Mechanisms Design Engineer

As a Mechanisms Design Engineer, you define spacecraft mechanisms for manned and unmanned vehicles using metallic and composite materials. You will analyze requirements at subsystem level to drive design choices, select components, and ensure mass efficiency under mission loads. You’ll perform multibody analyses and support testing and verification plans, collaborating with cross-functional teams. This role offers an opportunity to shape mechanisms for space missions and contribute to reliable, high-performing systems. You will work in a dynamically skilled team, coaching junior engineers and translating complex requirements into robust designs.

• Define and size mechanism parts and interfaces via hand calculations, preliminary multibody analysis, and FEM as needed
• Select materials and surface treatments; define tolerances
• Review CAD models and drawings; support preparation of verification plans
• Conduct multibody modeling/analysis with ADAMS or Motion View/Motion Solver
• Support development and verification plans for spacecraft mechanisms; generate design/analysis reports
• Assist in design verification through structural analysis and testing preparation (static, kinematic, dynamic)
• Modeling of mechanisms and control laws using MATLAB/SIMULINK or equivalents
• Coach and support skill development of junior resources

• Mechanical Engineering knowledge
• Knowledge of metallic and non-metallic technologies for materials and processes
• Knowledge of aerospace design/analysis methodologies and manuals (Bruhn, Roark)
• Tribology knowledge
• CAD/CAM capability; manufacturing drawings
• Windows Office proficiency
• Multibody analysis tool (ADAMS or Motion View)

• Mentoring/peer coaching
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Analytical problem solving
• ADAMS or Motion View multibody analysis
• MATLAB/Simulink
• Nastran