Spacecraft Mechanisms Engineering Manager

True Anomaly, Inc.; Panama City Beach (FL); On-site; USD 155,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision benefits

PTO and holidays

401K and parental leave

Equity

Job summary

True Anomaly, Inc. seeks an innovative Mechanisms Engineering Manager to lead a small, agile team responsible for precision, motor-driven actuation systems for orbital platforms.

You will balance hands-on technical leadership with people management and program planning to deliver integrated actuation solutions. The role spans design, development, testing, and integration of gimbals, reaction wheels, and deployment mechanisms, with close collaboration across avionics, software, and test teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/ Aerospace Engineering or related field; Master’s preferred.
• 10+ years of professional experience in spacecraft mechanisms design, development, and test.
• Demonstrated experience with motor-driven actuation systems, including brushless DC motors and drive electronics.
• Experience with precision pointing or tracking mechanisms such as gimbals, beam steering systems, or antenna pointing systems.
• Strong understanding of mechanism performance analysis including kinematics, structural dynamics, bearing life, and disturbance modeling.
• Familiarity with GNC interface requirements for stabilized pointing and tracking applications.
• Demonstrated ability to lead engineering teams and deliver complex hardware on schedule.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical direction for spacecraft mechanism systems, including precision gimbals and motor-driven actuators
• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of mechanisms engineers to develop vertically integrated actuation solutions
• Oversee end-to-end mechanisms development lifecycle: requirements, design, analysis, procurement, integration, and test
• Lead design and development of precision pointing, tracking, and articulation systems for on-orbit payloads and antennas
• Partner with GNC team to develop bearing determination, stabilization, and closed-loop pointing control
• Develop and maintain mechanism performance budgets (pointing accuracy, torque margin, lifetime, disturbances)
• Ensure mechanism designs meet mission requirements for reliability, thermal, radiation, and SWaP constraints
• Manage schedules, budgets, staffing, and technical risk across multiple programs
• Collaborate with avionics, systems engineering, software, and test teams for spacecraft integration
• Drive compliance with aerospace standards and lead design reviews with stakeholders and customers
• Communicate product development status and issues with leadership

Skills

Spacecraft mechanisms

Motor-driven actuators

Gimbals

Pointing systems

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical./Aerospace Eng (Master preferred)

Tools

NASTRAN/ANSYS

Job description

True Anomaly, Inc. seeks an innovative Mechanisms Engineering Manager to lead a small, agile team responsible for precision, motor-driven actuation systems for orbital platforms.

You will balance hands-on technical leadership with people management and program planning to deliver integrated actuation solutions. The role spans design, development, testing, and integration of gimbals, reaction wheels, and deployment mechanisms, with close collaboration across avionics, software, and test teams.