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Senior Mechanical Engineer

Astranis · San Francisco

Posted about 2 months ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
54 days
Astranis's roles stay open a median of 55 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
0% of Astranis's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Astranis
high
59 stale, 0 reposted of 89 open
Hiring momentum
130 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-09-27

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Astranis's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Astranis.

About this role

As a Senior Mechanical Engineer at Astranis, you will be responsible for the complete lifecycle of various subsystems on spacecraft, including mechanical design and analysis to meet launch and on-orbit requirements. You will collaborate with other teams, mentor junior engineers, and manage integration requirements while developing design best practices. Your role also involves recruiting efforts to expand the engineering team.

Our read on this posting2.4out of 5
benefits
3/5
freshness
1/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
4/5
pay transparency
0/5

Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Astranis as an employer.

What you need

  • B.S. or M.S in mechanical, aerospace engineering or equivalent
  • 4 - 15+ years of mechanical design or equivalent experience
  • Strong CAD design (Solidworks) and Finite Element analysis (Femap, Ansys) skills
  • 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

Nice to have

  • 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
  • Experience in synthesizing requirements and flowing them down to sub-scale verification builds and testing

What you get

  • Equity and robust benefits
  • High-quality company-subsidized healthcare
  • Disability and life insurance
  • 401(k) retirement planning
  • Flexible PTO
  • Free on-site catered meals

Worth weighing

  • Base salary range is $145,000 - $195,000 USD, but actual salary may vary based on various factors
  • The role requires U.S. citizenship or equivalent status due to government regulations
  • No specific mention of remote work or flexibility in work location

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Listed by Astranis on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-27. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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