Sr. Structures Design Engineer

Lanteris Space is seeking a Senior Structures Design Engineer to join our team in Palo Alto, CA.

About the role

In this role you will design and develop spacecraft structures and secondary supports. As the senior engineer on a small design team, you will maintain the engineering schedule, generate drawings, support spacecraft structure build, and handle special structural projects.

Responsibilities

• Create product specifications, negotiate design details, interfaces, test plans/procedures, and manufacturing/test processes based on program requirements.
• Assist in oversight for the integration of subcontracted hardware into spacecraft systems architecture.
• Generate engineering drawings and models with Creo and other design tools.
• Help disposition nonconformances and drive process improvements.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline (Industrial, Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace), or related field.
• 5 years of experience, including piece-part and subassembly modeling in Creo or other CAD software and assembly drawing generation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of manufacturing processes, additive design, mechanical assembly, electromechanical integration, etc. of flight equipment.
• Experience with Creo and MATLAB/Simulink.
• Ability to assume role as sub-system owner and/or lead multidisciplinary teams to fulfill programmatic requirements.
• Ability to evaluate processes for non-value-added steps and continuous improvement opportunities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Group project experience and ability to collaborate with team members of different technical disciplines.
• Strong project management skills.
• Detailed understanding of top-level assembly models, product structure, and bill of materials (BOM) definition.
• Understanding of design practices for release, redline, and engineering change notice processes.
• Comfortable working on interdisciplinary teams, internally and externally.
• Comfortable leading and conducting meetings with customers, vendors, and different levels of management.

Pay

The base pay for this position within California is $104,000.00 – $173,000.00 annually. For all other states, geographic cost of labor is used to develop market-driven ranges.

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, health and welfare insurance, and 401(k) to eligible employees.