Mechanical Engineer

at  Tendeg

Tendeg LLC is a premier spacecraft deployables company. Our novel designs are enabling exciting missions providing high gain antennas for sensor applications and communications. We have 12 antennas on-orbit and 20 flight deliverables occurring in 2024. Our missions include Earth Science (weather, surface deformation and change); LEO, GEO and lunar communications; synthetic aperture radar (SAR); and unique radio frequency sensors for commercial and government applications. We have apertures from 50cm to 10m, VHF to Q/V-band, and precise 2-axis gimbals. Please join our innovative and rapidly growing team.

KEY JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• 2+ years of applicable experience
• BS in Mechanical Engineering or Aerospace Engineering.
• Mechanical engineering design skills for precision deployable structures. Preferred CAD experience is Solidworks
• Skills and experience testing spacecraft components in relevant environmental conditions.
• Strong analysis skills. This will include closed form calculations. Finite element experience would be a bonus. Preferred FEA includes FEMAP and NX NASTRAN.
• Program and project management skills. Managing employees, subcontractors and vendors to meet performance and schedule requirements.
• Customer interface. Meetings, reports and professional presentations will be required.
• Materials and fabrication experience. Knowledge of aerospace materials (metallics, composites, adhesives, bonding) that are typical for precision structures and space missions.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• Create designs for spaceflight qualification and flight hardware. Experience in deployable mechanisms and environmental testing is a plus.
• Support trade study and down selection of hardware/design concepts.
• Create drawings of designs, including plans for implementation of hardware. Work with technicians in a detail-oriented environment to ensure successful integration.
• Work with design and analysis teams to outline testing plans, goals, and outcomes.
• Work with program managers and other senior engineering teams to ensure designs meet requirements.

About the role: We are looking a Manufacturing Enigneer that will support one of the following programs:

• INCUS: NASA has selected Tendeg to deliver four Ka-band deployable antennas for a new Earth science mission called Investigation of Convective Updrafts (INCUS) that will study the behavior of tropical storms and thunderstorms, including their impacts on weather and climate models. https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasa-selects-new-mission- to-study-storms-impacts-on-climate-models
• 2-axis Gimbal Antennas: Tendeg has multiple contracts to develop, fabricate, test and deliver flight units for deployable high gain antennas from X-band to Q/V-band. These are for sensor and communication missions for LEO, MEO and lunar applications.
• Perimeter Truss Reflectors: Tendeg has multiple contracts to deliver large aperture antennas for GEO communications, SAR, and national securit