Senior Mechanical Engineer, Albedo
Assembly & Integration
$137-151k
Plus equity
High-resolution satellite imagery
Job no longer available
High-resolution satellite imagery
21-100 employees
Job no longer available
$137-151k
Plus equity
21-100 employees
Company mission
To make exquisite imagining available to the world to generate new possibilities for innovation and market growth.
Role
Who you are
- 10+ years of experience in facilities/assembly and integration of complex systems
- Knowledge of best practices for clean and systematic assembly and integration of spacecraft busses
- Knowledge of the integration of complex optical payloads and contamination mitigation
- Experience with speeding up a process, and coming up with highly efficient build and test programs and flows
- Excellent communication of implementation techniques and tradeoffs, and what that does to cost and schedule
- Strong CAD skills - SolidWorks, Creo, NX, or similar
- Experience transitioning designs through drawings, fabrication, kitting, and build
What the job involves
- In this ultra-high impact role, you’ll lead mechanical assembly & integration operations for the VLEO Albedo imaging vehicle - literally, bringing it to life
- The role isn't just for one, it includes optimization and design for manufacturability (DFM) beyond flight vehicle-1, to encompass our full constellation
- You’ll transition our space vehicle design through baseline> detailed DFA > drawing trees > fabrication at suppliers > kitting > assembly
- Own day-to-day space vehicle mechanical assembly & integration operations including leadership of our small vehicle assembly team
- Create and drive the space vehicle assembly and integration project plan & schedule spanning subject matter areas from the mechanical assembly, parts, materials & processes, and testing
- Integrate our exquisite optical payload onto the spacecraft bus (significant responsibility)
- Own logistics; including critical moving/lifting/shipping operations, coordination with external mechanical sub-assembly suppliers and test shopsWith respect to the latter, this role involves planning aspects of our environmental test campaign from a mechanical and logistical perspective
- Detect, troubleshoot, and resolve vehicle integration issues
- Collaborate with Albedo engineers across all space vehicle disciplines: flight software, logic design, electrical & power, thermal, GN&C, communications, payload, ground, etc to bring our vehicle to life
- Support travel to testing sites (as required)
- Work hand in hand with our technician, refine the solar array assembly and integration plan; including updating tooling and logistics to maximize productivity
Our take
There’s a lot of funding going into satellite startups at the moment, given how useful the technology can be across a wide spectrum of fields, from agriculture to natural disaster management and insurance. Albedo is one of a number of companies looking to break into the market, but it’s facing plenty of competition from the likes of Atlas Operations and Outpost.
However, Albedo is aiming to raise industry standards by developing satellites that can fly twice as close to Earth as that of its competition, and capture imagery at a resolution that’s almost ten times higher than what’s currently available. And its on its way to doing so, becoming the very first company to receive a license to sell this quality of imagery in 2021.
Though only founded in 2020, it has experienced remarkable growth, doubling its headcount in 2023 and expanding its operations with a state-of-the-art facility in Broomfield, Colorado and most recently, raising substantial funding to propel it even further forward. As Albedo continues to secure investments, it is strategically channeling its resources into bolstering its team and further enhancing its satellite constellation. With this rapid expansion and commitment to innovation, Albedo has every reason to be excited about the promising future that lies ahead.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Apr 2025
$100m
SERIES B
Jan 2024
$35m
SERIES A
Total funding: $193.2m
Company benefits
- 4% direct matching 401k
- Remote-friendly, asynchronous culture with flexible working hours
- Comprehensive medical insurance: health, dental, vision, mental health
- 20 paid vacation days, your from Day 1; 12 company holidays
- Monthly wellness and childcare reimbursements; generous parental leave
- Company on-sites and team retreats for in-person relationship building
Company HQ
Civic Center, Denver, CO
Leadership
Topher Haddad
(Co-Founder & CEO)Before co-founding Albedo they worked for Lockheed Martin as an Optical Systems Engineering Lead.
AJ Lasater
(Co-Founder & CTO)Previously spent almost ten years at Lockheed Martin as a Systems Engineer and Systems Architecture Manager.
Winston Tri
(Co-Founder & CPO)Co-founded and was the Lead iOS Developer of events app Ping Social. Worked for Facebook as a Software Engineer before co-founding Albedo.
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