Senior Mechanical Engineer, Capella Space
$141.8-177.3k
Space-based radar Earth observation satellites
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Space-based radar Earth observation satellites
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
$141.8-177.3k
201-500 employees
Company mission
To make timely Earth observation an essential tool for commerce, conservation, and well-being.
Role
Who you are
- Solidworks CAD and analysis
- PLM with ARAS or Equivalent
- Electronic Packaging and RF design
- Design and validation for space environments
- To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), Capella Employees must be a U.S. citizen, lawful U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State and/or the U.S. Department of Commerce, as applicable
What the job involves
- The Mechanical Engineering team at Capella is responsible for designing and building all types of hardware ranging from test fixtures to full satellites
- We support the full design life cycle starting from requirement definition all the way to product delivery
- As a Mechanical Engineer, you will be assisting in the design of our next generation satellites and everything in between to get us to space
- Good communication is a must as you will be working cross functionally among different teams to come up with designs that satisfy system level requirements
- Requirement definition
- Concept layout
- Product design with CAD
- Creating drawings for fabrication
- Assisting in procurement and production
- Verification with stress analysis and/or testing
- Hands-on Assembly, Integration and Testing (AI&T) with Prototypes
- Hands-on Assembly, Integration and Testing (AI&T) with Flight hardware
Our take
Earth observation in the form of satellite imagery is in high demand. With climate change, supply chain, and defense operations all requiring high-quality observation data, the race is on to provide the clearest, most timely images - and Capella Space is one private company leading the charge.
Capella Space commands a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) constellation in low-earth orbit that clients can use to access real-time visibility of facts on the ground. It’s the first US company to do so, and has won a correspondingly leading slate of customers that include the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office, the U.S. Air Force, Geospatial, and RSI.
As the urgency of addressing global issues increases, the demand for Capella Space’s services is almost certain to rise. This puts the company in a great position to pursue further success, having already established itself as a key player in the market. It has also seen good funding that will help expand its imaging capacity and develop new data products, and has become one of the first commercial earth observation companies to secure a contract to work with the government on its program to boost US resilience in space.
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Insights
11% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Jan 2023
$60m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Apr 2022
$97m
SERIES C
Total funding: $234m
Company benefits
- Medical/Dental/Vision
- Disability and Life Insurance
- 401k plan
- Equity
- Health Care, Dependent Care FSAs
- Commuter/Parking Flex Spending
- Flexible Vacation Policy
- In-Office Lunch Program
- Dog Friendly Work Environment (SF)
Company HQ
Mission District, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Payam Banazadeh
(Board Member & Founder)Worked in software development at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, ultimately taking up a Lead Project Engineer role there. Subsequently worked as a Project Manager at Stanford. Is now a member of advisory committees at the NOAA and University of Texas, Austin, as well as a Board Member at the National Security Space Association (NSSA).
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