Space Solar Mechanical Engineer — High-Impact Hardware

Starcloud; Woodinville (WA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Discretionary bonuses

Medical, vision, and dental coverage

401(k) retirement plan with company匹配

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Paid parental leave

Generous paid vacation, holidays, and;

Job summary

Starcloud, Inc. seeks a Mechanical Engineer (Solar) to own the solar array mechanical systems for space-based data centers.

You will design, analyze, and validate mechanisms from concept through deployment, ensuring reliability in launch and in-orbit environments. You will work with multidisciplinary teams to optimize manufacturability and cost, manage component lifecycles, and lead testing programs to meet stringent space-grade requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field.
• Proficiency with advanced CAD software, ideally NX and Teamcenter.
• Experience with FEA software for high-fidelity structural analysis, ideally Ansys.
• Minimum of 2+ years of hands-on experience in mechanical design, analysis, testing, and/or manufacturing.
• Strong understanding and application of GD&T principles.

Responsibilities

• Create and manage detailed CAD models from the component level up to the spacecraft level, accounting for complex stowed (launch) and deployed (orbital) configurations.
• Perform structural, kinematic, and thermal analyses using FEA and hand calculations to ensure solar hardware survives launch and performs during in-orbit thermo-elastic cycling.
• Own the lifecycle of mechanical components, iteratively driving projects from initial concept through to manufacturing, testing, and deployment.
• Collaborate on system-level requirements and design criteria to develop holistic DFM strategies that optimize for manufacturability, cost, and reliability.
• Ensure timely project delivery with high standards of quality and performance through pragmatic project management.
• Design and execute comprehensive test plans to validate designs under launch and space environments.
• Perform rigorous environmental and performance testing to demonstrate compliance with requirements.
• Partner with supply chain and manufacturing teams to establish efficient production processes.
• Optimize designs for ease of integration and production.
• Collaborate with vendors to ensure the flawless delivery and integration of mechanical components.

Skills

Mechanical design

FEA analysis

GD&T

Cross-functional collaboration

Test planning

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field

Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

NX CAD

Teamcenter

Ansys

Job description

Starcloud, Inc. seeks a Mechanical Engineer (Solar) to own the solar array mechanical systems for space-based data centers.

You will design, analyze, and validate mechanisms from concept through deployment, ensuring reliability in launch and in-orbit environments. You will work with multidisciplinary teams to optimize manufacturability and cost, manage component lifecycles, and lead testing programs to meet stringent space-grade requirements.