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Xona Space Systems
Mechanical Engineer
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Important information
Contract type:
Permanent
Salary:
$132,000 – $150,000 / year
Location:
Burlingame, CA, USA
Work mode:
Onsite
Published on:
29 August 2026
What they need
- As a Mechanical Engineer on the Payload Hardware team Xona, you’ll take ownership of mechanical hardware for RF systems from design through manufacturing, assembly, integration and test
- From spacecraft payload electronics to antennas to MGSE (mechanical ground support equipment), your work will ensure the end-to-end RF broadcast system delivers Xona’s high-accuracy and high-precision PNT service
- This is a high-ownership, fast-moving role with significant responsibility for delivering hardware on schedule, writing clear documentation, and supporting hands-on test operations- BS or MS in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering
- Knowledge of manufacturing methods and design trade-offs
- Experience owning CAD designs and generating manufacturing drawings for machined and additive manufacturing parts as well as cables
- Experience performing mechanical design of complex electronics enclosures
- Excellent problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, cross-team collaborative environment
- Demonstrated fundamentals with mechanical and thermal analytic abilities
- Knowledge of design-for-manufacturing (DFM)
- Strong proficiency in SolidWorks and SolidWorks PDM
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work closely with multidisciplinary teams and external partners to achieve project goals
- Demonstrated ownership of flight hardware from clean sheet through flight and production handoff
- Knowledge of material trades for the launch and space environment
- Willing and able to travel to support off-site testing events as needed
- Experience managing configuration of top-level assemblies in CAD and create and maintaining bills of material for assemblies to transfer to production
- Experience with schedule and integration requirements while working together with the Assembly, Integration, and Test team to enable a smooth build process
- Self-starter attitude and proactive in seeing projects from design through implementation
- Candidates must be comfortable working in a dynamic startup environment alongside other disciplines, anticipating next steps, and driving projects forward without constant direction
- 1-4 years of aerospace mechanical design experience
- Hands-on hardware build and test experience for space systems
- Experience with procedures that govern how CAD interacts with PLM
- Experience supporting vibration and thermal vacuum (TVAC) testing
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