Senior Spacecraft Mechanical Systems Engineer

Voyager Technologies; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); Hybrid; USD 175,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Time Off (FTO)

Medical, dental & vision coverage

Gym memberships (nationwide)

401(k) with company match

Wellbeing programs

Voluntary benefits

Job summary

Voyager Technologies is seeking a Senior Mechanical Systems Engineer to help shape the future of lunar technologies and missions. Based in Pittsburgh, PA, the role can be onsite or remote.

You will define mission concepts for NASA, government, and commercial customers and influence architectures for lunar landers, surface systems, and spacecraft. This position requires 5–10 years of experience in mechanical systems, with strong CAD, analysis, and proposal experience.

Qualifications

• BS in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering with 5–10 years of relevant experience
• Experience developing complex mechanical systems at scale
• Experience conducting preliminary structural analysis of space systems
• Experience in space system development, systems engineering, structure/thermal design and analysis, mechanical & fluid systems, and/or manufacturing
• Experience authoring proposals and external customer presentations
• Experience decomposing mission and system-level requirements
• Strong understanding of launch, space, and lunar environments

Responsibilities

• Develop and review concepts and designs of lunar landers, rovers, surface power systems, and spacecraft
• Support development and technical content for mission opportunities and internal programs
• Perform system-level analyses and sizing of space systems
• Develop and manage spacecraft configurations in CAD and perform preliminary structural analyses
• Design spacecraft structures for lunar landers, orbiters, and rovers
• Perform preliminary mechanical design and analysis of structures and mechanisms
• Assess payload and subsystem accommodations within a complex spacecraft
• Contribute to schedules, resourcing, and budgets estimations
• Coordinate with other engineering disciplines, partners, customers, and vendors to resolve technical risks
• Participate in visits and technical interchange meetings with customers/partners
• Translate customer requirements into actionable product goals and system architectures
• Lead cross-functional meetings to ensure engineering solutions align with roadmaps
• Develop trade studies to support decisions
• Support the system-level technical vision for new products across hardware and software

Skills

Mechanical design

Systems engineering

Proposals & presentations

Education

BS in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

Tools

Confluence

Jira

Automation scripting

Job description

Voyager Technologies is seeking a Senior Mechanical Systems Engineer to help shape the future of lunar technologies and missions. Based in Pittsburgh, PA, the role can be onsite or remote.

You will define mission concepts for NASA, government, and commercial customers and influence architectures for lunar landers, surface systems, and spacecraft. This position requires 5–10 years of experience in mechanical systems, with strong CAD, analysis, and proposal experience.