Spacecraft Mechanical Engineer: Structures & Testing

ARGO; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

ARGO designs, analyzes, prototypes, tests, and integrates mass-critical spacecraft structures and mechanisms. You will own hardware qualification and test campaigns and contribute to multidisciplinary designs, leading or participating in technical and flight-readiness reviews.

Requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering or science, strong mechanics, materials, dynamics, mechanisms, and aerospace structural design, plus CAD/FEA experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or sciences.
• Strong knowledge of mechanics, materials, dynamics, mechanisms and aerospace structural design, plus CAD and FEA experience.
• Senior and principal roles require progressively deeper spacecraft and harsh-environment systems experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, analyze, prototype, test, and integrate mechanical systems for spacecraft structures.
• Own hardware qualification and test campaigns and lead technical reviews.
• Collaborate across disciplines to support flight-readiness and multidisciplinary designs.

Skills

Mechanical Design

Structural Analysis

CAD

Finite Element Analysis

Spacecraft Structures

Mechanisms and Assemblies

Materials and Dynamics

Prototyping

Hardware Testing

Troubleshooting

Hardware Integration

Environmental Testing

Test Campaign Management

Test Data Analysis

Technical Communication

Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or related field

Tools

SolidWorks

ANSYS

Job description

ARGO designs, analyzes, prototypes, tests, and integrates mass-critical spacecraft structures and mechanisms. You will own hardware qualification and test campaigns and contribute to multidisciplinary designs, leading or participating in technical and flight-readiness reviews.

Requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering or science, strong mechanics, materials, dynamics, mechanisms, and aerospace structural design, plus CAD/FEA experience.