Spacecraft Mechanical Engineer — Flight Hardware & On-Orbit

Approach Venture; Denver (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity stock options

Medical, dental and vision coverage

Paid parental leave

Three weeks of paid vacation

Ten+ paid holidays

Job summary

Approach Venture in Denver, CO, on-site, seeks a Mechanical Engineer to own spacecraft mechanical subsystems from concept through production and flight. You will translate requirements into detailed designs, create CAD models, and generate manufacturing documentation for launch and on-orbit environments.

The role requires hands-on hardware experience, strong CAD skills, and collaboration across systems, electrical, software, test, and manufacturing teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or related field.
• 5 years of mechanical design experience.
• Strong CAD capability including 3D modeling, drawings, and tolerance stack-ups.
• Experience designing hardware for aerospace, spacecraft, robotics, or similar environments.
• Hands-on experience building, testing, troubleshooting, and iterating hardware.

Responsibilities

• Own spacecraft mechanical and electromechanical subsystems from concept through production and flight.
• Translate system requirements into detailed mechanical designs and hardware architectures.
• Develop CAD models, drawings, tolerance analyses, and manufacturing documentation.
• Design structures, mechanisms, actuators, and precision assemblies for launch and on-orbit environments.
• Lead mechanical design reviews and drive designs through release.
• Integrate hardware with systems, electrical, software, and manufacturing teams.
• Develop mechanical verification and validation plans and support testing.
• Collaborate with suppliers and resolve fabrication/production issues.

Skills

CAD capability

Statics & dynamics

Materials & structural mechanics

Hands-on hardware testing

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering

Tools

Onshape

SolidWorks

NX

Creo

Job description

Approach Venture in Denver, CO, on-site, seeks a Mechanical Engineer to own spacecraft mechanical subsystems from concept through production and flight. You will translate requirements into detailed designs, create CAD models, and generate manufacturing documentation for launch and on-orbit environments.

The role requires hands-on hardware experience, strong CAD skills, and collaboration across systems, electrical, software, test, and manufacturing teams.