Spacecraft Mechanical Engineering Lead

Katalyst Space Technologies; Broomfield (CO); On-site; USD 139,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation bonus

Employee stock option plan

Discretionary bonuses

Comprehensive medical, vision, dental

Job summary

Katalyst Space Technologies is seeking a senior Mechanical Engineer to lead and grow our mechanical engineering organization for spacecraft hardware. You will own multiple development programs, establish standards, and mentor engineers across experience levels.

You will drive critical architectural decisions and balance cost, schedule, and risk while coordinating with systems, electrical, software, and manufacturing teams. Expect a demanding yet rewarding environment with long-term incentives.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of mechanical engineering experience in aerospace or complex hardware.
• 3–5+ years leading engineering teams.
• Extensive spacecraft or aerospace structural/mechanical design experience.
• Strong CAD and GD&T expertise.
• Deep understanding of manufacturing and assembly processes.
• Experience leading qualification and environmental testing.
• Strong mechanical fundamentals and systems engineering intuition.
• Demonstrated ability to lead multidisciplinary engineering efforts.
• Experience making high-consequence engineering decisions and tradeoffs.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow the Mechanical Engineering organization spanning robotics, bus design, arrays and other space mechanisms.
• Own execution across multiple spacecraft mechanical development efforts.
• Establish engineering standards and best practices.
• Mentor engineers across all experience levels.
• Drive architecture and major technical decisions.
• Balance schedule, cost, manufacturability, and technical risk.
• Coordinate closely with Systems, Electrical, Software, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Test.
• Lead design reviews and technical risk assessments.
• Build a culture of ownership, craftsmanship, and continuous improvement.
• Support integration, qualification, environmental testing, and flight readiness.
• Remove roadblocks for engineering teams while maintaining accountability.

Skills

Mechanical fundamentals

Team leadership

Systems engineering

Design for aerospace hardware

Risk assessment

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Tradeoffs decisions

Engineering architecture

Manufacturing understanding

Tools

CAD

GD&T

Job description

Katalyst Space Technologies is seeking a senior Mechanical Engineer to lead and grow our mechanical engineering organization for spacecraft hardware. You will own multiple development programs, establish standards, and mentor engineers across experience levels.

You will drive critical architectural decisions and balance cost, schedule, and risk while coordinating with systems, electrical, software, and manufacturing teams. Expect a demanding yet rewarding environment with long-term incentives.