Spaceflight Electromechanical Engineer – Avionics & Hardware

Venturi Astrolab, Inc.; Hawthorne (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity ownership

Comprehensive health benefits

401(k) with match

Flexible PTO & parental leave

On‑site lunch stipend

Weekly social hours on‑site

On‑site snacks

Job summary

Venturi Astrolab, Inc. in Hawthorne, CA seeks an Electromechanical Engineer (All Levels) to bridge electrical, mechanical, and systems design for spaceflight avionics. You will own physical and thermal interfaces, solving challenges in cryogenic and vacuum environments.

You will lead enclosure packaging, harness routing, and thermal hardware implementations, delivering flight‑ready hardware through SQE processes. A STEM‑based degree and CAD experience are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM).
• 1+ years designing physical hardware for high‑reliability applications.
• Experience using 3D CAD software (NX/Creo/SolidWorks) for packaging and enclosures.
• Experience with electrical harnesses, interconnects, wire routing, shielding, grounding.

Responsibilities

• Lead mechanical and structural design of space‑qualified electronics enclosures for vibration and shock.
• Select flight‑proven materials and bonding compounds respecting thermal and outgassing limits.
• Produce flight drawing packages with GD&T and grounding callouts per spaceflight standards.
• Collaborate with thermal teams to verify conductive thermal paths from die to radiators in vacuum.
• Integrate thermal control hardware including heat pipes, straps, materials and heaters.
• Architect harness installations including service loops and flex jumper assemblies.
• Design brackets, harness trays and bulkheads optimized for mass and manufacturability.
• Present packaging and thermal implementations at milestones (PDR/CDR/TRR/MRR).

Skills

3D CAD proficiency

Electrical harnessing

Grounding & shielding

Packaging design

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Master’s degree in STEM (preferred)

Tools

Siemens NX

Creo

SolidWorks

Job description

Venturi Astrolab, Inc. in Hawthorne, CA seeks an Electromechanical Engineer (All Levels) to bridge electrical, mechanical, and systems design for spaceflight avionics. You will own physical and thermal interfaces, solving challenges in cryogenic and vacuum environments.

You will lead enclosure packaging, harness routing, and thermal hardware implementations, delivering flight‑ready hardware through SQE processes. A STEM‑based degree and CAD experience are required.