Spacecraft Structures Engineer: Flight Hardware & Packaging (Equity)

Rendezvous Robotics; Golden (CO); In loco; USD 110.000 - 170.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Stock options

Medical, vision, dental

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Parental leave

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

Descrizione del lavoro

Rendezvous Robotics in Golden, CO seeks a Spacecraft Structures Engineer to own the design, analysis, and packaging of satellite bus structures and mounting hardware. You will take flight structures from concept through qualification, production, and on-orbit operation, coordinating with systems, electrical, and manufacturing teams.

The role requires hands-on CAD and GD&T work, FEA-driven validation, and strong thermo-mechanical design and materials knowledge.

Competenze

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering or related field (advanced degree a plus).
• 4+ years of spacecraft structural and mechanical design experience.
• Demonstrated experience designing spaceflight hardware that has flown.
• Experience owning a flight structure or subsystem from concept through qualification test.
• Experience mounting components to primary structure with attention to dynamic environment.
• Thermal-mechanical design experience including conduction paths, doublers, heat pipe integration, and CTE considerations.
• Proficiency with structural finite element analysis (FEA) for modal, quasi-static, and random vibration.
• Strong 3D CAD, drawings, tolerance stack-ups, and GD&T (ASME Y14.5).
• Solid understanding of spaceflight materials, fabrication techniques, and design for manufacturability.
• Strong ability to communicate across engineering disciplines for program decisions.

Mansioni

• Own spacecraft primary and secondary structure from concept to production and on-orbit operation, including requirements, CAD, tolerances, and reviews.
• Design component mounting and local stiffening, mounting patterns, fasteners, and dynamic response.
• Design conduction paths and thermal interfaces, including doublers, TIMs, heat pipes, and placement.
• Design solar cell mounting, substrate prep, bonding, CTE compatibility, and coverglass handling.
• Execute detailed layout and packaging balancing structural, thermal, power, and avionics needs.
• Perform component and assembly level structural analysis including modal and vibration analyses.
• Define harness routing and accommodation.
• Engage suppliers/fabricators and produce/verify GD&T-driven drawings.
• Support prototype builds and verification tests, including environmental and vib tests.
• Incorporate vibroacoustic and thermal analysis results into the design.

Conoscenze

FEA analysis

CAD & GD&T

Thermal design

Structure design

Cross-functional comms

Python / MATLAB

Formazione

Bachelor's in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

Strumenti

Nastran

ANSYS

Abaqus

Thermal Desktop

Descrizione del lavoro

Rendezvous Robotics in Golden, CO seeks a Spacecraft Structures Engineer to own the design, analysis, and packaging of satellite bus structures and mounting hardware. You will take flight structures from concept through qualification, production, and on-orbit operation, coordinating with systems, electrical, and manufacturing teams.

The role requires hands-on CAD and GD&T work, FEA-driven validation, and strong thermo-mechanical design and materials knowledge.