<div class="content-intro"><p>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. </p> <p>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.</p> <p>Astranis has raised over $1.2 billion from some of the world’s best investors, including Andreessen Horowitz, Baillie Gifford, Blackrock, Fidelity, Franklin Templeton, and Snowpoint, and employs a team of 500 engineers and entrepreneurs. Astranis designs, builds, and operates its satellites out of its 153,000 sq. ft. headquarters in Northern California, USA.</p></div><div class="columnLayout single" data-layout="single"> <div class="cell normal" data-type="normal"> <div class="innerCell"> <h4 id="JobDescription:SeniorMechanicalEngineerSpacecraftDesign-SeniorMechanicalEngineer"><strong>Senior Mechanical Engineer- Spacecraft Design </strong></h4> As an Astranis Senior Mechanical Engineer you will own the complete lifecycle of various subsystems on our spacecraft. Whether it is incremental improvements or the introduction of a new system, you will work together with the various other teams at Astranis to make them a reality. <br> <br>In addition to being a significant individual on your own, you will mentor and train junior mechanical engineers on such projects. You must have a strong problem-solving background, hands-on testing skills, and preferably some experience with spacecraft and/or aerospace engineering.</div> </div> </div> <div class="columnLayout single" data-layout="single"> <div class="cell normal" data-type="normal"> <div class="innerCell"> <h4 id="JobDescription:SeniorMechanicalEngineerSpacecraftDesign-Role"><strong>Role</strong></h4> <ul> <li data-uuid="9ee276db-cc87-422c-a6b4-0b20dad0242c">Perform mechanical design and analysis of spaceflight structures and/or mechanisms</li> <li>Complete ownership of product outcomes for spaceflight hardware</li> <li>Develop requirements for launch and on-orbit environments, including loads, interfaces, and functional requirements</li> <li>Manage system level schedule and integration requirements for your subsystems while working together with the Assembly, Integration, and Test team to enable a smooth build process</li> <li data-uuid="bf063abd-52fa-447e-91da-594246c9b071">Develop and define design best practices for future programs</li> <li>Assist in recruiting, interviewing, and hiring additional teammates to our rapidly-growing team.</li> </ul> <h4 id="JobDescription:SeniorMechanicalEngineerSpacecraftDesign-Requirements"><strong>Requirements</strong></h4> <ul> <li>B.S. or M.S in mechanical, aerospace engineering or equivalent</li> <li>5+ years of mechanical design or equivalent experience</li> <li data-uuid="5ec6f0c1-31e4-4b0e-9550-e724c0653424">Experience designing aerospace structures or mechanisms</li> <li data-uuid="340e0bd9-015b-4256-9bf1-61218a39308a">Designed flight hardware for a prior satellite program</li> <li>Strong CAD design background (SolidWorks Preferred) </li> <li>Experience with GD&T and designing for manufacturability</li> <li>Demonstrated ability to personally design, evaluate, and procure complex mechanical assemblies with 30-40 components in aerospace or similar</li> <li>A passion for hardware development, including working in a fast-paced environment with hands-on design and development</li> <li>A motivated leader who has experience mentoring and supporting junior engineers</li> <li>Don't meet them all? Not a problem. Please apply even if you do not meet all these criteria.</li> </ul> <h4 id="JobDescription:SeniorMechanicalEngineerSpacecraftDesign-Bonus"><strong>Bonus</strong> </h4> <ul> <li data-uuid="cfc24237-0d14-4572-85a2-b9c5b22fee91">Experience in Assembly Integration and Test of spacecraft</li> <li data-uuid="a73974cd-a8c1-4bf0-9f1e-8b3eea583ac0">Experience with Finite Element Analysis (Femap, Ansys, Solidworks Sim)</li> <li>Experience with defining vibration environments and running mechanical testing on spacecraft and spacecraft components</li> <li>Experience running a development program while delegating to a small team </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="columnLayout single" data-layout="single"> <div class="cell normal" data-type="normal"> <div class="innerCell"><hr></div> </div> </div> <p> </p><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="description"><div><strong>What we offer: </strong></div> <div> </div> <div>All our positions offer a compensation package that includes equity and robust benefits.</div> <div> </div> <div> <p data-path-to-node="3">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.