Job Title: Mechanical AIT Engineer - Spacecraft

Industry Type: Space Technology

Location: Ahmedabad

Employment Type: Full-time

Are you ready to join the pioneering team at PierSight Space? We're a Space-Tech company with teams in Ahmedabad, California and Bangalore on a mission to build the world's largest constellation of Synthetic Aperture Radar and AIS satellites for comprehensive ocean surveillance. With backing from prestigious institutional investors like Alphawave Global, Elevation Capital, All in Capital, and Techstars, we're set to make a significant impact.

Key Responsibilities:

· Design and realisation of mechanical ground support systems.
· Mass budget management, estimation and measurement of COG, Moments of Inertia, and Launch vehicle interface management.
· Support the AIT design and implementation flow and GSE Design/trade-off analysis.
· Carry out trade off analysis on different designs to choose the best structure for the satellite, considering mission requirements and other constraints.
· Carry out satellite alignment, design & implementation.
· Lead the satellite assembly and integration campaigns from the mechanical perspective.
· Support the preliminary & detailed thermal implementation of the Thermal Control Subsystem (TCS).
· Working with System Engineering Team in tasks such as unit accommodation, trade-off analysis, system-level failure modes and analysis, mechanical architecture.
· Supply chain technical management and components pre-selection.
· Support feasibility studies and concurrent engineering activities.

Requirements:

· Minimum of a bachelor's degree in mechanical or industrial engineering or a related field.
· Relevant experience in the space or automobile industry.
· Knowledge and professional experience of the full lifecycle of space related mechanical and thermal subsystems.
· Ability to analyse large amounts of data with scripting or other tools, derive conclusions, and manage design documentation as well as review and approve design changes.
· Comfortable working closely with external vendors and consortium partners.
· Ability to handle FEM and TMM. Expertise with NASTRAN/NX CAD & CAE tools (preferred).
· Experience in participating in a space related mechanical and/or thermal qualification campaign.
· Professional experience within development lifecycle (design trades, CAD design, prototyping, manufacturing, testing, qualification);
· Fluent written and spoken skills in English.