Senior Spacecraft Mechanical Engineering Lead

CesiumAstro, Inc.; Westminster (CO); Hybrid; USD 158,000 - 189,000; Full time

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Job summary

CesiumAstro is seeking a Senior Staff Mechanical Engineer to lead a team responsible for the mechanical aspects of spacecraft, subsystems, and interfaces from concept to space flight. The role emphasizes ownership of major design decisions, mentoring multidisciplinary teams, and coordination across structures, thermal, mechanisms, electrical, manufacturing, and AI&T groups.

The candidate will present design reviews to customers and leadership, contribute to proposals, and ensure robust,

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 12+ years of relevant experience.
• Demonstrated technical leadership of spacecraft mechanical development, including ownership of major design decisions and successful execution through one or more full development cycles.
• Experience leading and mentoring multidisciplinary mechanical teams and coordinating across structures, thermal, mechanisms, electrical, manufacturing, analysis, and AI&T.
• Strong understanding of spacecraft mechanical architecture, structural design, mechanical interfaces, and system-level design trades
• Hands-on experience supporting spacecraft integration, environmental testing, and resolution of vehicle-level technical challenges
• Strong knowledge of design for manufacturing, assembly, test, reliability, GD&T, and mechanical drawing practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of engineers responsible for mechanical aspects of CesiumAstro spacecraft, subsystems, and interfaces through all development phases.
• Deliver robust mechanical designs from concept through space flight, including requirements definition, architecture trades, analysis, manufacturing, assembly, testing, qualification, and in-orbit support.
• Collaborate closely with GNC, EPS, CDH, Payload, RF, Systems, and AI&T teams.
• Present engineering design review materials to customers and executive team, and participate in proposal-writing efforts.

Skills

Technical leadership

Mechanical design

CAD (SolidWorks)

System-level design

Mentoring teams

Education

BS or MS in Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

Ansys

Nastran

Job description

CesiumAstro is seeking a Senior Staff Mechanical Engineer to lead a team responsible for the mechanical aspects of spacecraft, subsystems, and interfaces from concept to space flight. The role emphasizes ownership of major design decisions, mentoring multidisciplinary teams, and coordination across structures, thermal, mechanisms, electrical, manufacturing, and AI&T groups.

The candidate will present design reviews to customers and leadership, contribute to proposals, and ensure robust,