Mechanical Design Manager

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Own the technical and schedule performance for a team of 4 - 8 Mechanical Design Engineers.
• Establish, maintain, and enforce design processes and guidelines that balance the criticality of spacecraft engineering with practicality and focus on our internal objectives, risk postures, and goals.
• Establish standards for the effective use of Creo CAD and Windchill PLM, ensuring consistent modeling, drawing, configuration management, and release practices.
• Grow and maintain the technical acumen of the design team in the area of satellite mechanical design by developing professional development plans, challenging job assignments, training, and mentorship that balance…
• Manage team performance and alignment with regular reviews and goal setting.
• Answer the call for Mechanical Design Engineering support across BlackSky with staff assignments to programs, team task planning, workload prioritization and deconfliction;
• Ensure the Mechanical Design Engineering team follows company, department, and team processes.
• Partner closely with BlackSky Space Vehicle Engineering, Production, and Supply Chain teams to ensure Design Engineering products are fully and successfully implemented as intended, collect feedback for continued…

Job requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a similar engineering discipline.
• A minimum of ten (10) years of professional experience in a mechanical engineering role
• At least two (2) years of experience leading engineering teams as a people manager or technical lead with formal leadership responsibilities.
• Demonstrable experience working in the satellite or launch industry maturing designs from initial concepts to detailed manufacturing drawings
• Working knowledge of design requirements for space systems
• Experience leading teams to deliver against challenging technical and/or schedule requirements
• High proficiency with Creo CAD software to develop part and assembly models, and manufacturing drawings within a Windchill environment
• Strong understanding of the ASME Y14.5 dimensioning and tolerancing specification