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Design Engineer (Associate, Experienced, or Senior)

USA - El Segundo, CA💼 Full-time💰 $2–$2🗓 2026-07-31 → 2026-09-29

Core

Develop, maintain, and modify structural and payload system designs for space hardware and ground support equipment using 3-D CAD tools to support product definition and production.

Role type

Senior IC mechanical design engineer (space/payload)

Builds

Structural components, payload systems, and mechanical ground support equipment for satellites and vehicles

Domain

Aerospace / Defense / Space Hardware

Required skills

3-D CAD (Creo Parametric), Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T), structural engineering, payload engineering, systems engineering, composite materials (honeycomb, carbon fiber, graphite), supplier management, design validation, tooling concepts

Preferred skills

Antenna structures/systems, RF components, spacecraft bus structures, manufacturing/assembly processes, GSE/Tooling experience

Technologies

Creo Parametric

Responsibilities

Develop and validate structural and payload designs; manage supplier development and test activities; develop new design analysis processes; collaborate on cross-functional interface definitions; support fabrication and integration; design vehicle tooling and equipment workflows

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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