Venturi Astrolab, Inc. (Astrolab) is pioneering new ways to explore and operate on distant planetary bodies. We are singularly focused on designing, building, and operating a fleet of multi-purpose commercial planetary rovers to extend and enhance humanity’s presence in the solar system. We are seeking motivated, creative, and exceptional people to join our world-class team.

Senior Mechanical Engineer

The Astrolab design team works collaboratively to design, develop and implement exceptional engineering solutions to enable off planet exploration. As a Senior Mechanical Engineer within that team, you will be responsible for design, development, test, flight, and operation of novel structures and actuators critical to the Astrolab lunar rover. You will report to our mechanical engineering manager.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the engineering design team to understand the mechanical needs of the Astrolab rover, leveraging experience to contribute to the evolution of the design
• Design and analysis of mechanical systems at the full system and sub system level using software simulation methods and experimental test data
• Define component requirements, understand lunar operational constraints and effectively communicate these within the team
• Make flight hardware selection decisions and develop the build flow for integrating this hardware into the vehicle for flight
• Develop test plans to validate and qualify mechanical subsystems for flight, coordinating with both inhouse and external test facilities to execute testing

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering or STEM field
• 5+ years of experience in mechanical system engineering
• Experience using CAD software for part modeling and development
• Experience using software packages for finite element modeling and analysis
• Experience in design for manufacturing and geometric dimensioning and tolerancing of parts

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Master’s degree in engineering
• 8+ years of experience in the engineering of structures, mechanisms, and actuators
• Demonstrated ability to plan and execute flight hardware development programs from the ground up
• Demonstrated experience specifying and executing hardware qualification and acceptance test programs
• Ability to mentor and develop more junior mechanical engineers to build an effective design team

Benefits and Compensation:

• Work with a team of best-in-class engineers building the future of exploration on the lunar surface
• Base salary range: 117,000-202,000 (commensurate with skills and experience)
• Equity in the form of stock options
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage

• 401(k)
• Paid time off and parental leave
• On-site snacks, beverages, and 2x weekly lunches
• Flexible work environment

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Astrolab is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and value diversity. We are committed to equal opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, gender, gender identity, parental or pregnancy status, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, or veteran status.

If you need assistance and/or reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to careers@astrolab.space.