Manager, Mechanical Design, Propulsion Engineering, Project Kuiper
Location
Redmond, WA
Level
Manager / Director
Department
Consumer Electronics
Type
Salary
$135,000 - $235,000
Job Description
Posted on:
2025-08-16
Responsibilities
- Direct mechanical design and integration of spacecraft propulsion systems, including CAD design and preliminary thermal/structural analyses
- Manage Propulsion design change requests and execution according to a Propulsion design roadmap
- Coordinate with manufacturing and test teams to prioritize and execute development, qualification test programs, as well as production verification activities
- Lead manufacturing support activities such as non-conformance investigations
- Drive root cause analysis and corrective actions for technical issues
- Coordinate with Propulsion teams on test & manufacturing fixture design
- Communicate to Project Kuiper change control boards to justify significant design changes
Job Requirements
- 3+ years experience managing engineering teams developing spacecraft flight hardware
- Bachelor degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Physics, or a related field
- 5+ years experience with spacecraft electric propulsion (preferred)
- Experience maintaining a design in a production environment
- Advanced degree (M.Sc., Ph.D.) in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Physics, or a related field (preferred)
- Experience with integrating high power avionics for aerospace applications
- Demonstrated experience developing, defining, and deploying internal design standards for a company or design team
