Lead mechanical design and deployment of high density, liquid‑cooled systems in Azure datacenters.
Compensation
Mechanical Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $160,200 - $261,000 per year.
Responsibilities
Lead Mechanical Design: Take ownership of mechanical design projects from concept to completion, leading/collaboration with a team of engineers to develop innovative solutions for cloud-based hardware infrastructure
Specification Development: Create interface control documents and product specifications to clearly communicate design intent
Design and Prototyping: Design mechanical components, systems, and assemblies using CAD software and create prototypes for testing and validation at the rack, system, and component levels
Performance Optimization: Conduct mechanical analysis, structural simulations, and tests to optimize mechanical system performance, reliability, cost, and thermal management, ensuring efficient operation and meeting industry standards
Design Review and Documentation: Conduct design reviews, generate engineering documentation, develop test plans and reports, and ensure compliance with regulatory and safety standards
Requirements
Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering
Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering
Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering
Nice to have: metal forming/tooling experience on rack scale assemblies
Nice to have: cloud infrastructure design experience
Responsible for participation and collaboration with diverse engineering design teams to provide imaginative, technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems in establishing and managing the technical baseline in support of review milestones.
Design, implement, and maintain complex infrastructure, platform, and software systems supporting National Leadership Authority capabilities in space communications.
Compensation
For El Segundo, CA only, the salary range for this position is approximately $162,000 to $203,000.
Responsibilities
Design and implement complex infrastructure, platform, and software systems
Analyze system requirements and oversee development, delivery, and implementation
Lead technical projects and contribute to best practices and documentation
Collaborate with SE&I team members, contractors, government civilians and USSF members
Support acquisition management development and support for Space Force systems
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in engineering, mathematics, physics, computer science, or related technical field
Nice to have: Active Top Secret clearance
Nice to have: Master’s degree in technical field
Nice to have: Experience with MILSATCOM systems (AEHF, PTS, EPS, WGS, FAB-T)
Nice to have: Experience with military and DoD civilians
Own the definition, control, and management of external system interfaces across complex, multi segment architectures.
Develop, maintain, and baseline Interface Control Documents (ICDs), interface requirements, and associated models to ensure consistent, traceable implementation throughout the program lifecycle.
Engage with stakeholders to provide recurring status (e.g., weekly metrics, execution health, schedule adherence).
Produce high level and detailed technical artifacts such as interface diagrams, sequence/flow diagrams, data models, and API/interface contracts.
Work with mission partners to model and mature mission elements, operational concepts, interfaces, and execution plans.
Lead mechanical design projects for high density, liquid-cooled systems in Azure datacenters.
Compensation
Mechanical Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $160,200 - $261,000 per year.
Responsibilities
Lead Mechanical Design
Specification Development
Design and Prototyping
Performance Optimization
Design Review and Documentation
Requirements
Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering or related field
Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field
Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field
hands-on technical leadership position supporting the Weather portfolio’s aerospace integration and test activities
Compensation
Sign-On Bonus: A sign-on bonus of up to $50K may be included as part of an offer package for this level
Responsibilities
Drive compliance with safety, quality, test, program, and configuration-management requirements.
Serve as a subject matter expert for integration and test activities involving components, submodules, modules, instruments, payloads, and space-vehicle hardware.
Lead large, complex test initiatives and coordinate execution across engineering, technicians, manufacturing, chamber operations, program teams, customers, suppliers, and support organizations.
Develop test strategies, plans, procedures, verification approaches, resource plans, readiness criteria, and technical briefings.
Provide technical direction during test setup, hardware integration, procedure execution, data collection, data review, requirements verification, and test reporting.
Requirements
Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 9 years of prior relevant experience; Graduate Degree with a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, a minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.
Nice to have: Experience supporting integration and test of space-qualified weather instruments, payloads, flight hardware, or space-vehicle hardware.
Senior Manager, Autonomy
f7d8749a-72d6-407c-bf98-292ea630c73a · Posted Nov 5, 2026
Lead technical teams to develop and deploy advanced autonomy solutions on unmanned systems, overseeing architecture, design, development, risk mitigation, and product quality.
Responsibilities
Lead teams across autonomy, integration, and testing
Define and assign technical objectives and engineering decisions
Provide technical leadership and oversight across IRAD initiatives and government defense contracts
Requirements
BS/MS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering, or a related field
This position is ideal for an individual who thrives on building advanced perception systems that enable autonomous aircraft to operate effectively in complex and contested environments. The role involves leading technical teams and supporting direct projects integrating perception solutions for defense platforms.
Compensation
Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity
Responsibilities
Lead teams across autonomy, integration, and testing by aligning technical efforts, resolving cross-functional challenges, and driving mission-focused execution.
Design and implement robust algorithms for object detection, classification, and multi-target tracking across diverse sensor modalities.
Integrate data from vision systems, radars, and other mission sensors using probabilistic and deterministic fusion techniques to generate accurate situational awareness.
Design and refine algorithms for localization and pose estimation using IMU, GPS, vision, and other onboard sensing inputs to enable stable and accurate navigation.
Interpret interface control documents (ICDs) and technical specifications for aircraft-mounted sensors to ensure correct data handling, interpretation, and synchronization.
Requirements
BS/MS in Computer Science
Electrical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
Nice to have: Airborne sensing systems
Skills
Technical Writer
f7d8749a-72d6-407c-bf98-292ea630c73a · Posted Oct 9, 2026
Nice to have: Experience leading large, complex test campaigns involving multidisciplinary engineering teams, technicians, program organizations, customers, and external suppliers.
Nice to have: Expertise in test planning, test-procedure development and execution, readiness reviews, requirements verification, data analysis, and test reporting.
Nice to have: Experience leading troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, corrective action, and anomaly resolution for complex electrical, mechanical, software, or system-level issues.