Lead Mechanical AIT Engineer - Spacecraft

Job Title : Lead Mechanical AIT Engineer - Spacecraft

Industry Type : Space Technology

Location : Ahmedabad

Employment Type : Full-time

Are you ready to join the pioneering team at PierSight Space? We're a Space-Tech company with teams in Ahmedabad, California and Bangalore on a mission to build the world's largest constellation of Synthetic Aperture Radar and AIS satellites for comprehensive ocean surveillance. With backing from prestigious institutional investors like Alphawave Global, Elevation Capital, All in Capital, and Techstars, we're set to make a significant impact.

Key Responsibilities :

• Design and realisation of mechanical ground support systems.
• Mass budget management, estimation and measurement of COG, Moments of Inertia, and Launch vehicle interface management.
• Support the AIT design and implementation flow and GSE Design / trade-off analysis.
• Carry out trade off analysis on different designs to choose the best structure for the satellite, considering mission requirements and other constraints.
• Carry out satellite alignment, design & implementation.
• Lead the satellite assembly and integration campaigns from the mechanical perspective.
• Support the preliminary & detailed thermal implementation of the Thermal Control Subsystem (TCS).
• Working with System Engineering Team in tasks such as unit accommodation, trade-off analysis, system-level failure modes and analysis, mechanical architecture.
• Supply chain technical management and components pre-selection.
• Support feasibility studies and concurrent engineering activities.

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