Senior Mechanical Engineer
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Summary
About the Role
About You
- Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent course or work experience.
- Experience working within the Space Industry or similar.
- Precision machined parts design (including material & coating selection).
- Mechanical analysis using hand calculations and FEA.
- CAD design and drafting experience.
- Experience with mechanism design.
- Excellent written and verbal communication.
- Environmental testing (vibration, thermal, thermal-vacuum).
- Design for manufacture and assembly (DFMA) principles.
- Solidworks Simulation or equivalent FEA package.
- Thermal and thermoelastic analysis of mechanical systems.
- Electromagnetic compatibility and EMI shielding.
- Electronics theory (communication interfaces, PCB layout principles).
- Basic software skills (C, python, scripting).
- Track record of leading/managing complex projects.
Benefits
- Competitive base salary range of $130.5k–$171k.
- Annual equity awards eligibility.
- Vacation, sick, and personal time off.
- Optional medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverage.
- 401(K) plan.
- Health and wellness reimbursement program.
- Participation in Spire’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
- Generous Time Off Policy.
- Education Assistance Program.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- Family Leave.
- Fitness Reimbursement.
- Employee Referral Program.
- Healthy snacks & beverages in every office.
Spire (NYSE: SPIR) is a global provider of space-based data, analytics and space services, offering unique datasets and powerful insights about Earth so that organizations can make decisions with confidence in a rapidly changing world. Spire builds, owns, and operates a fully deployed satellite constellation that observes the Earth in real time using radio frequency technology. The data acquired by Spire’s satellites provides global weather intelligence, ship and plane movements, and spoofing and jamming detection to better predict how their patterns impact economies, global security, business operations and the environment. Spire also offers Space as a Service solutions that empower customers to leverage its established infrastructure to put their business in space. Spire has nine offices across the U.S., Canada, UK, Luxembourg, Germany and Singapore. Spire is looking for exceptional people to join its team. Challenge yourself, apply today! spire.com/careers