stratolaunch

Payload Mechanical Engineer

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At a Glance

Location
Mojave, California, United States
Work Regime
onsite
Experience
2–5 years
Compensation
CATION & EXPERIENCE Level II ($101,000-$146,500): Bachelor’s degree (B.S.) fr
Posted
2026-07-06T18:48:21-04:00

Key Requirements

Required Skills

ExcelJiraMicrosoft OfficePowerPointSolidWorks

Domain Knowledge

  • Education
  • Engineering

Requirements

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Proficient with 3D CAD modeling, assembly management, and PDM

Experience with Solidworks

Experience with structural analysis methods (hand calcs, FEMAP, Ansys, etc.)

Familiarity with configuration management systems such as Jira

Familiarity with requirement management systems such as  Jama, Cameo, DOORS, etc.

Responsibilities

Work across many teams and subsystems to define interface and integration requirements

Perform the design and analysis, as necessary, of mechanical and avionics packaging of customer payloads

Perform structural and thermal analysis of mechanical components and/or assemblies

Create, organize, and manage 3D CAD sub models and master models for Talon-A payloads

Spec and order hardware, as required, to fabricate your designs

Deconflict hardware interface issues between teams by raising and helping correct issues quickly