Senior Mechanical Engineer

As a Senior Mechanical Engineer, you will support our Electrothermal Engineering team in a mixed design and production environment, delivering premier space flight projects. This role allows you to create and manage flight‑critical hardware designs from initial concept to production. You will work in a highly collaborative team while also providing innovative solutions for advancing space technologies. Candidates should have prior experience in a complex manufacturing environment and a passion for cutting‑edge space exploration.

Busek researches, develops, and produces technologies for challenging space missions, ranging from small spacecraft in low‑earth orbit to Cube Sats and probes exploring the moon and beyond. Our talented staff specialize in in‑space propulsion, space‑borne sensors, materials science, and high‑fidelity electronic design. Busek's achievements include the first US Hall Effect Thruster in space, the first Micro‑PPT Thrusters, and the first flight Electrospray Thrusters.

We deliver both high‑volume and custom, low‑volume production for in‑space propulsion components and systems, alongside pioneering novel technologies.

• Design flight‑critical hardware for space propulsion systems.
• Present and defend design choices and trade‑offs to meet mission and project requirements.
• Perform thermal modeling and analysis to ensure optimal system performance under extreme conditions.
• Collaborate with engineers, researchers, and manufacturers across multidisciplinary teams.
• Communicate with outside vendors for part fabrication and procurement.
• Create high‑quality engineering drawings and documentation to support production and testing.
• Ensure designs comply with industry standards, project requirements, and reliability objectives.
• Produce and maintain essential documentation for spaceflight hardware.

• Degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering.
• Hands‑on experience in fabrication, assembly, or testing of mechanical systems.
• Proficiency with Solid Works and Solid Works PDM (or similar revision control systems).
• Strong working knowledge of ASME Y14.5 and geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T).
• Experience in aerospace manufacturing processes such as precision welding, brazing, plating, heat treating, or finishing.
• Background in thermal modeling and simulation.
• FEA experience, preferably with ANSYS Mechanical.
• Familiarity with MATLAB for data analysis and simulation.

The expected salary range for this position is $110,000 - $150,000. Actual compensation will be determined by the candidate’s experience, education, and alignment with organizational needs.

• A lawful U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder)
• A refugee or an individual granted asylum in the U.S.
• Or be eligible to receive the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State and/or the U.S. Department of Commerce, as applicable

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Will you now or in the future require sponsorship for employment visa status?