Cowboy Space
Senior Mechanisms Engineer - Vehicle
$150K–$180K
Kent, Washington · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 10, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years required; 10+ years preferred.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Basic qualifications require U.S. citizenship or nationality, U.S. permanent residency (current Green Card holder), or lawful admission as a refugee or granted asylum. ITAR requirement also permits protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or applicants eligible to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations.
About the job
Own and develop a vehicle mechanism subsystem from concept through design, testing, and flight, supporting hardware integration and vehicle operations.
What you'll do
- Design, analyze, and validate mechanisms for vehicle operating environments, balancing mass, performance, manufacturability, cost, and schedule.
- Plan and execute qualification and acceptance tests, document engineering releases, and resolve hardware anomalies with root-cause analysis.
- Work with manufacturing and cross-functional teams on hardware development, launch operations, post-flight inspection, and refurbishment.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related field.
- 5+ years of experience designing mechanisms or mechanical systems for flight vehicles or high-performance hardware.
- Experience taking hardware from concept through build, integration, and test; strong fundamentals in structural mechanics, kinematics, materials, and manufacturing processes.
- Proficiency with CAD and engineering drawings to ASME Y14.5 GD&T standards, and with FEA tools for mechanism load-path and dynamic problems.
Nice to have
- 10+ years of relevant mechanism or mechanical systems design experience.
- Direct experience with separation systems, landing gear, aero control surfaces, or flight electromechanical actuators.
Pay
$150,000 – $180,000 annually (base salary)
Tools
NX, SolidWorks, CATIA, Creo, ASME Y14.5, ANSYS, Nastran, Abaqus
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