Recent Graduate - Mechanical Engineer
Katalyst Space Technologies · Broomfield, Colorado, United States
Posted 16 days ago · $80,000 - $105,000
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 16 days Katalyst Space Technologies's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 98% of Katalyst Space Technologies's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Katalyst Space Technologies
- high 27 stale, 0 reposted of 42 open
- Hiring momentum
- 46 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Katalyst Space Technologies's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Katalyst Space Technologies.
About this role
As a Recent Graduate Mechanical Engineer at Katalyst, you will engage in the design, analysis, development, and testing of spacecraft mechanical systems. Your role involves hands-on work with CAD, prototypes, and hardware, as well as collaborating with various engineering teams to ensure successful integration and performance of spacecraft components. You will take ownership of mechanical engineering problems from concept to operation, contributing to the future of space exploration.
- benefits
- 3/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
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 Katalyst Space Technologies as an employer.
What you need
- Bachelor's degree completed, or expected before start date, in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Robotics, or a closely related technical field
- Strong academic or project-based grounding in mechanics, statics and dynamics, structures, materials, machine design, heat transfer, manufacturing, or related mechanical engineering fundamentals
- Demonstrated hands-on mechanical engineering experience through internships, research, student spacecraft or robotics teams, capstone projects, personal projects, laboratories, machine-shop work, or prior employment
- Ability to break down ambiguous mechanical problems, identify assumptions and loads, build appropriate models, make reasonable design tradeoffs, and validate work through analysis, inspection, prototype, test, or data
- Clear written and verbal technical communication
- Comfort learning new spacecraft hardware, materials, mechanisms, manufacturing methods, analysis tools, and mission concepts quickly
Nice to have
- Internship, research, co-op, or project experience in spacecraft, aerospace, robotics, mechanisms, structures, manufacturing, defense technology, high-reliability hardware, or another mechanically demanding environment
- Experience taking a mechanical component, assembly, mechanism, or structure from concept and design into fabrication, integration, or test and using the results to drive changes
- Exposure to CAD, mechanisms, structures, thermal or structural analysis, materials, manufacturing, GD&T, tolerance analysis, test fixtures, hardware integration, or mechanical testing
What you get
- Base salary determined on a case-by-case basis, anticipated range $80,000 - $105,000 annually
- Eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of the Employee Stock Option and Equity Plan
- Relocation bonus and other discretionary bonuses
- Access to comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
- Unlimited Paid Time Off
Worth weighing
- Must be willing to work hands-on in the office, lab, integration, or test environment as required
- Support occasional extended hours during critical test or mission activities
- Role involves compliance with ITAR regulations, which may affect non-US applicants
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Listed by Katalyst Space Technologies on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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