Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

ReOrbit

Helsinki, Finland

Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team this individual will be part of a team leading the full end-to-end lifecycle of the mechanical activities. This is an important position in the company as it will contribute to the direction we take with the development of our mechanical systems. It's an exciting opportunity to be involved from the beginning in projects that are pushing the boundaries of existing space technology.

Responsibilities

• Satellite and launcher requirements analysis.
• Physical Architecture trade-off analysis (including Primary/Secondary Structural Design) based on multiple mission & satellite constraints.
• Launch and Flight Configuration trade offs.
• Mass budget management, CoG, Alignment, Moments of Inertia, Structural, quasi static and vibration aspects between others.
• Field of view and motion mechanism design & analysis.
• Support the AIT design and implementation Flow and GSE Design/trade-off analysis.
• Satellite Alignment Strategy Design & implementation.
• Working with System Engineering Team in tasks such as unit accommodation, trade-off analysis, system-level FMEA, electrical architecture.
• Supply chain technical management and components pre selection.
• Support feasibility studies and concurrent engineering activities.

Skills and Requirements

• Minimum of a bachelor's degree in mechanical or industrial engineering or a related field.
• 5-10 years of relevant experience in the space industry.
• Knowledge and professional experience of the full lifecycle of space related mechanical subsystems.
• Ability to analyse large amounts of data with scripting or other tools, derive conclusions, and manage design documentation as well as review and approve design changes.
• Comfortable working closely with external vendors and consortium partners.
• Experience in participating in a space related mechanical and/or thermal qualification campaign.
• Professional experience within development life cycle (design trades, CAD design, prototyping, manufacturing, testing, qualification).