Senior Spacecraft Mechanical Design Engineer

Spacex; United States; Remote; USD 135,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Medical, vision, dental

401(k) retirement plan

Paid parental leave

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Paid vacation

10+ paid holidays

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer for the Starfall project. You will own the design of structures, fluids, and mechanisms capable of withstanding extreme loads in space, and interface with leadership during critical design phases.

You should have 5+ years in CAD/FEA and hands-on hardware experience, plus experience with NX/Teamcenter and at least one major FEA package. Top Secret clearance or ability to obtain one is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline.
• 5+ years CAD/FEA experience.
• 5+ years of hands-on hardware fabrication/assembly/testing.
• Master's degree preferred.
• Experience with NX/Teamcenter designing parts and assemblies.
• Experience with at least one commercial FEA or Multiphysics package (NASTRAN, ABAQUS, ANSYS, CFD codes).
• Programming experience (Python, Matlab, Excel).
• Active Secret/Top Secret clearance or ability to obtain one.

Responsibilities

• Full ownership of primary and secondary structures, mechanisms, and/or fluid systems for Starfall Cargo Vehicle.
• Use hand calculations, FEA, and CAD to meet requirements.
• Lead design reviews and hardware qualifications.
• Interface with suppliers, customers, and internal teams.
• Own hardware delivery timeline from inception to reuse.

Skills

CAD

FEA

Python

Matlab

Excel

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

NX/Teamcenter

NASTRAN

ABAQUS

ANSYS

Job description

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer for the Starfall project. You will own the design of structures, fluids, and mechanisms capable of withstanding extreme loads in space, and interface with leadership during critical design phases.

You should have 5+ years in CAD/FEA and hands-on hardware experience, plus experience with NX/Teamcenter and at least one major FEA package. Top Secret clearance or ability to obtain one is required.