Mechanical Engineer, Kuiper Government Solutions, KGS Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineer, Kuiper Government Solutions, KGS Mechanical Engineering Project Kuiper is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world.The Kuiper Government Solutions Engineering team is a multi-disciplinary technology team involved in developing and delivering targeted and scalable solutions for custom satellite and ground applications. The KGS Engineering team works closely with the core Kuiper team and addresses the needs of specific customers (such as government agencies). The Senior Mechanical Engineer will play a pivotal role in the team delivering innovative and fast-paced analysis and design for both space and ground systems and sub-systems.The Mechanical Engineer should have a background in one or more of the following: space vehicle design, analysis, and electro-mechanical systems integration and test. The ideal candidate has experience making optimization trades for payloads and system architectures. This is a hands-on role for a highly collaborative individual that combines superb technical and analytical capabilities to convert analytic trade studies to a space qualified payload while meeting cross-discipline requirements. The candidate will have a sharp focus on the specific needs of the customer and be able to conduct or support the thermal and structural analyses to show that proposed solutions will meet the customer’s goals.The successful candidate will have demonstrated experience working on complex programs with a diverse set of talented individuals, as well as with partner organizations (including government agencies). The candidate will be able to prepare easy-to-read and technically compelling written reports.Key job responsibilities: ...