Senior Mechanical Engineer – Spacecraft Mechanisms, Kuiper Mechanical - Mechanisms

Project Kuiper is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world.

This role is for a highly innovative and dynamic individual with the ability and drive to design and develop spacecraft mechanisms.

In this role, you’ll identify the requirements through negotiation with other disciplines, apply research, your creativity, and experience to develop mechanisms that meet reliability goals and are producible at volume at very low cost.

This is a hands-on role and requires a self-starter with extensive skills in mechanical analysis, and the ability to drive multiple trades and iterations of design, build, and test as vehicle design advances, while diligently driving the design to the simplest possible solution that satisfies the requirements.

Responsibilities

• Identify and analyze requirements, conceive and develop trade studies on mechanism design options.
• Perform First Principles Engineering Analysis to down select an optimize mechanisms and / or systems for the satellite.
• Create and iterate detailed CAD models of design options mechanism geometry, materials / lubrication selections, assembly processes and test methods.
• Analyze (classical / FEA) all load conditions (static, dynamic, thermal, fatigue) for compliance.
• Develop test plans throughout development with variable isolation DOEs and statistical analysis for long term reliability assessments as needed.
• Define qualification plans and identify acceptance testing methods at volume production.
• Facilitate cost trades on multiple parallel configurations for cost / manufacturability vs design uncertainty.
• Produce complete design packages detailed drawings, analysis reports, BOMs, Assembly documentation.

Export Control Requirement :

Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.

e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations :

Redmond, WA, USA

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience in developing functional specifications, design verification plans and functional test procedures
• 10+ years experience working in an aerospace, defense or automotive design / manufacturing environment in a Lead Engineering role.
• Experience designing and qualifying space mechanisms, specifically those driven by stepper motors, BLDC motors, or springs, and associated sensors to ensure appropriate performance.
• Bachelors degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or equivalent.
• Proficient in developing design models and drawings for production and analysis via Computer Aided Design (CAD) software.

Experience working with Product Lifecycle Management tools for configuration management.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience working with interdisciplinary teams to execute product design from concept to production
• Experience with the project management of technical projects
• Master's degree in computer science, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, or equivalent
• Experience providing input and leadership to cross functional teams to introduce new products to production.
• Experience in materials selection related to wear performance in space applications.
• Experience using NX, Teamcenter, and Ansys for CAD.
27 days ago