Mechanical Designer II

Blue Canyon Technologies, RTX's small satellite manufacturer and mission services provider, is solving some of the toughest challenges in space. Our components and bus platforms have completed missions ranging from very-low Earth orbits to lunar and interplanetary journeys at a fraction of the cost of traditional space systems. We support premier defense, commercial and civil organizations including the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, NASA, MIT Lincoln Lab, the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Colorado and more. Join our innovative and dynamic company as we build, test and operate the small spacecraft of the future.

Position Purpose: The
Mechanical Designer II will support the design, development, testing, and fabrication of structures, mechanisms, and electrical assemblies for small spacecraft

Title: Mechanical Designer II

Position Type: Full Time

Pay Range: $80,000 - $140,000

(Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.)

Location: Remote

Benefits:

• 100% company paid health, dental and vision benefits for you and your dependents effective the first of the month following hire date
• Life insurance
• 401k (matching 4% with a minimum 5% contribution)
• Generous PTO (3 weeks of vacation + 3 floating holidays, 2 weeks of sick time, 7 paid holidays throughout the year) and parental leave

Job Responsibilities:

• This job involves extensive use of SolidWorks for design and documentation of mechanical designs, working closely with mechanical engineering staff.
• This position will be responsible for the creation of detailed fabrication drawings using GD&T, assembly and configuration drawings, BOMs, building and modifying assemblies in CAD, creation of harness routing models in CAD, and assembly instructions as required.
• This job will include some original design work, updates and maintenance to existing designs, and providing support to engineering staff.
• Other responsibilities as assigned.

Required Qualifications/Education:

• Associates degree (or higher) in Mechanical Engineering or related engineering discipline.
• 4+ years of relevant experience (6+ years preferred) working in mechanical or structural design of mechanisms, structures, and/or electronics assemblies.
• 4+ years creating, working with, and organizing drawings of mechanical designs using SolidWorks (in the aerospace industry is a plus), as well as taking those designs through production.
• Familiarity with SolidWorks PDM Professional is a plus.
• An excellent grasp of drawing standards and a firm understanding of GD&T.
• Excellent communication, analytical, and organizational skills.
• Knowledge of machine shop manufacturing and tolerancing.
• Experience designing multi-layer insulation (MLI) blankets for Spacecraft applications is a plus.
• Related technical experience may be considered in lieu of education.

Working Conditions:

This job operates in a professional office environment, but in a manufacturing company. This role uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, scanners, filing cabinets and fax machines. BCT anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted.  However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require BCT to shorten or extend the application window.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit for long periods of time. The employee is occasionally required to stand, bend, reach, and walk. The position requires some light physical effort. This would require the ability to lift or move objects up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift or move objects up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities are required by this job which includes close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Blue Canyon Technologies is a drug-free workplace and an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other protected factor. Colorado Residents:  In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation.  You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.  Blue Canyon Technologies is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request a reasonable accommodation, contact Melissa Po at HR@bluecanyontech.com.

We recommend applying directly via the Blue Canyon Technologies website, careers page: 
https://www.bluecanyontech.com/careers