Nova Solvers

Overview

Nova Solvers is an advanced engineering company focused on developing spacecraft, avionics, and autonomous technologies for various customers. They are seeking a Senior Spacecraft Mechanical Engineer to lead the design and development of spacecraft structures and hardware.

Responsibilities

• Lead mechanical design and development of spacecraft, payloads, avionics, and supporting hardware.
• Develop spacecraft structural architectures, packaging concepts, and mechanical layouts.
• Design primary and secondary spacecraft structures, brackets, panels, enclosures, and mounting systems.
• Perform structural, thermal, vibration, and dynamic analyses.
• Generate engineering drawings, CAD models, specifications, and design documentation.
• Support requirements development, system trades, and design reviews.
• Develop mass budgets, structural margins, and hardware performance assessments.
• Design for manufacturability, assembly, integration, and test.
• Support supplier selection, fabrication oversight, and manufacturing readiness activities.
• Develop and oversee qualification and acceptance test programs.
• Support environmental testing including vibration, shock, thermal vacuum, and thermal cycling.
• Perform failure investigations, root-cause analysis, and corrective action implementation.
• Support spacecraft integration, launch preparation, and mission readiness activities.
• Coordinate with electrical, systems, software, manufacturing, and mission engineering teams.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to engineering process improvements.
• Support customer meetings, technical presentations, and proposal efforts.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 10+ years of spacecraft, satellite, aerospace, or defense hardware development experience.
• Experience supporting spacecraft programs through design, integration, environmental testing, and qualification.
• Proficiency with 3D CAD tools such as SolidWorks, Creo, NX, or equivalent.
• Experience developing engineering drawings and applying GD&T principles.
• Familiarity with spacecraft structures, mechanisms, materials, and thermal control approaches.
• Experience supporting vibration, shock, thermal vacuum, and environmental testing campaigns.
• Strong understanding of aerospace manufacturing, assembly, and integration processes.
• Experience supporting hardware builds from concept through flight qualification.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced development environment.

Benefits

• 401k
• Health Insurance
• Dental
• Vision
• PTO

Additional Information

• This position is primarily onsite to support program execution, customer interaction, and spacecraft development activities.
• Location: Torrance, California.