CesiumAstro

CesiumAstro

Principal Spacecraft Mechanical Engineer II

Westminster, CO · Principal · Full-time

Work authorization required$142k-$189kDetected 23 hours ago
PythonSolidWorksANSYSFEAThermal AnalysisGD&TMechanical DesignAerospace EngineeringCommunication

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Lottery odds (Level IV)94
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About the role

  • In this position, you will be responsible for leading a team of engineers responsible for mechanical aspects of CesiumAstro spacecraft, subsystems, and interfaces through all phases of the development process.
  • CesiumAstro considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, education/training, and key skills.

Requirements

  • Bachelor of Science (BS) or Master of Science (MS) degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering from an accredited university or institution.
  • 11 years of experience in communications satellite structures and mechanisms design from concept design to decommissioning across multiple programs.
  • At least 5 years of experience leading technical teams.
  • Experience including failure and recovery of mechanism operations in test and in operations, as well as loss of mission due to mechanism failure (experience with success as well!).
  • At least one experience with a structural failure in environmental test and recovery from that failure.
  • Experience in conducting architectural trade studies including parametric and first-order cost and physical analysis.
  • Experience with professional mechanical and FEA CAD tools, such as SolidWorks Simulation, Ansys, and Nastran.
  • If you are looking for hands-on, interactive, and autonomous work, CesiumAstro is the place for you.
  • As such, excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.

Compensation

  • $142k-$189k

Benefits

  • Experience with two or more spacecraft structural and mechanical architectures which drives your vision for the next generation of spacecraft.

Company info

  • At CesiumAstro, we are developers and pioneers of out-of-the-box communication systems for satellites, UAVs, launch vehicles, and other space and airborne platforms.
  • We are actively seeking passionate, collaborative, energetic, and forward-thinking individuals to join our team.
  • We are looking to add a Principal Spacecraft Mechanical Engineer II to our team.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U
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