Castelion
Senior Mechanisms Engineer (TVC Actuation)
Rio Rancho, NM +3 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 7, 2026
- Location
- Rio Rancho, NM
Torrance, CA
19951 Mariner Ave, Torance, CA 90503
2601 29th Ave NW, Rio Rancho, NM 87144 - Experience
- 5+ years.
- Education
- Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Employment is contingent upon the candidate’s ability to access all applicable export-controlled information without additional export licensing. If the role is designated as requiring a security clearance or other government authorization, employment may also be contingent on obtaining and maintaining it and meeting applicable citizenship or eligibility requirements.
About the job
Designs, builds, analyzes, and validates thrust vector control actuation systems for hypersonic vehicles, ensuring precise operation under extreme dynamic and thermal conditions.
What you'll do
- Design TVC actuators, linkages, mounts, and electromechanical actuator systems; analyze their performance and reliability.
- Integrate, prototype, troubleshoot, and test TVC hardware, including qualification and environmental testing.
- Optimize mechanisms for mass, stiffness, thermal robustness, reliability, and manufacturability; mentor junior engineers.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Mechanical Engineering or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience in mechanism and actuator design for aerospace or high-performance dynamic systems.
- Strong electromechanical actuator background and experience designing high-load, high-bandwidth actuation systems.
- Experience with CAD and analysis tools, structural analysis, fatigue/life assessment, tolerance stack-up analysis, and hardware build/test/troubleshooting.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with motor selection (e.g., BLDC), position sensing (encoders/resolvers), and actuator feedback integration.
- Familiarity with high-temperature materials, lubrication strategies, and extreme environments.
Tools
BLDC, encoders/resolvers, NX, SolidWorks, ANSYS
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