Mechanical Engineer (Starlink Mobile)

Responsibilities

• Design, prototype, test, and qualify mechanical assemblies in iterative cycles to mature the Starlink Mobile system.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to create innovative payload electromechanical interfaces, spanning scales from the full satellite and antenna array to intricate PCB-level details.
• Partner with internal and external manufacturing teams to scale new projects and technologies into high-volume, cost-effective production.
• Conduct mechanical analysis at an appropriate level of fidelity (from hand calculations to finite element analysis) to support design trades, optimizations, and decision-making for novel mechanical systems.
• Demonstrate extreme ownership of the execution and outcomes of design, development, testing, and launch milestones across the hardware lifecycle.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline.
• 1+ years of experience using computer aided drafting (CAD) software (e.g. NX, CATIA, or ProE) (internship/project experience is applicable).
• 1+ years of experience with finite element analysis (FEA) (internship/project experience is applicable).

PREFERRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE

• 1+ years of engineering experience working in complex, multi-disciplinary design and build projects (internship experience is applicable).
• 2+ years of engineering experience (internships, student projects & teams, extracurricular project experience, and professional experience qualify).
• Strong experience using CAD for both modeling and GD&T compliant manufacturing drawings.
• Project and/or research-based experience conducting detailed thermal or mechanical analysis with FEA software (e.g. ANSYS, NASTRAN, ABAQUS, etc.).
• Experience in mechatronics or other cross disciplinary combination of mechanical, electrical, and software skill sets.
• Prior programming experience (Python, Matlab, C/C++, Excel, etc.).
• Basic understanding of electrical engineering fundamentals.
• Interest in working at a nimble engineering organization that requires a scrappy, entrepreneurial approach to accomplish tasks within time & budget constraints.
• Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills with an enthusiasm for problem-solving.