CesiumAstro
Senior Mechanical Engineer
Austin, TX · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Aug 30, 2026
- Experience
- Minimum 5 years; a Master's degree may count as two years of experience.
- Education
- Bachelor of Science (BS) in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering from an accredited university or institution.
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicants must be U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, conditional residents, asylees, or refugees (protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)), or eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
About the job
Designs CesiumAstro phased-array antennas, subsystems, and interfaces from concept through space flight, including analysis, manufacturing, testing, qualification, and in-orbit support.
What you'll do
- Develop mechanical designs and conduct architecture trades, analysis, manufacturing, testing, and qualification.
- Present engineering design review materials to customers and executives and contribute to proposals.
- Support mechanical design of satellite antennas, payloads, subsystems, and interfaces through all development phases.
What they ask for
- BS in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering from an accredited university or institution.
- At least 5 years of space antenna and payload mechanical engineering experience covering electronics packaging, thermal, shock, vibration, stress dynamics, and cost; a Master's degree may count as two years of experience.
- Experience with architectural trade studies; professional mechanical and FEA CAD tools; CNC manufacturing and GD&T.
- Proficiency in detailed mechanical design and experience designing and manufacturing mechanisms and mechanical actuators; experience with advanced aerospace manufacturing and materials or high-reliability space deployment mechanisms.
Nice to have
- Python, C++, or other programming languages; robotics and control systems experience.
- Experience with large, deployable antenna arrays or PCBA.
Tools
Ansys Mechanical, SolidWorks Simulation, Thermal Desktop, Python, C++
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