- Pasadena, California, United States
- On-site
- Contract · Senior
- $170K–$216K per year
- 9+ years
Lead mechanical hardware development and mechanical systems engineering activities for payloads, instruments, and spacecraft across all mission phases including proposal, concept/system architecture development, detailed design, integration and test (I&T), and flight operations.
Compensation
$170,144 - $215,800
Responsibilities
- Lead mechanical hardware development and mechanical systems engineering activities for payloads, instruments, and spacecraft across all mission phases including proposal, concept/system architecture development, detailed design, integration and test (I&T), and flight operations.
- Approve requirements, interfaces, verification and validation (V&V) plans, and key engineering products to ensure technical integrity and mission success.
- Lead and guide the generation and maintenance of engineering documentation, design artifacts, and technical data packages.
- Direct complex trade studies, oversee development of highly complex technical models, and drive major technical decisions with significant mission and organizational impact.
- Lead the definition, documentation, and management of technical requirements, interfaces, and mechanical systems engineering products for spaceflight missions.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related technical discipline
- Master’s degree
- PhD
- Nice to have: Spaceflight hardware development
- Nice to have: Spacecraft hardware