing structures for launch loads and margins.
• Hands-on with spacecraft mechanisms design and deployment systems.
• Experience packaging electronics within spacecraft structures.
• Familiarity with propulsion mechanical integration.
• Proficiency in NX and/or SolidWorks for flight hardware.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, analysis, and optimization of mechanical structures for satellites and servicing vehicles.
• Own end-to-end development of spacecraft structural systems from concept to flight hardware.
• Design primary and secondary structures for launch loads and testing per ICD requirements.
• Lead deployment systems and mechanisms design for on-orbit operation.
• Package electronics within spacecraft structures with attention to thermal and EMI considerations.
• Develop 3D CAD models and drawings, enforce GD&T across the program.
• Lead design reviews (PDR/CDR/TRR) and manage technical risks and actions.
• Collaborate with structures, thermal, avionics, mechanisms, and propulsion teams.

Skills

CAD NX/SolidWorks

Launch loads

Spacecraft hardware

Systems integration

Engineering leadership

Communication skills

DFM/Quality

Education

Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Teamcenter

Windchill

Job description

True Anomaly in Long Beach, CA is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to lead the mechanical design of spacecraft from concept to flight hardware. You will own structural systems for LEO/GEO satellites, small sat platforms, and on-orbit servicing vehicles, translating mission requirements into robust, flight-ready hardware.

You will work across structures, thermal, avionics, mechanisms, and propulsion teams, drive design reviews, and mentor junior engineers while upholding GD&T standards and a culture