Senior CAD Engineer

About the role

Astranis is seeking a Senior CAD Engineer to lead the design and configuration of our spacecraft. This role involves developing, maintaining, and teaching others about design methods and best practices, performing spacecraft-level design tasks, and managing spacecraft bills of material and change orders.

Responsibilities

• Manage configuration of top-level spacecraft assemblies in CAD and create and maintain bills of material for assemblies to transfer to production
• Develop and document best practices for design
• Teach and mentor others in design and drawing best practices
• Manage the programs and procedures that govern how CAD interacts with PLM
• Model and draw components and systems, especially system-wide assemblies such as waveguide routes, propulsion systems and harnessing
• Check engineering drawings for components and systems
• Assist in recruiting, interviewing, and hiring additional teammates to our rapidly-growing team

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in a design role and expertise in mechanical CAD
• Experience with design and production of complex assemblies
• Robust knowledge of SolidWorks
• Working knowledge and experience in PDM Administration
• Mastery of GD+T and engineering drawings
• A passion for hardware development, including working in a fast-paced environment including hands-on development
• Bonus: Expertise of SolidWorks, experience in design of spaceflight components and/or vacuum compatible systems, experience designing and routing harnesses, waveguides and/or pipes, experience with surface modeling, experience with Arena

What we offer

• All our positions offer a compensation package that includes equity and robust benefits.
• 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.
• Astranis pay ranges are informed and defined through professional-grade salary surveys and compensation data sources.
• The actual base salary offered to a successful candidate will additionally be influenced by a variety of factors including experience, credentials & certifications, educational attainment, skill level requirements, and the level and scope of the position.
• Base Salary: $140,000—$190,000 USD

Pay

$140,000—$190,000 USD

Schedule

N/A

Benefits

• Equity
• High-quality company-subsidized healthcare
• Disability and life insurance
• 401(k) retirement planning
• Flexible PTO
• Free on-site catered meals

Skills

• Strong CAD design experience in complex systems
• Experience with spacecraft (beneficial but not required)

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship, Lawful Permanent Residency, Or Refugee/Asylee Status Required (To comply with U.S. Government space technology export regulations)