As a Mechanical Engineer at Space Systems/Loral, you will play an integral part in the design of space-borne hardware. This includes thorough analyses to meet thermal and dynamic envelopes of the spacecraft mission, testing, and qualification. You will support the manufacture of hardware you develop, coordinate design reviews with customers, and interface with suppliers. Your efforts will contribute to proposals, research and development programs, and troubleshooting. In general, you will use the full spectrum of engineering knowledge acquired during your formal education or previous experience, including that of atomic corrosion and material sciences.

Design Engineering of Complex Electronic Systems: Works on the cutting edge of hybrid/thick/thin technologies. This requires knowledge of volumetric efficiency and optimization of mass, a comprehensive understanding of thermal and vibration analyses, and above all, a clear understanding of the challenges of a space environment.

Spacecraft Configuration Design Engineering: Conceptualizes, designs, coordinates, and documents spacecraft configurations. This requires balancing the challenging and conflicting requirements of microwave, sensor, power, thermal, attitude control, mass properties, telemetry/command, and other subsystems in a producible spacecraft.

Spacecraft Structures Engineering: Designs, fabricates, and delivers state-of-the-art carbon fiber structures. This requires engineering solutions of problems that meet structural strength, stiffness, mass, thermal, and configuration requirements.

Propulsion Engineering: Performs propulsion systems engineering and analyses for liquid propulsion and electric propulsion spacecraft systems. Will use state-of-the-art computer systems to analyze propulsion systems. This requires a degree in Mechanical Engineering with a concentration in liquid and/or electric propulsion systems. An understanding of both disciplines in preferred.

Thermal Engineering: Performs heat transfer analysis for spacecraft systems. Provides assistance in thermal integration, thermal hardware design, and spacecraft thermal test efforts. This requires a degree in Mechanical Engineering with a concentration in Heat Transfer or Thermodynamics. Experience with state-of-the-art computer programs for temperature prediction is desirable.

Space Systems/Loral is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Space Systems/Loral has export control and security issues that require attention to the citizenship status of every individual who performs work on its behalf. All jobs at Space Systems/Loral require that the employee either be a United States Citizen, a Permanent Resident of the United States, an Asylee, or a Refugee.

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