Mechanical Integration Engineer

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Astranis builds advanced satellites for high orbits, expanding humanity’s reach into the solar system. Today, Astranis satellites provide dedicated, secure networks to highly-sophisticated customers across the globe- large enterprises, sovereign governments, and the US military. With five satellites on orbit and many more set to launch soon, the company is servicing a backlog of more than $1 billion of commercial contracts.
Astranis is the preferred satellite communications partner for buyers with stringent requirements for uptime, data security, network visibility, and customization. Astranis has raised over $750 million from some of the world’s best investors, from Andreessen Horowitz to Blackrock and Fidelity, and employs a team of 450 engineers and entrepreneurs. Astranis designs, builds, and operates its satellites out of its 153,000 sq. ft. headquarters in Northern California, USA.

As a member of the Mechanical Integration team at Astranis, you’ll be responsible for building parts, subsystems, and ultimately, entire satellites. You will work closely with designers to collaborate on design for manufacturability, technicians to ensure they have what they need to keep building hardware, and test teams to collaboratively produce the future of communication satellites. As we continue to grow our production capability, you will also have an opportunity to define new iterations of our factory including process improvements, equipment design and selection, and workflow definition.

Role

Design high-level architecture and manage vehicle integration and test operations
Define and author flight hardware integration flows, plans, processes, and procedures
Evaluate proposed designs for manufacturability and integration
Evaluate non-conformances to determine root cause and create actionable items and system improvements
Work hands-on with flight hardware at build, test and launch sites to ensure mission success
Design ground support equipment to assist with the assembly, integration and test of the spacecraft
Create, maintain and communicate detailed schedules, ensuring the team is aware of tasks and deadlines, including resource identification and acquisition
Assist in recruiting, interviewing, and hiring additional teammates to our rapidly-growing team

Requirements

Bachelor’s of Science degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or equivalent
2+ years experience in hands-on mechanical engineering, manufacturing, or equivalent role (including internships or club experience)
Hands-on experience with handling, lifting, or building complex assemblies
A passion for hardware development, including working in a fast-pace environment and hands-on design and/or process and development
Ability to not only find problems, but also quickly identify and evaluate multiple solutions
Strong communication skills
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
Ability to handle multiple tasks and prioritize
Strong sense of accountability, integrity, and team focus with extensive multitasking and organizational experience
Don’t meet them all? Not a problem. Please apply even if you do not meet all these criteria.

Bonus

Strong electrical and mechanical systems engineering intuition and critical thinking.
Comfort with ambiguity and turning high-level requirements into clear design/test objectives.
Experience with 3D CAD
Working knowledge of MATLAB or Python

What we offer:

All our positions offer a compensation package that includes equity and robust benefits.

Base pay is just one component of Astranis’s total rewards package. Your compensation also includes a significant equity package via incentive stock options, high-quality company-subsidized healthcare, disability and life insurance, 401(k) retirement planning, flexible PTO, and free on-site catered meals.

Astranis pay ranges are informed and defined through professional-grade salary surveys and compensation data sources. The actual base salary offered to a successful candidate will additionally be influenced by a variety of factors including experience, credentials & certifications, educational attainment, skill level requirements, and the level and scope of the position.

Base Salary

$110,000—$145,000 USD

U.S. Citizenship, Lawful Permanent Residency, or Refugee/Asylee Status Required

(To comply with U.S. Government space technology export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the United States, or other protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3))

Our mission and our products are meant to connect the world and everyone in it, regardless of gender, race, creed, or any other distinction. We believe in a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we encourage all people to join our team and bring their unique perspective to help make us stronger.

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