Mechanical Engineer, Satellite (Starshield)
Location
Hawthorne, CA
Level
Entry-Level
Department
Aerospace & Space
Type
Salary
$95,000 - $115,000
Job Description
Posted on:
2025-09-03
Responsibilities
- Own hardware and mechanisms from conceptual design through volume production and on-orbit operations.
- Develop design criteria, collaborate on requirements, and drive system-level optimization.
- Rapidly iterate on designs and analysis to inform high-level systems trades and steer overall product direction.
- Drive holistic DFM to create elegant designs focusing on piece part and process count reductions.
- Establish an efficient product lifecycle balancing cost, complexity, and quality.
- Perform environmental and performance testing on hardware to validate analysis and compliance.
- Own product delivery timeline through conception, design, assembly, and launch.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in an engineering or STEM discipline.
- Experience with CAD or FEA software packages.
- 1+ years of experience with mechanical and/or electromechanical design and analysis.
- Solid understanding and application of GD&T.
- Demonstrated ability to own hardware or systems in an integrated engineering team.
- Self-motivated with strong organizational, written, and oral communication skills.
- Ability to work long hours and weekends as necessary to meet deadlines.
