Mechanical Engineer

Our client designs and builds electronic components for aerospace, defense and space programs. Their hardware has to survive vibration, shock, wide temperature swings and, in orbit, vacuum, while carrying dense, high-power electronics. They need a Mechanical Engineer who is as comfortable with a thermal model as with an electronics layout review.

What you’ll work on

• Designing enclosures, chassis, brackets and structures for electronic assemblies, including PCBAs, power electronics, RF units and harnesses
• Owning thermal design from first-principles analysis through to qualification: heat load budgets, conduction paths, heat sinks, cold plates, heat pipes, radiators and thermal interface materials
• Analyzing radiative and conductive heat transfer for vacuum and orbital environments, alongside convective cooling for airborne and ground systems
• Running thermal and structural simulations in tools such as Thermal Desktop, ANSYS, NX Space Systems Thermal or FloTHERM, and correlating models with test data
• Supporting environmental test campaigns, including thermal cycling, thermal vacuum, vibration and shock
• Working closely with electrical engineers on component placement, derating, connector and cable routing, sealing and EMI shielding
• Taking designs through DFM/DFA, tolerance analysis, design reviews (PDR/CDR) and supplier engagement into production

What you’ll bring

• A degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering, or a related discipline
• Proven experience designing mechanical systems that house or integrate electrical and electronic components
• A strong grounding in thermodynamics and heat transfer, backed by flight or fielded hardware you can talk through
• Proficiency in SolidWorks / Creo / NX / CATIA], plus GD&T
• Hands-on experience with both analysis and environmental testing
• Working electronics knowledge: reading schematics, understanding power dissipation and component temperature limits

Nice to have

• Experience designing to DO-160, MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-461 or GSFC-STD-7000 (GEVS)
• Two-phase cooling, heat pipe or loop heat pipe design
• Materials knowledge for space use, such as outgassing and thermal coatings
• Python or MATLAB for analysis and test data processing