At Turion Space, we’re building spacecraft to secure Earth and expand humanity’s reach beyond it. As part of our Mechanical Engineering team, you’ll help design and build the satellites and mechanisms that make our missions possible.
As a Senior Mechanical Engineer, you’ll work across the full development lifecycle from early concept and detailed design through analysis, fabrication, integration, and testing. You’ll collaborate closely with a multidisciplinary team to deliver flight hardware that is robust, reliable, and ready for space. This role is on site at our Irvine, CA HQ.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree in an engineering discipline
• 5+ years of mechanical design and drafting experience
• Experience with 3D CAD software (Solidworks preferred)
• Solid understanding and application of GD&T and tolerance stack-ups
• Spacecraft design experience
• Must be able to obtain a Secret and/or a TS/SCI clearance.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Hands-on experience working on teams designing hardware in a highly constrained system under defined timelines
• Experience working on aluminum and composite materials
• Familiarity with welded structures and fluid systems
• Ability to manage large assembly models and drawings
• Ability to work and communicate well with minimal supervision
• Creative problem solver that can bring multiple disciplines together to achieve buy-in for a unified design direction
• Self-motivated with strong multi-tasking, organizational, communication, and documentation skills

ITAR REQUIREMENTS:

This position may include access to technology and/or software source code that is subject to U.S. export controls. To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

• Design metallic structures and propulsion fluid systems under accelerated timelines
• Review specifications and other engineering data to develop mechanical systems
• Update designs and drawings through engineering change orders to support our rapid pace of design iteration
• Create detailed component and assembly drawings incorporating an understanding of GD&T and tolerance stack-ups
• Lead, mentor, and train engineers