Senior Avionics Mechanical Design Engineer

About the role

Join us in shaping the future of satellite communications. As an early member of the Manufacturing team, you will develop a revolutionary satellite communications system. AscendArc is a seed-stage startup dedicated to revolutionizing the industry. We are seeking doers who thrive in a groundbreaking and fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, prototyping, and production roll-out of spacecraft avionics assemblies and parts
• Apply technical knowledge across mechanical, electrical, and thermal systems
• Own a design from requirements generation to releasing fabrication outputs
• Support manufacturing and assembly of flight and qualification hardware at the prototype and production level
• Comfortable being a mechanical functional lead in multidisciplinary teams
• Design and fabricate test fixtures to support prototype validation
• Create innovative solutions in highly constrained design spaces

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Automotive or related field
• 5+ years of experience designing/integrating/testing electronics enclosures for aerospace or other high reliability harsh temperature/vibration/vacuum environments
• Knowledge of aerospace connector systems and harness design methodologies using IPC-620 quality standards
• Familiar with PCB design process and fabrication technologies
• Experience designing for or performing harsh environment test methods included in DO-160 or MIL-STD-810
• High fluency in advanced CAD software suites
• Experience installing sensor test assemblies and operating test equipment for mechanical and thermal design validation, with software scripted control
• Skilled in prototype construction using metals, composites, and fabricated materials
• Familiar with manufacturing documentation and process control
• Capable of independent work with minimal oversight and good communication across engineering and production teams

Qualifications

• Highly skilled in mechanical tolerance analysis
• Comfortable troubleshooting builds and solving hands-on engineering problems

Skills

• Advanced CAD software proficiency
• Test fixture design and fabrication
• Prototype construction
• Manufacturing documentation and process control

Benefits

Our benefits package includes:

• Competitive compensation ranging from $120,000 - $190,000
• Flexible work schedule
• Professional development opportunities
• Health insurance
• Retirement savings plan

Pay

The base salary range for this position is $120,000-190,000. Individual compensation is determined based on several factors including skillset, experience, job scope, and current market data.

Schedule

Full-time position

Legal Eligibility to Work

This position is only open to “U.S. persons.” This means you must be a U.S. citizen, a lawful permanent resident (green card holder), or have refugee/asylee status. Applicants on temporary work visas (such as H-1B, TN, O-1, etc.) are not eligible to apply for this role.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Arc is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor or legally protected status.