About this job

Open Cosmos are revolutionising space technology and opening up the cosmos to everyone. Our simple, affordable satellite missions give organisations the chance to use space technology as a tool to get your ideas into orbit. Our mission is to make the leaps in space that become the leaps on Earth.

Compiled of 50+ people from over 15 nationalities, we have a culturally diverse workforce full of Engineers, Software Developers, Business developers and Mission Managers! Beyond the office, we have bakers, long distance runners, climbers, rowers, golfers and mixed martial artists!

By making space data more accessible and affordable, we want to be the platform that allows applicable solutions to be the prevention, not the cure. When tragedy strikes, Earth Observation satellites can be used to detect where resources would be most effective and map out the scale of damage to help decision makers rebuild.

The successful candidate will be joining the Open Cosmos Tech team in Harwell-Oxford (UK). She/He will be responsible to deliver mechanical designs and perform structural analysis and tests to fulfill the company needs.

Responsibilities

• Lead the mechanical design of flight and support hardware.
• Lead structural analysis of flight and engineering hardware.
• Lead structural tests of flight and engineering hardware.
• Dealing with manufacturing supply chain.
• Definition and input to quality and operational excellence processes.
• Definition and involvement into assembly, integration and test activities.
• Mentorship/training/recruitment and motivation of colleagues.
• Support sales, customer support or any other business areas that require technical support as needed.
• Input to technical roadmap.
• Assisting company-wide projects and activities as part of the Open Cosmos team.

Profile

Skills, experience and attitude

• Proven industrial experience in product engineering. To have developed several products, seen full cycle including functional and environmental testing involvement
• >=3 years experience in mechanical design, from concept to drawing for manufacture, knowledge in GD&T using ISO 1101, 2692 & 5458 or ASME Y14.5
• >=3 years experience in system level structural analysis using Patran/Nastran, Ansys or similar
• Experience in assembly, integration and test of high reliability systems (aerospace, automotive, nuclear…)
• Extensive knowledge of manufacturing processes to aid design for manufacturing
• Experience managing communication with suppliers
• Attention to detail
• Lean/Bootstrap mentality
• Honesty, openness and self awareness
• Proactiveness
• Quick to learn and coach others

Nice to have

• Experience in the space sector
• Space systems engineer experience
• Supply chain network