Starfall Mechanical Design Engineer — Space Cargo Vehicle

Confidential; United States; Remote; USD 100,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Vision coverage

Dental coverage

401(k) plan

Stock options

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer for the Starfall program to design structures, fluid systems, and components that endure extreme loads in space. You will own hardware through the lifecycle and interact with senior leadership during critical phases.

Applicants should have a bachelor’s degree in engineering and 1+ years of CAD/FEA experience, plus hands-on fabrication/assembly or testing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline required.
• 1+ years of experience with CAD or FEA software packages.
• 1+ years of hands-on hardware experience performing fabrication, assembly, and/or testing.

Responsibilities

• Full ownership of primary and secondary structures, mechanisms, and/or fluid systems for Starfall Cargo Vehicle.
• Use hand calculations, finite element analyses (FEA), and computer-aided designs (CAD) to ensure hardware meets requirements.
• Lead design reviews and hardware qualifications.
• Serve as technical interface with suppliers, customers, and internal production/launch teams.
• Own the hardware delivery timeline and success through inception, design, assembly, launch and reuse.

Skills

CAD/FEA experience

Hardware fabrication/assembly/testing

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

NX/Teamcenter

NASTRAN/ABAQUS/ANSYS/CFD

Job description

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer for the Starfall program to design structures, fluid systems, and components that endure extreme loads in space. You will own hardware through the lifecycle and interact with senior leadership during critical phases.

Applicants should have a bachelor’s degree in engineering and 1+ years of CAD/FEA experience, plus hands-on fabrication/assembly or testing.