Senior Mechanical Design Engineer // The Netherlands

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer // The Netherlands
Jobs > Senior Mechanical Design Engineer // The Netherlands / The Netherlands
The Netherlands
Satellite & NewSpace
Engineering
November 20, 2024

About the Role:

As the Senior Mechanical Design Engineer, you’ll spearhead the mechanical design engineering for top-tier satellite subsystems. This key role involves not only driving technical design activities across spacecraft AOCS, Propulsion, and Avionics solutions but also mentoring and coaching a team of mechanical engineers to achieve best-in-class results.

The Company

With a long history of success in the aerospace industry, they have worked with leading players across the European space ecosystem to provide novel and reliable components for satellite systems across Avionics, Thermal and an entire range of satellite propulsion systems. This business is well-positioned for continued success with industry-leading products and collaborations across the In-orbit services and the SmallSat market.

Benefits & Opportunities

  • Play a key role in the development and design of innovative products that are transforming new markets in space.
  • Play a pivotal role in industry-leading satellite programs across earth observation, telecommunications, In-orbit Services, Sustainability, Exploration and more.
  • Work alongside an extremely talented team with great exposure to senior leadership.
  • Work for a business with a long history of success in the aerospace market, that has sustained a size that allows for great agility and dynamism.

To be successful you’ll need to have…

  • At least 5+ year’s experience in mechanical engineering
  • Strong experience working on the design of subsystems and components for space systems
  • Space industry expertise.

Interested to know more?

Please reach out to [email protected]  with a copy of your CV!

Key words…if all these are resonating, this could be the job for you!!

Avionics, Propulsion, Subsystems, Components, AOCS, Structures, LEO, GEO, MEO, SmallSat, Satellite, NanoSatellite, Chemical, Electric, Thermal, 3D Modeling, Space Flight Hardware, Design, NanoSat

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