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Senior Mechanical Engineer – Space Technologies

Job in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, 35485, USA
Listing for: Jobtailor
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-07-31
Job specializations:
  • Engineering
    Mechanical Engineer, Engineering Design & Technologists, Systems Engineer, Aerospace / Aviation / Avionics
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 120000 - 180000 USD Yearly USD 120000.00 180000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
  • Provide engineering design and analysis leadership to diverse R&D programs and small-volume production contracts
  • Lead the structural and thermal analysis of mechanical systems for space and airborne hardware
  • Work within a multi-disciplined project team
  • Responsible for mechanical design and analysis activity, and support integration and formal acceptance-test activities
  • Projects vary from packaging high reliability electronics subsystems to opto-mechanical mechanism design such as gimbal and steering mirror systems
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering
  • 12 years' mechanical engineering experience in one or more of the following areas:
    Structural and thermal analysis including analytical calculations and FEA (stress analysis, modal analysis, thermal conduction analysis, bolt loads, etc.)
  • Design using CAD software, ideally experience with Solid Works
  • Tolerance analysis and GD&T practices
  • Space hardware design, analysis, integration, and test
  • Strong technical writing skills applicable to engineering documentation (analysis reports, specifications, requirements documents, etc.)
Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in mechanical and aerospace engineering with a focus on structural and thermal analysis, CAD design, and space hardware integration. Proficient in technical writing for engineering documentation and analysis reporting.

Highest-signal resume keywords
  • Mechanical Engineering Experience
  • Structural And Thermal Analysis
  • CAD Design Using Solid Works
  • Tolerance Analysis And GD&T
  • Space Hardware Design And Integration
ATS Optimization Keywords
Hard Skills
  • Structural Analysis
  • Thermal Analysis
  • Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
  • Analytical Calculations
  • Design Using CAD
  • Tolerance Analysis
  • GD&T Practices
  • Technical Writing
  • Integration And Test
  • Mechanical Design
Soft Skills
  • Leadership
  • Collaboration
  • Communication
Industry Keywords
  • R&D Programs
  • High Reliability Electronics
  • Opto-Mechanical Mechanism Design
  • Gimbal Systems
  • Steering Mirror Systems
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Position Requirements
10+ Years work experience
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