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Mechanical Engineer, Payloads
Apex
Los Angeles, USA
Full-time
Junior · 2+ years experience
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Apex is seeking a skilled Mechanical Engineer, Payloads to join our satellite engineering team. In this role, you will be responsible for the mechanical design, integration, and testing of payload hardware and supporting structures across Apex spacecraft programs. You will work closely with payload, structures, thermal, avionics, manufacturing, and integration teams to develop flight-ready hardware and ensure successful payload integration from early design through launch.
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Apex is seeking a skilled Mechanical Engineer, Payloads to join our satellite engineering team. In this role, you will be responsible for the mechanical design, integration, and testing of payload hardware and supporting structures across Apex spacecraft programs. You will work closely with payload, structures, thermal, avionics, manufacturing, and integration teams to develop flight-ready hardware and ensure successful payload integration from early design through launch.
Responsibilities:
- Develop mechanical designs and 3D models for payload hardware, mounting structures, brackets, enclosures, and supporting components.
- Own mechanical payload integration from initial concept and interface definition through design, manufacturing, assembly, and test.
- Define and manage mechanical interfaces between payloads, spacecraft structures, and other vehicle subsystems.
- Perform structural analysis and hand calculations to ensure payload hardware meets strength, stiffness, mass, and environmental requirements.
- Optimize designs for mass, manufacturability, assembly, reliability, and spacecraft-level performance.
- Develop detailed engineering drawings, GD&T, interface control documentation, and hardware specifications.
- Evaluate and select appropriate materials, fasteners, coatings, and manufacturing processes for flight hardware.
- Collaborate with payload, structures, thermal, avionics, RF, manufacturing, and systems engineering teams to resolve integration challenges.
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