Argo Space

Overview

As a Mechanical Engineer at Argo, you will work with a team to develop structures and systems for reusable spacecraft. Your role will involve the design, analysis, and testing of various mechanical systems to enable efficient transport of payloads in space.

Responsibilities

• Perform design and analysis of high performance, mass-critical mechanical systems using CAD and FEA software.
• Engineer products that meet company and mission goals and create new capabilities for the industrial space age.
• Negotiate requirements by understanding company and mission objectives and providing alternative solutions.
• Hands-on prototyping, testing, troubleshooting, and integration of spacecraft hardware.
• Qualify hardware to ensure survival and performance across expected mission and thermal-vacuum environments.
• Draft and implement test procedures, safety protocols, and data analysis pipelines consistent with mission risk posture.
• Provide technical input to system and component designs and analysis across multiple disciplines.
• Lead and contribute to design reviews, test reviews, and Flight Readiness Reviews (FRRs) with a heavy emphasis on technical excellence.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in relevant engineering or science discipline.
• Comprehensive understanding of mechanics, materials, dynamics, mechanisms and assemblies, and test operations.
• Understanding of and experience in aerospace structure design and analysis.
• Experience with CAD and FEA software.
• Experience managing test data and generating data analysis products.
• Capable of maintaining flexibility in direction under changing circumstances.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Track record of delivering novel, excellent technical results.
• 2+ years of experience designing, analyzing, and/or testing spacecraft structural, mechanical, and/or electro-mechanical systems for Senior Engineer role.
• 5+ years of experience designing and testing structural, electro-mechanical, and/or deployable/actuated systems that operate in harsh environments for Senior Engineer role.
• 5+ years of experience designing, analyzing, and/or testing spacecraft structural, mechanical, and/or electro-mechanical systems for Principal Engineer role.
• 8+ years of experience designing and testing structural, electro-mechanical, and/or deployable/actuated systems that operate in harsh environments for Principal Engineer role.
• Demonstrated end-to-end ownership over complex spacecraft mechanical systems for Principal Engineer role.
• Ability to define and own integrated test campaigns – environmental, structural, and functional for Principal Engineer role.