Staff Spacecraft Mechanical Systems Engineer

Impulse Space; Redondo Beach (CA); On-site; USD 175,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Medical, vision & dental coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Job summary

Impulse Space in Redondo Beach is seeking a Staff Mechanical Systems Engineer to own the design, analysis, build, test and integration of multiple Mira spacecraft missions. You will blend mechanical and systems engineering to scale the program from single digits to tens of missions per year.

You will lead mechanical accommodations, interfaces, and reviews across avionics, propulsion, RF and GNC, partnering with cross‑functional teams to deliver robust hardware on aggressive schedules.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• 6+ years demonstrated experience designing and analyzing mechanical systems on spacecraft or similar vehicles.
• Strong knowledge of spacecraft components, subsystems, and systems.
• Strong understanding of mechanics of materials, material failure modes, and associated analysis methods.
• Proficiency with CAD software, assembly management, and GD&T.
• Proficiency with analysis software and demonstrated experience analyzing mechanical components under varying environments and loading conditions.
• Demonstrated experience working collaboratively across different teams.
• Ability to communicate technical challenges, explain rationale and/or resolve concerns.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary mechanical systems engineer for multiple missions from proposal to flight.
• Work with all departments to define mission specific configurations associated RF, soft goods, avionics, propulsion, GNC, and mission operations.
• Design, analyze, build, and test the mechanical accommodations for payloads of varying requirements on each mission.
• Optimize mission workflow across the vehicle engineering department to support an increased number of missions owned per engineer.
• Hold and lead mission conceptual, preliminary, and critical design reviews to ensure all mission requirements are tracked, met, and verified.
• Interface with mission management and customers during all phases of the program lifecycle.
• Collaborate effectively with partner teams (such as avionics, software, test and GNC) to create a high performing, integrated system.

Skills

CAD software

GD&T

materials mechanics

cross-team collaboration

technical communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

NX

Teamcenter

ANSYS

FEMAP

Job description

Impulse Space in Redondo Beach is seeking a Staff Mechanical Systems Engineer to own the design, analysis, build, test and integration of multiple Mira spacecraft missions. You will blend mechanical and systems engineering to scale the program from single digits to tens of missions per year.

You will lead mechanical accommodations, interfaces, and reviews across avionics, propulsion, RF and GNC, partnering with cross‑functional teams to deliver robust hardware on aggressive schedules.