Spaceflight Mechanical Systems Engineer I

Jet Propulsion Laboratory; United States; On-site; USD 97,000 - 117,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision plans

Retirement plans

Flexible schedule

Paid time off

Job summary

Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, seeks a Mechanical Systems Engineer to advance hardware and system designs for spacecraft, payloads, and ground-based systems. The role spans proposal through flight operations, involving collaboration with engineers to deliver robust mechanical products for space missions.

The position requires a Mechanical Engineering degree (1 year+ experience) and strong CAD/GD&T skills, with opportunities for growth in a renowned space exploration

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related technical discipline with a minimum of 1 year of related experience.
• Minimum 3.0 GPA.
• Internship or hands-on technical experience may be counted toward the experience requirement.
• Knowledge of GD&T per ASME Y14.5.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support mechanical hardware development and mechanical systems engineering activities for payloads, instruments, and spacecraft during all mission phases including proposal, concept/system architecture development, detailed design, integration & test (I&T), and flight operations.
• Partner with other engineers to perform design and analysis, generate and maintain engineering documentation, and participate in the build and delivery of mechanical engineering products for spaceflight missions.
• Support trade studies, contribute to verification and validation (V&V) activities, and define, document, and manage technical requirements, interfaces, and other mechanical systems engineering products for spaceflight missions.
• Ensure that delivered products meet all technical requirements, programmatic goals and commitments.
• Interface across subsystem teams and disciplines to support the development and implementation of technical solutions.
• Contribute to cost and schedule estimation and implementation planning of engineering components.
• Support and present at team, line management, and subsystem level technical reviews.
• Perform tasks under the direction of the group supervisor, project management, and project technical leads, work independently and within a team environment, and collaborate on tasks that span a spectrum of disciplines.

Skills

CAD modeling software

GD&T (ASME Y14.5)

Verbal & written communication

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field

Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering (optional)

Tools

Unigraphics/Siemens NX

SolidWorks

Teamcenter

Job description

Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, seeks a Mechanical Systems Engineer to advance hardware and system designs for spacecraft, payloads, and ground-based systems. The role spans proposal through flight operations, involving collaboration with engineers to deliver robust mechanical products for space missions.

The position requires a Mechanical Engineering degree (1 year+ experience) and strong CAD/GD&T skills, with opportunities for growth in a renowned space exploration