Space Mechanical & Thermal Systems Lead

US Health Partners, LLC; Irvine (CA); Hybrid; USD 155,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Flexible PTO

Friendly work environment

Extra fun perks

Job summary

ICEYE US is seeking a Manager, Mechanical & Thermal Systems to lead the engineering team responsible for mechanical structures, deployables, and thermal control within the Space Systems group in Irvine, CA. The role owns the full mechanical and thermal lifecycle from architecture to flight acceptance, while mentoring a team of engineers.

You will coordinate with RF, avionics, systems engineering, and AIT, ensuring margin, interface definition, and manufacturability across programs.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of mechanical design experience for space hardware.
• Experience designing space deployables.
• 2+ years of direct engineering management or technical lead experience.
• Proficiency with CAD tools (SolidWorks, Creo, CATIA or similar).
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering.
• Experience in thermal design and thermal control.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of mechanical and thermal engineers.
• Own design and analysis of mechanical structures, deployables, for space hardware.
• Own the mechanical/thermal lifecycle: requirements, interfaces, verification.
• Ensure designs meet thermal, vibration, acoustic, and load requirements.
• Collaborate with RF, avionics, systems engineering, and AIT teams.
• Lead environmental test planning and execution for flight article.
• Define and optimize manufacturing and assembly processes for producibility.
• Own payload-to-bus interface definition and adapter design.
• Set and enforce mechanical/thermal standards and processes.

Skills

Mechanical Design

Space Deployables

Engineering Management

CAD Tools

Thermal Design

Education

Bachelors in Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

Creo

CATIA

FEM/FEA

Job description

ICEYE US is seeking a Manager, Mechanical & Thermal Systems to lead the engineering team responsible for mechanical structures, deployables, and thermal control within the Space Systems group in Irvine, CA. The role owns the full mechanical and thermal lifecycle from architecture to flight acceptance, while mentoring a team of engineers.

You will coordinate with RF, avionics, systems engineering, and AIT, ensuring margin, interface definition, and manufacturability across programs.