Senior Mechanical Design Engineer
Space Kinetic, El Segundo, California +1
The role
A New Paradigm For Space Operations.
What you will do
What You’ll Do
The Senior Mechanical Design Engineer will design and develop mechanisms and moving assemblies for Space Kinetic’s core technology, supporting our goal of a flight demonstration within the next two years. This role will guide prototype builds and work across simulation, electrical, manufacturing, and systems engineering.
Job Responsibilities
- Design space-rated mechanisms, including release systems, actuators, gear trains, linkages, payload-pointing systems, and precision motion assemblies.
- Perform kinematic studies, torque and friction calculations, tolerance analysis, and material and component selection.
- Create 3D CAD models, assemblies, drawings, and simplified models for simulation and FEA.