About this opportunity
EVONA lists this Mechanical Lead / Manager opportunity in long beach, California. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Our client is a well-funded commercial space station company building the next generation of human habitats in orbit. They take an incremental, hardware-rich approach, and they have already flown and operated their own spacecraft. Their first crewed station module is due to launch soon, with further modules and new product lines to follow.
The company has hundreds of engineers and its own manufacturing and operations facilities in Southern California. Its long-term roadmap includes government stations and habitats beyond low Earth orbit.
The role
This is a hands-on engineering leadership role owning the thermal and fluid systems that keep crew alive and hardware working on a commercial space station. You'll report to the Director of Thermal, Environmental and Life Support Systems.
You'll lead a team of three mid-level mechanical engineers, which is growing. You'll also contribute directly to architecture, design and test. The hardware you build will fly, and you'll support it all the way to on-orbit operation.
What you'll do
Technical ownership
Own the architecture and performance of thermal control hardware, including fluid loops, tubing and trays.
Lead hardware through its full lifecycle: design trades, manufacturing, qualification, launch prep and on-orbit operation.
Drive rapid prototyping and iterative testing to mature designs quickly.
Oversee analyses, requirements and integration with avionics, software and mission operations.
Lead internal and external design reviews to human-rated reliability and safety standards.
Deliver manufacturable designs, working closely with technicians, manufacturing and integration teams.
Leadership
Lead and mentor a team of mechanical engineers, setting technical direction and priorities.
Guide design decisions, trade studies, analyses and test plans.
Manage workloads, develop your engineers and deliver on schedule.
What you'll bring
These are listed in the order the hiring team weights them.
Flight-vehicle fluid systems. You have architected, built and operated a fluid system on a flight vehicle, such as a thermal loop, propulsion feed system or similar.
Structural and mechanical design. You have strong design fundamentals and can back them up with hand calcs and analysis.
Engineering leadership. You have at least one year leading or mentoring engineers.
Also required:
A bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or a related discipline
5+ years of hands-on hardware experience (fabrication, assembly and/or testing)
End-to-end product ownership, and the ability to walk through specific problems you personally solved
First-principles thinking, curiosity beyond your own subsystem, and comfort solving novel problems independently
Nice to have
Experience on crewed or human-rated hardware
Rotating machinery, such as pumps or rotary fluid couplings
Siemens NX, GD&T and tolerance analysis
Structural analysis in FEMAP or ANSYS
Hands-on familiarity with machining, welding, brazing and tube bending
Leadership in a fast-paced hardware development environment
Package and practicalities
Base salary: $155,000 - $220,000, calibrated to experience
Equity: included for all full-time employees
Relocation: support available
Benefits: medical, dental and vision for you and your dependents; 20+ days' vacation; paid parental leave; 401(k); free dinners and onsite coffee
Location: onsite in Long Beach, CA, with up to 5% travel
Hours: occasional evening or weekend support during critical mission phases
Export control: this role requires access to ITAR-controlled information, so applicants must be U.S. persons (U.S. citizens, green card holders, or granted asylees/refugees)
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Worksite address
long beach, CA, 90899, US
Who can apply
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