Senior CAD Engineer
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About this role
Astranis builds advanced satellites for high orbits, expanding humanity’s reach into the solar system. Today, Astranis satellites provide dedicated, secure networks to highly-sophisticated customers across the globe— large enterprises, sovereign governments, and the US military. With five satellites on orbit and many more set to launch soon, the company is servicing a backlog of more than $1 billion of commercial contracts.
Astranis is the preferred satellite communications partner for buyers with stringent requirements for uptime, data security, network visibility, and customization. Astranis has raised over $750 million from some of the world’s best investors, from Andreessen Horowitz to Blackrock and Fidelity, and employs a team of 450 engineers and entrepreneurs. Astranis designs, builds, and operates its satellites out of its 153,000 sq. ft. headquarters in Northern California, USA.
Senior CAD Engineer
As an Astranis Senior CAD Engineer you will be a leader in the design and configuration of our spacecraft and the documentation and processes used to transfer from design to production. You will develop, maintain and teach others about design methods and best practices, perform spacecraft-level design tasks such as waveguide routing and panel configuration, and manage spacecraft bills of material and change orders in conjunction with the vehicle engineering, production and supply chain teams. You must have strong CAD design experience in complex systems. Experience with spacecraft is a benefit but is not required.
Role
- Manage configuration of top-level spacecraft assemblies in CAD and create and maintain bills of material for assemblies to transfer to production
- Develop and document best practices for design
- Teach and mentor others in design and drawing best practices
- Manage the programs and procedures that govern how CAD interacts with PLM.
- Model and draw components and systems, especially system-wide assemblies such as waveguide routes, propulsion systems and harnessing.
- Check engineering drawings for components and systems
- Assist in recruiting, interviewing and hiring additional teammates to our rapidly-growing team
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in a design role and expertise in mechanical CAD
- Experience with design and production of complex assemblies
- Robust knowledge of SolidWorks
- Working knowledge and experience in PDM Administration
- Mastery of GD+T and engineering drawings
- A passion for hardware development, including working in a fast-paced environment including hands-on development
Bonus
- Expertise of SolidWorks
- Experience in design of spaceflight components and/or vacuum compatible systems
- Experience designing and routing harnesses, waveguides and/or pipes
- Experience with surface modeling
- Experience with Arena
Base pay is just one component of Astranis’s total rewards package. Your compensation also includes a significant equity package via incentive stock options, high-quality company-subsidized healthcare, disability and life insurance, 401(k) retirement planning, flexible PTO, and free on-site catered meals.
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