Hydrosat is seeking a seasoned
Mechanical Engineer to join our hardware development team. This role focuses on the design, analysis, build, and test of mechanical systems for space-based payloads and other flight hardware, with a strong emphasis towards on-orbit thermal performance. The ideal candidate will have deep experience in mechanical design for space applications, practical capability with on-orbit thermal analysis, and a passion for taking hardware from concept through fabrication, assembly, and flight qualification.
Responsibilities:- Develop and refine mechanical requirements for space payloads and flight hardware
- Lead mechanical design effort and use thermal analysis to guide material selection, interfaces, and thermal control design
- Develop and maintain on-orbit thermal models, assess hot and cold mission cases, and define thermal control features and operating limits
- Perform hands-on prototype fabrication, assembly, integration, and testing of flight hardware
- Collaborate with systems, electrical, optical, and spacecraft engineering teams to ensure integrated design performance
- Prepare mechanical drawings and manage configuration control of released designs
- Conduct trade studies and present design review materials to internal and external stakeholders
- Plan and conduct environmental testing, correlate thermal models with test data, and support transition to manufacturing
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering and 5+ years of experience in space systems or related hardware
- Proficiency in mechanical CAD tools (e.g. SolidWorks, Creo, etc.) and space thermal analysis tools (e.g. Thermal Desktop or equivalent)
- Demonstrated experience modeling on-orbit thermal environments, including solar, albedo, Earth infrared, eclipse, and internal heat loads
- Hands-on experience with hardware fabrication, assembly, integration, and space environmental testing, including thermal-vacuum and vibration
- Familiarity with industry standards such as ASME Y14.5, GSCF-STD-7000, NASA-STD-5001B, among others
Benefits- Employee stock options
- Health insurance: Medical, Vision, Dental - Hydrosat covers 100% of employee premiums, 50% for dependents
- Mental Health Support
- Claims Concierge Service
- 401(k) with 100% match up to 4%, vested from day one
- Flexible, unlimited PTO
- 16 paid company holidays
- Maternity, Paternity & Parental Leave - up to 12 weeks fully paid
- Mental health support, including free therapy sessions
- Commuter and cell phone stipends
- Company Discount Program
