Mechanical Design Engineer, Production (Starlink) - Redmond WA

Responsibilities

• Design and develop structures, mechanisms and automation equipment to enable high volume production of Starlink Satellites
• Demonstrate extreme ownership of projects through their entire lifecycle, from initial concept generation through fabrication and production bring-up
• Balance simultaneous projects of varying scope and complexity in a fast-paced environment
• Partner with flight design and production teams to develop the satellite, factory and production processes in parallel
• Solve complex, open-ended problems with an emphasis on speed of execution and efficiency
• Assemble and commission the equipment you design

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline +1 year of experience designing mechanical systems using 3D CAD software and 2D drawings
• Prior work experience with structural design and analysis
• Experience with custom machine design; electromechanical systems, motors, actuators, linear rails, bearings, lifting/rigging, etc.
• Strong expertise in design for manufacturability and design for assembly including experience taking products from development to high-volume production
• Familiarity with drafting standards and the application of GD&T
• Solid understanding of common manufacturing processes and machines including mills, lathes, manual and CNC, and hands-on machining experience
• Experience with Siemens Unigraphics (UGS/NX) and Teamcenter CAD/PDM systems
• Experience with finite element analysis, such as FEMAP pre/post processing, NASTRAN Solver, ANSYS Workbench, NX Advance Simulation
• Experience with manufacturing process development, facility and line layouts, process failure mode effects analysis, and error proofing

Qualifications

• Must be available to work extended hours and weekends as needed

Skills

• Structural design and analysis
• Custom machine design
• Electromechanical systems
• Motors
• Actuators
• Linear rails
• Bearings
• Lifting/rigging
• Structures hand calculations
• Design for manufacturability and design for assembly
• Manufacturing processes and machines including mills, lathes, manual and CNC
• Siemens Unigraphics (UGS/NX)
• Teamcenter CAD/PDM systems
• Finite element analysis
• Manufacturing process development
• Facility and line layouts
• Process failure mode effects analysis
• Error proofing

Benefits

• Pay Range: Mechanical Design Engineer/Level I: $100,000.00 - $115,000.00/per year
• Mechanical Design Engineer/Level II: $110,000.00 - $135,000.00/per year

Pay

• Pay Range: Mechanical Design Engineer/Level I: $100,000.00 - $115,000.00/per year
• Mechanical Design Engineer/Level II: $110,000.00 - $135,000.00/per year

Schedule

• Extended hours and weekends as needed