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Umbra · 3 hours ago

Staff Mechanical Engineer - Mechanisms and Deployables

Santa Barbara, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff

$170K/yr - $220K/yr

10+ years exp

Umbra is an American space technology company focused on delivering advanced systems that provide critical information from space. The Staff Mechanical Engineer will play a key role in the design and development of innovative space systems and mechanisms, collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure performance and manufacturability.

AerospaceGeospatialImage RecognitionInformation TechnologySatellite CommunicationSoftware

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Design and analyze spacecraft mechanisms, including:

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to derive and refine requirements

Create motorization budgets

Perform detailed design and component selection for encoders and signal routing/cable management

Design for launch loads and stow/release behavior

Create pointing budgets accounting for on-orbit behaviors

Work closely with the Chief Engineer and Systems Architects to optimize designs for performance and manufacturability

Create detailed design documentation, including drawings, design guides, and Interface Control Documents (ICDs)

Own the design through the full build and test lifecycle, including:

Conduct Qualification campaigns

Develop test plans and equipment selection for verification of torque and torque margin and open loop and closed loop pointing performance

Verify as built performance over temperature and in the presence of base disturbance

Develop and execute work instructions, test plans, and test reports

Partner with technicians and manufacturing engineers to troubleshoot and resolve hardware issues

Provide mechanical engineering support to other engineering teams as needed

Occasionally support launch and test campaigns outside regular hours, including evenings and weekends

Perform other duties as required

Qualification

Mechanical EngineeringMotor-driven MechanismsCAD SoftwareFinite Element AnalysisThermal AnalysisRF Systems InterfaceClosed Loop AutomationPointingTrackingAgile DevelopmentProblem-solvingCollaborationDocumentation Skills