Space Kinetic Corp.

Space Kinetic Corp.

Director of Engineering: Deployables (micro-satellites)

El Segundo, California · Director

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 13 hours ago
AvionicsMechanical DesignAerospace EngineeringLeadership

About the role

  • This is not a role for someone looking for a traditional 40-hour work week.

Responsibilities

  • The Director of Engineering: Deployables (micro-satellites) will lead the development of ruggedized deployable micro-satellites compatible with Space Kinetic's Whirlwind platform (a high-velocity, rotary electromechanical deployment system).
  • This position is responsible for the design, analysis, fabrication, integration, testing, qualification, and production transition of an entirely new class of space vehicle for dual use space missions.
  • As the technical lead, you will own the entire deployable system from cradle to grave, while working closely with systems, structures, avionics, manufacturing, integration, and test engineers.
  • Lead the design and development of Whirlwind-compatible deployable micro-satellites from concept through flight.
  • Lead technical design reviews and provide technical guidance across multidisciplinary engineering teams.
  • Mechanical Design & Analysis
  • Design a ruggedized micro-satellite capable of surviving high G-loading Whirlwind operational environment.
  • Perform engineering trade studies balancing performance, reliability, mass, manufacturability, cost, and schedule.
  • Generate detailed mechanical designs, production drawings, tolerance analyses, and engineering documentation.
  • Perform structural, thermal, and mechanical analyses to verify design performance.

Requirements

  • The ideal candidate is equally comfortable designing in CAD, reviewing analysis, troubleshooting hardware on the production floor, and leading environmental test campaigns.
  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related engineering discipline.
  • 8+ years of experience developing complex aerospace or high-performance mechanical systems.

Company info

  • Space Kinetic is a dual use space technology startup building a completely new architecture for space operations - one that brings the advantages of proliferated drone technology (low-cost, operationally flexible, attritable, distributed) to space missions while reducing the ecosystem's reliance on consumable fuel. In a world where many companies are focused on incrementally improving the status quo, we are focused on creating something entirely different - an architecture underpinned by new first principles to meet the opportunities and challenges of the third space age head-on. Our goal is to move away from one-to-one space architectures - where each satellite in a constellation has one (or a small number of) primary payloads attached to the bus - and unlock a "one-to-many" system, where each satellite has a large number of payloads which can be deployed from their host spacecraft at high velocities without firing a thruster.
  • This is not a role for someone looking for a traditional 40-hour work week. Space Kinetic is building ambitious, first-of-its-kind technology, and that requires urgency, ownership, and a high level of commitment to changing the foundational assumptions for everything we do in space.
  • Space Kinetic is a dual use space technology startup building a completely new architecture for space operations - one that brings the advantages of proliferated drone technology (low-cost, operationally flexible, attritable, distributed) to space missions while reducing the ecosystem's reliance on consumable fuel.
  • In a world where many companies are focused on incrementally improving the status quo, we are focused on creating something entirely different - an architecture underpinned by new first principles to meet the opportunities and challenges of the third space age head-on.
  • Our goal is to move away from one-to-one space architectures - where each satellite in a constellation has one (or a small number of) primary payloads attached to the bus - and unlock a "one-to-many" system, where each satellite has a large number of payloads which can be deployed from their host spacecraft at high velocities without firing a thruster.
  • Space Kinetic is building ambitious, first-of-its-kind technology, and that requires urgency, ownership, and a high level of commitment to changing the foundational assumptions for everything we do in space.
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