GITAI
Mechanical Engineer, Space Robotics
Los Angeles, California, United States · Intern · Internship
H1B sponsorship available$100k-$125kDetected 42 days ago
CybersecurityAvionicsRoboticsMechanical DesignResearch
About the role
- Space is no longer defined only by the cost of launch.
- Satellites, space stations, lunar infrastructure, and defense systems are becoming more capable and more ambitious.
- But getting hardware to space is only the first step.
Responsibilities
- Design and iterate mechanical hardware across robotic, spacecraft, satellite, and propulsion systems, optimizing for performance, reliability, and testability.
- Work closely with electrical and software engineers to define requirements, interfaces, and assembly configurations that are practical to build and integrate.
- Assemble, integrate, and maintain prototypes and early builds, and feed insights back into the design to improve buildability and serviceability.
- Plan and execute testing, including operational verification as well as reliability and quality testing, and use results to drive design improvements.
- Relocation Support - Available for qualifying positions
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a closely related discipline.
- 1+ years of relevant experience designing, analyzing, and supporting the manufacturing of electro-mechanical systems or mechanisms.
- Proficiency with mechanical CAD.
- Experience creating mechanical drawings and maintaining drawing packages.
- Must be able to safely lift and move items up to 40 pounds (with or without reasonable accommodation), including during assembly and test activities.
- Must be a U.S. citizen, as this role may require eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance in the future.
- Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the U.S. This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.
Compensation
- $100,000 - $125,000 per year + equity (commensurate with experience)
- Time Off - 11 paid holidays per year, 12 days of paid vacation per year, and paid sick leave (in accordance with applicable law)
- Compensation may include base salary or hourly pay and, depending on the position, equity.
- Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, skillset, and other job-related factors.
- LA salary range
- $100,000 - $125,000 USD
Benefits
- Health Insurance - Platinum medical plan with 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees
- Equity - Stock option eligibility depending on role
- Time Off - 11 paid holidays per year, 12 days of paid vacation per year, and paid sick leave (in accordance with applicable law)
- Office Perks - Free snacks and drinks, plus regular team events
- Compensation may include base salary or hourly pay and, depending on the position, equity.
Company info
- GITAI is a space robotics company working to reduce the cost of work in space by 100x.
- Space is no longer defined only by the cost of launch. Satellites, space stations, lunar infrastructure, and defense systems are becoming more capable and more ambitious. But getting hardware to space is only the first step. The harder problem is doing useful work once it is there.
- GITAI develops robotic systems for orbital, lunar, and defense applications. Our robots are designed for tasks such as assembly, inspection, maintenance, construction, and surface operations in environments where human labor is expensive, dangerous, or impractical. To move fast and drive cost down, we keep hardware, software, testing, and integration close together. This allows our team to learn from real tests, shorten development cycles, and reduce dependency on slow external handoffs.
- We are still early. The systems, the company, and the market are all being built at the same time. The work is difficult, and many answers are still not written down. If the work pulls you in, and you want to move it forward with your own hands, GITAI is the right place for you.
- The harder problem is doing useful work once it is there.
- GITAI develops robotic systems for orbital, lunar, and defense applications.
- Our robots are designed for tasks such as assembly, inspection, maintenance, construction, and surface operations in environments where human labor is expensive, dangerous, or impractical.
- To move fast and drive cost down, we keep hardware, software, testing, and integration close together.
- This allows our team to learn from real tests, shorten development cycles, and reduce dependency on slow external handoffs.
- We are still early.
- The systems, the company, and the market are all being built at the same time.
- The work is difficult, and many answers are still not written down.
- If the work pulls you in, and you want to move it forward with your own hands, GITAI is the right place for you.
- Your Mission
- The Mechanical Engineer, Space Robotics owns the end-to-end development of assigned mechanical hardware for robotic spacecraft systems, including robotic arms mounted to satellite buses, satellite bus structures, solar array mechanisms, battery system enclosures, avionics packaging, mounting structures, fixtures, and ground support equipment.
- This role is not limited to desk-based design.
- It spans concept design, CAD, drawings, prototyping, fabrication support, hands-on assembly, integration, verification testing, failure investigation, and early-stage manufacturing support.
- The engineer applies established design guidelines and best practices, then feeds lessons from real builds and tests back into GITAI's mechanical design standards to accelerate development cycles.
- What You'll Drive
Equal opportunity
- GITAI USA is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the U.S. This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.
This listing is sourced directly from GITAI's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.