Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical field.
4+ years of experience in developing opto-mechanical products from requirements to manufacturing.
Experience in high-reliability space environments, focusing on launch survivability and thermal conditions.
Proficient in designing and fabricating optical assemblies with various materials and components.
Hands-on experience with hardware throughout prototyping, production, and testing phases.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Ability to thrive in a dynamic environment and drive projects to completion.
Responsibilities
Own the opto-mechanical manufacturing process for optical payloads.
Design the manufacturing line for mid-volume production of optical payloads, making data-driven decisions.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure payloads meet structural, thermal, and performance requirements.
Perform analyses to maintain on-orbit performance through STOP (Structural, Thermal, Optical Performance).
Drive and optimize optical payload integration using systems engineering principles.
Benefits
Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
Short Term & Long Term Disability
Training & Development
Full Job Description
Growing Company in SF has a need for a Opto-Mechanical Engineer to help drive the design of payloads. The ideal candidate will be a seasoned opto-mechanical designer who has led optical system engineering efforts across multiple programs from conceptual design through flight. As a member of the Electro-Optical Systems team, you will be a key contributor and stakeholder in our agile aerospace approach to spacecraft design, and will work hand-in-glove with optical engineering, structural analysis, thermal engineering, and reliability & qualification.
This is a full-time, in-office position based in our San Francisco HQ 5 days per week.
Impact You'll Own
Own the opto-mechanical manufacturing process of optical payloads
Design the manufacturing line for mid-volume production of optical payloads. Make first principle based, data-driven decisions throughout the design process to ensure efficient assembly and test processes
Collaborate with cross-functional teams such as structural, thermal analysts and optical engineer groups to drive and perform analyses to ensure payloads meet stiffness, strength, thermal, and launch survivability requirements, as well as maintain on-orbit performance through STOP (Structural, Thermal, Optical Performance)
What You Bring
Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical field.
4+ years experience owning the development of opto-mechanical products from requirements through conceptual design, testing and manufacturing
Experience designing for high-reliability space environments including launch survivability, vacuum conditions, on-orbit performance through thermal conditions (STOP)
Experience in the design and fabrication of optical assemblies, incorporating components made from glass, carbon fiber, metals, ceramics, epoxies, as well as mechanisms and electrical elements
Practical and direct engagement with hardware, from prototyping to production and testing phases
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
Experience working in a dynamic environment while driving projects to completion
Good verbal and visual communication skills
What Makes You Stand Out
Expertise in optics / opto-mechanical manufacturing, metrology, alignment and calibration
Ability to build out the manufacturing line for precision optical systems
Experience with dynamic hardware builds, vibration and shock testing, telescope assembly, and optical performance testing
Experience applying systems engineering principles to optimize optical payload integration, focusing on requirements management, trade-off analysis, and balancing system-level constraints such as cost, schedule, and performance
Ability to drive manufacturers and DFM/DFA
Proficiency in SolidWorks, Zemax, Matlab, Visual Basic, Python and/or C/C++
Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical field.
4+ years experience owning the development of opto-mechanical products from requirements through conceptual design, testing and manufacturing
Experience designing for high-reliability space environments including launch survivability, vacuum conditions, on-orbit performance through thermal conditions (STOP)
Experience in the design and fabrication of optical assemblies, incorporating components made from glass, carbon fiber, metals, ceramics, epoxies, as well as mechanisms and electrical elements
Practical and direct engagement with hardware, from prototyping to production and testing phases
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
Experience working in a dynamic environment while driving projects to completion
