Spacecraft Mechanical Engineer - Hands-on Design & Build

Katalyst Space; Broomfield (CO); On-site; USD 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Medical, vision and dental coverage

Unlimited Paid Time Off

Job summary

Katalyst Space in Colorado is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to design, analyze, and build spacecraft mechanical systems. You will work hands-on from concept through CAD, analysis, fabrication, integration, and test, partnering with avionics, propulsion, and software teams to ensure reliable flight hardware.

The role emphasizes practical problem solving, clear technical communication, and ownership as capabilities grow, with responsibilities expanding from supervised tasks to independent

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering is required or expected.
• Strong grounding in mechanics, statics and dynamics, structures, materials, or heat transfer with clear reasoning.
• Hands-on mechanical engineering experience from internships, projects, or labs is expected.
• Ability to break down ambiguous mechanical problems, build models, and validate with analysis or tests.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to design, analysis, manufacturing, integration and test of spacecraft mechanical systems.
• Own mechanical engineering problems from requirements and concept through CAD, analysis, drawing release, fabrication and test.
• Work hands-on with CAD, drawings, analysis tools, prototypes, flight hardware, fixtures, and test equipment.
• Collaborate across avionics, GNC, propulsion, software, systems, and manufacturing to understand interfaces.
• Document requirements, assumptions, interfaces, tolerances, analyses, procedures, and decisions.

Skills

Mechanical design

Dynamics & statics

Hands-on experimentation

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

Tools

CAD (SolidWorks / similar)

Finite element analysis tools

Prototype fabrication

Job description

Katalyst Space in Colorado is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to design, analyze, and build spacecraft mechanical systems. You will work hands-on from concept through CAD, analysis, fabrication, integration, and test, partnering with avionics, propulsion, and software teams to ensure reliable flight hardware.

The role emphasizes practical problem solving, clear technical communication, and ownership as capabilities grow, with responsibilities expanding from supervised tasks to independent