Senior Mechanical Analyst & Team Lead (Structural & Thermal)

Technical Ownership & Execution

• Lead structural and thermal analysis approaches and execution across hardware units and spacecraft systems

• Define modeling strategies, verification methods, and analysis approaches

• Demonstrate margins against requirements (thermal, vibration, static, etc.)

• Solve high-complexity, multi-physics problems, including critical risk areas

Team Leadership & Functional Direction

• Support the day-to-day effectiveness of the analysis team through coordination, feedback, and technical guidance

• Act as a first-line escalation point for technical challenges

• Support performance feedback and development of team members

Cross-functional Collaboration

• Partner with mechanical engineering leadership and design teams to support hardware development

• Work across electrical, RF, systems, AIT, and program teams to incorporate structural and thermal considerations into design decisions

• Provide subject matter expertise to inform design and verification activities

Tools, Methods & Standards

• Drive development and improvement of analysis methods, tools, and workflows

• Ensure consistency, reliability, and scalability of simulation approaches

• Contribute to tool selection and usage in alignment with organizational direction

Mentorship & Technical Leadership

• Provide technical guidance and review for structural and thermal engineers, and support design teams as needed

• Mentor engineers to improve technical depth, judgment, and autonomy

What Success Looks Like

• Structural and thermal performance is well understood and validated through analysis and test correlation

• Strong partnership with design teams leads to early risk reduction and improved performance

• Analysis methods and tools are consistent, scalable, and trusted across efforts

• Engineers grow in technical depth and effectiveness