Responsibilities:
Design, develop, and validate MGSE hardware, including integration fixtures, handling rigs, and test stands.
Design, develop, and deploy ground station rotators and other GS-related mechanical hardware.
Create and maintain CAD models and detailed drawings in SolidWorks.
Apply GD&T in compliance with ASME Y14.5 standards.
Perform tolerance stack-ups for sub-assemblies.
Integrate electromechanical components (motors, drivers, controllers, sensors) into ground systems.
Participate in spacecraft integration activities and support assembly/test operations.
Coordinate with vendors to fabricate and assemble MGSE and GS hardware.
Support qualification test campaigns (vibration, thermal, acoustic) with hands-on test involvement.
Maintain accurate documentation and configuration in PLM systems.
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s in Mechanical, Aerospace, or Mechatronics Engineering.
3 years of experience in aerospace structural design and integration.
Proficiency in SolidWorks CAD.
Familiarity with ASME Y14.5 standards for drawings and tolerances.
Experience with tolerance stack-up.
Basic knowledge of electronics integration (motor drivers, controllers, sensors).
Preferred Skills:
Ability to take designs from CAD to deployed hardware.
Strong interest in spacecraft integration and test support.
Ability to own subassemblies end-to-end.
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
Willingness to work extended hours and/or weekends as needed.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or Mechatronics Engineering
- 3 years of experience in aerospace structural design and integration
- Proficiency in SolidWorks CAD
- Familiarity with ASME Y14.5 standards for drawings and tolerances
- Experience with tolerance stack-up
- Basic knowledge of electronics integration, including motor drivers, controllers, and sensors
- Ability to take designs from CAD to deployed hardware
- Strong interest in spacecraft integration and test support
- Ability to own subassemblies end-to-end
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Willingness to work extended hours and/or weekends as needed
What We Do
Catalyx Space Inc. develops orbital return vehicles and integrated space infrastructure for heavy-mass, high-power, high-volume missions. Its offerings span launch logistics, in-orbit operations, payload integration, mission control, and recovery, along with unmanned laboratories, testbeds, and reusable re-entry capsules. The company targets space logistics, in-space manufacturing, research, defense, and other commercial applications across low Earth orbit and beyond through vertically integrated mission services.
