# Senior Opto-Mechanical Engineer

**Company**: Astranis
**Location**: San Francisco
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $145,000-$225,000 USD
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q96372482

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## Description

Astranis builds advanced satellites for high orbits, expanding humanity's reach into the solar system.

As a Senior Opto-Mechanical Engineer at Astranis, you will own the complete lifecycle of various opto-mechanical systems on our spacecraft. You will work with cross-functional teams to develop new opto-mechanical products from concept to production.

Responsibilities:

- Develop new opto-mechanical products from concept and detailed design through engineering drawings, vendor selection, evaluation, prototype builds and production

- Design and integrate free-space optical assemblies, miniature optics, optical mounts and precision alignment mechanisms

- Perform detailed tolerance analyses and tolerance stack-ups for optical and mechanical assemblies

- Integrate mechanical, optical and electrical components into complex optoelectronic systems

- Lead mechanical and opto-mechanical design reviews

- Work closely with optical, electrical, manufacturing and other cross-functional engineering teams

- Assist in recruiting, interviewing, and hiring additional teammates

Requirements:

- B.S. or M.S in mechanical, aerospace engineering or equivalent

- 5+ years of opto-mechanical design experience, combining precision mechanical design with optical system integration

- Experience in detailed design, development and validation of mechanical assemblies from prototype through manufacturing

- Experience designing mechanical mounts, interfaces and assemblies for optical components

- Experience with precision optical alignment, including active and/or passive alignment

- Experience with free-space optics and miniature optical assemblies

- Experience working with suppliers and/or contract manufacturers

Benefits:

- Base pay: $145,000-$225,000 USD

- Significant equity package via incentive stock options

- High-quality company-subsidized healthcare, disability and life insurance

- 401(k) retirement planning

- Flexible PTO

- Free on-site catered meals

## Skills

### Required
- opto-mechanical design
- precision mechanical design
- optical system integration
- mechanical engineering
- aerospace engineering

### Nice to have
- experience running a development program
- knowledge of geometric optics
- semiconductor packaging/assembly
- prototype or production equipment design

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