Mechanical Integration Engineer

As a team, we’ve launched five satellites into orbit, signed ten commercial deals worth over $1 billion in revenue, raised over $750 million from top global investors, and recruited a team of over 400 world-class engineers. We all work out of our (legendary) San Francisco office, which was once used to build ships during the World Wars.

Our satellites, which operate from geostationary orbit (GEO), weigh only 400 kg and utilize a proprietary software-defined radio payload. Each satellite can connect over two million people, and we’re very excited for the impact we’ll soon have in the Philippines, Mexico, and more!

Backed by substantial funding and a passionate, collaborative team, we offer a rewarding work environment where you'll learn and make a significant impact, no matter where you are in your career.

Mechanical Integration Engineer

As a member of the Mechanical Integration team at Astranis, you'll be responsible for building parts, subsystems, and ultimately, entire satellites. You will not only work with designers, technicians, and test teams to collaboratively produce the future of communication satellites, but you will also have an opportunity to define new iterations of our factory.

• Design high-level architecture and manage vehicle integration and test operations
• Define 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

• Bachelor's of Science degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent
• 2+ years experience in hands-on mechanical engineering, manufacturing, or equivalent role
• 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
• 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.

• 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 precision alignments processes, such as FARO scanning, photogrammetry, or laser tracking
• Experience with 3D CAD
• Working knowledge of MATLAB or Python