Description de posteJob Description Our team is the secret to our success. We are proud to work with inspiring colleagues who are smart, fun, and ambitious and looking for the challenge to transform an industry.
To pursue our vision, we are looking for a Senior Mechanisms Engineer. In this position, you will own the design of deployment and actuation mechanisms for our next-generation ultra-light deployable structures, from concept through qualification all the way to volume production and help shape a growing engineering team alongside former SpaceX engineers.
Your Mission Will Be To
Design, develop and qualify deployment mechanisms, hinges, latches, gear trains and actuators for extremely lightweight deployable structures
Own kinematics, load path, friction, backlash and tolerance‑stack analyses across the mechanism life cycle, from concept to detailed design and test
Get hands‑on with hardware for prototype assembly, mechanism testing (deployment, cycling, vacuum, thermal), and production line development
Build robust, flight‑proven mechanisms that meet aggressive mass and reliability targets under launch loads and orbital environments
Define and execute integration, verification and validation strategies for mechanism‑level and system‑level testing
Mentor junior engineers and serve as a technical reference for mechanism design practices
Requirements
5+ years of hands‑on experience designing mechanisms that move — deployables, gearboxes, actuators or precision linkages — in aerospace, automotive, robotics, or a similarly demanding industry
Multiple full development cycles under your belt: you have taken a mechanism from blank sheet to a flying, driving, or fielded product more than once
Deep expertise in gear trains, spring‑driven or motor‑driven deployment systems, latching/release devices, or precision kinematic mechanisms
Fluency with CAD (e.g., CATIA, Siemens NX) and motion/kinematic simulation tools; comfort with hand calculations to sanity‑check results
Strong analytical skills, a proactive attitude, excellent interpersonal skills and unbounded curiosity
Autonomy, and a willingness to be fully responsible for a significant part of the finished product
A proven track record of delivering reliable mechanisms for harsh or high‑consequence environments
A willingness to mentor juniors and provide technical leadership for mechanism design Professional level English — further languages welcome
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