Mechanical Engineer

Mechanical Engineer | Spacecraft | CaliforniaI'm working with an innovative space company developing a new generation of reusable in-space transportation vehicles, and they're looking for a Mechanical Engineer to join their growing team.This is a highly hands-on position where you'll have significant ownership across the design, analysis, build, integration and testing of spacecraft hardwareYou could work across primary and secondary structures, propellant tanks, docking and capture systems, propulsion components, deployables, actuators and other mechanical systems.What they're looking for:Strong mechanical engineering fundamentals across mechanics, materials and dynamicsExperience designing and analysing aerospace or spacecraft structuresStrong CAD and FEA experienceExperience with mechanisms, actuators and/or deployable systemsHands-on hardware prototyping, testing, integration and troubleshootingExperience supporting structural or environmental test campaignsComfortable working across multidisciplinary engineering teamsScripting or programming experience would be advantageousThis would suit an engineer who enjoys taking end-to-end ownership of hardware, working at pace and solving challenging mechanical problems rather than operating within a narrowly defined remit.If you're interested in building spacecraft hardware and want to learn more, drop me a message.