Senior Payload Systems Engineer
4 weeks ago
Scout Space is seeking a highly skilled Senior Payload Systems Engineer to join our team. As a key member of our engineering team, you will play a crucial role in the design, development, and testing of our advanced electro-optical payloads for space missions.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and develop complex optomechanical systems for space applications, considering factors such as size, weight, power, and environmental constraints.
- Support mission definition and requirements for optical and mechanical systems, incorporating Scout leadership and customer feedback.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure seamless integration of optomechanical systems into broader space systems.
- Assemble, integrate, and test optomechanical systems, ensuring robustness and precision of optical component alignment and pointing under mission-representative loadings.
- Adapt commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) systems for space environments, addressing the unique challenges posed by the space environment.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field.
- Experience in optical and mechanical systems design, manufacturing, and testing for space applications.
- Proven track record of deriving requirements for optical and mechanical systems, considering performance, environmental, and mission-specific factors.
- Strong proficiency in CAD tools, such as SolidWorks, Autodesk, or equivalent, for creating detailed designs and engineering drawings.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex concepts and technical information clearly and concisely.
- Must be eligible to hold a clearance.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master's or Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field.
- Hands-on experience with design, assembly, and testing of optomechanical systems.
- Experience developing test plans and conducting comprehensive testing and validation of optomechanical systems, including environmental testing.
- Familiarity with adapting COTS systems for space environments, addressing reliability, radiation tolerance, and other space-specific challenges.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team environment.
- Experience in designing, developing, and testing space-based gimballed payloads.
- Experience performing as Lead Systems Engineer on complex spaceflight hardware programs.
Scout Space is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from diverse candidates. We are committed to creating an inclusive and supportive work environment that values diversity and promotes equal opportunities for all employees.
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