Mechanical & Structural Engineer

H9 are currently working with an incredibly exciting business who are looking for a Mechanical & Structural Engineer with 5+ years of experience to join as a founding engineer and own the entire mechanical and structural discipline of our compute-native satellites. Role Description You will be the linchpin responsible for designing the physical satellite — primary structure, deployable solar arrays, and radiator mechanisms — that make orbital AI inference possible. This is a ground‑floor opportunity to work shoulder‑to‑shoulder with the company’s founding thermal/power systems engineer, guiding designs with contract manufacturers as we push toward our groundbreaking missions in 2027/2028. The role requires real spacecraft flight experience and the ability to drive and own this critical engineering domain. What will you be doing? Designing the physical satellite structure alongside contract manufacturers — daily collaboration, design iteration, troubleshooting, and trade‑off decisions on cost, weight, and efficiency Owning deployable systems (solar arrays and radiators) — designing mechanisms that fold into the satellite bus and reliably unfold in orbit with no second chances Running and parsing structural analysis (FEA, modal analysis, launch loads, vibration) — coordinating with manufacturing partners and providing informed opinions on results Solving radiation shielding challenges to protect GPUs in orbit, working with materials like aluminum, titanium, silicon, and composites Translating Orbital’s constellation‑scale mission into actionable engineering requirements that guide external partners through early design phases Desirable Software Experience ABAQUS, ANSYS, NASTRAN, FEA, CAD, CFRP (Mix of these software packages). #J-18808-Ljbffr H9 Talent Solutions