# Senior Mechanical Engineer- Spacecraft Design at Astranis

> United States · Senior · Software engineering · open. Source: https://alderhq.app/jobs/greenhouse%3Aastranis%3A4577464006 (read 2026-11-04).

## Facts (observed)

- Company: [Astranis](https://alderhq.app/companies/astranis)
- Location text: San Francisco; San Francisco
- Where it can be done from (inferred): United States (evidence: "Location: San Francisco; San Francisco")
- Posted: 2025-06-19 (504 days ago)
- First seen by alder: 2026-11-02 · last verified: 2026-11-04
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- Apply on the employer's site: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/astranis/jobs/4577464006

## Pay and sponsorship

- Posted pay: $145k–$225k per year (from the listing's pay field)
- Market band for similar posted roles (SF Bay Area, n 901): p25 $183k, median $205k, p75 $229k

## Description (the employer's text)

Astranis builds advanced satellites for high orbits, expanding humanity’s reach into the solar system. Today Astranis satellites provide dedicated, secure networks to highly-sophisticated customers across the globe – large enterprises, sovereign governments, and the US military.

With five satellites on orbit and many more set to launch soon, the company is servicing a backlog of more than $1 billion of commercial contracts. Astranis is the preferred satellite communications partner for buyers with stringent requirements for uptime, data security, network visibility, and customization.

Astranis has raised over $1.2 billion from some of the world’s best investors, including Andreessen Horowitz, Baillie Gifford, Blackrock, Fidelity, Franklin Templeton, and Snowpoint, and employs a team of 500 engineers and entrepreneurs. Astranis designs, builds, and operates its satellites out of its 153,000 sq. ft. headquarters in Northern California, USA.

### Senior Mechanical Engineer- Spacecraft Design

In addition to being a significant individual on your own, you will mentor and train junior mechanical engineers on such projects. You must have a strong problem-solving background, hands-on testing skills, and preferably some experience with spacecraft and/or aerospace engineering.

### Role

- Perform mechanical design and analysis of spaceflight structures and/or mechanisms
- Complete ownership of product outcomes for spaceflight hardware
- Develop requirements for launch and on-orbit environments, including loads, interfaces, and functional requirements
- Manage system level schedule and integration requirements for your subsystems while working together with the Assembly, Integration, and Test team to enable a smooth build process
- Develop and define design best practices for future programs
- Assist in recruiting, interviewing, and hiring additional teammates to our rapidly-growing team.
### Requirements

- B.S. or M.S in mechanical, aerospace engineering or equivalent
- 5+ years of mechanical design or equivalent experience
- Experience designing aerospace structures or mechanisms
- Designed flight hardware for a prior satellite program
- Strong CAD design background (SolidWorks Preferred)
- Experience with GD&T and designing for manufacturability
- Demonstrated ability to personally design, evaluate, and procure complex mechanical assemblies with 30-40 components in aerospace or similar
- A passion for hardware development, including working in a fast-paced environment with hands-on design and development
- A motivated leader who has experience mentoring and supporting junior engineers
- Don't meet them all? Not a problem. Please apply even if you do not meet all these criteria.
### Bonus

- Experience in Assembly Integration and Test of spacecraft
- Experience with Finite Element Analysis (Femap, Ansys, Solidworks Sim)
- Experience with defining vibration environments and running mechanical testing on spacecraft and spacecraft components
- Experience running a development program while delegating to a small team
### What we offer

All our positions offer a compensation package that includes equity and robust benefits.

Base pay is just one component of Astranis’s total rewards package. Your compensation also includes a significant equity package via incentive stock options, high-quality company-subsidized healthcare, disability and life insurance, 401(k) retirement planning, flexible PTO, and free on-site catered meals.

Astranis pay ranges are informed and defined through professional-grade salary surveys and compensation data sources. The actual base salary offered to a successful candidate will additionally be influenced by a variety of factors including experience, credentials & certifications, educational attainment, skill level requirements, and the level and scope of the position.

Base Salary

$145,000—$225,000 USD

### U.S. Citizenship, Lawful Permanent Residency, or Refugee/Asylee Status Required

(To comply with U.S. Government space technology export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the United States, or other protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3))

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