Senior Mechanisms Systems Engineer
Skills
- System-level design and integration experience for mechanical/electromechanical systems
- Experience developing requirements, CONOPS, and verification plans
- Hands-on test planning, execution, and test automation skills
- Cross-disciplinary leadership and coordination with GNC, avionics, and software teams
- Risk identification and mitigation for complex hardware programs
- Strong technical communication and programmatic judgment
Responsibilities
- Define system concepts of operations (CONOPS), derive requirements, and author verification plans for mechanism systems
- Lead integrated product activities across mechanical design, actuators, GNC, avionics, and software teams to ensure system-level performance
- Develop, author, and execute development and verification test plans; establish success criteria and lead flight-readiness activities
- Anticipate technical and logistical risks, develop mitigation strategies, and align priorities across engineering disciplines and schedules
- Coordinate design, manufacturing, integration, and test schedules for complex mechanism systems
- Provide hands-on technical ownership for emergent challenges, including designing test fixtures, specifying sensors, writing test automation, and leading root-cause investigations
- Support test and launch activities, including occasional travel and shifted/weekend schedules as required
Education
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or related engineering field
- 5+ years relevant experience in design, manufacturing, assembly, or test of complex mechanical or electromechanical systems
- Demonstrated experience leading multi-disciplinary engineering projects
Benefits
- Competitive salary and equity
- Generous PTO and sick leave policy
- Parental leave
- Annual learning and development stipend
- Comprehensive benefits package (medical/dental/vision and other typical employee benefits)
- Opportunity to work on flight hardware and influence product, process, and culture
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