Mechanical Design Engineer

Mechanical Design Engineer

NanoAvionics

VIlnius or Kaunas, Lithuania

Mechanical design team is looking for a curious and motivated mechanical design engineer who will be contributing to the design and development of nano and micro satellites as well as their subsystem mechanical R&D.

As Mechanical Design Engineer, you will:

• Support business development department with the design of preliminary satellite level and/or subsystem level layout and feasibility studies at pre-contract stage;
• Design and develop satellites and their mechanical subsystems;
• Design static as well as dynamic parts and mechanisms;
• Assist simulation engineers by preparing (defeaturing) CAD geometry for FEA;
• Participate in design reviews, present the work done and collect feedback from colleagues as well as customers;
• Prepare manufacturing drawings and arrange manufacturing with external suppliers;
• Perform quick and simple structural and thermal calculations to justify design decisions;
• Design testing equipment for satellites and their subsystems;
• Process raw test data, analyze results, write test reports, and manage test related documentation.

We expect you to have:

• Have a passion for space engineering and a desire to learn fast;
• Have a degree in mechanical/mechatronics/aerospace engineering or equivalent;
• Have a good understanding of machine elements, materials engineering, manufacturing technology, mechanics of materials, structures and solids, heat transfer, thermodynamics, dynamic loads;
• Have at least 2-year experience in 3D modelling with SolidWorks or equivalent;
• Have prior work experience in mechanical design or related position;
• Have experience with 2D engineering drawings and good understanding of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T);
• Have good hands – on skills with measurement, inspection, assembly and other tools;
• Have good English language skills (at least B1);
• Enjoy working in a team and independently.

 Nice to have:

• Work/internship experience in space industry;
• Familiarity with ECSS and NASA standards/handbooks;
• Experience in precision engineering;
• Experience in structural/thermal FEA simulations;
• Programming skills (Java, Python);
• Experience in microcontrollers (Arduino, others) programming, system real time control, physical data (temperature, pressure, force, distance, etc.) acquisition, data processing.