Lead Mechanical Systems Engineer

About this role 

ReOrbit is looking for a motivated senior engineer to technically lead the Mechanical Systems team at our HQ in Helsinki, Finland. We are looking for an experienced engineer who is proactive and confident to work both autonomously and collaboratively as part of the team, communicating with internal stakeholders and external partners. 

This person will be responsible for all aspects of leading the mechanical engineering team in Helsinki from a technical perspective including the design of our future systems, supporting with analysis, integration, and testing as well as being hands-on with all the projects across the company. This is an exciting opportunity to really make an impact, using your extensive satellite experience to help the company in its’ mission of pushing the boundaries of existing space data technology.

Responsibilities  

• Lead a team of engineers with various levels of expertise.

• Organise, prioritise, assign and control tasks for the mechanical team.

• Oversee, support, perform and review overall technical activities including:

• • Feasibility studies and concurrent engineering activities.
• • Satellite and launcher requirements analysis.
• • Understand and derive subsystem requirements.
• • Physical architecture and design trade-off analysis (including primary/secondary structures, units, mechanisms).
• • Launch and flight configuration trade-offs.
• • Mass budget, CoG, alignment, moments of inertia, quasi static, thermo-elastic, shock and vibro-acoustic analysis.
• • Field of view and motion mechanism analysis.
• • Harness and waveguide routing.
• • Hardware specification based on previous analysis (Panels, HP, Inserts, brackets, supports, etc).
• • Subsystem components specification and supply chain technical management.
• • MAIT implementation and MGSE design trade-off analysis, including satellite alignment strategy and overall satellite qualification.

• • Subsystem documentation, including analysis reports and release of manufacturing information.

Skills & Requirements   

• Minimum of 5 years working within the space industry in mechanical engineering or similar areas (excluding nanosats or microsats) and 2 years leading other team members.

• Professional experience within the full lifecycle of space mechanical subsystems.

• Knowledge of structural dynamics for satellites or spacecraft.

• Ability to analyse data, derive conclusions, and manage design documentation as well as review and approve design changes.

• Comfortable working closely with external vendors and consortium partners.

• Enjoys working collaboratively as part of a team.

• Fluent written and spoken skills in English.

• AIT / Thermal Control subsystem experience is desirable.

• Already based in Helsinki or open to relocation.

Working at ReOrbit  

At ReOrbit, we are focused on building a strong team as we believe nothing can be accomplished without innovative, humble and curious minds working together on a common goal. We’re all about fostering an inclusive, dynamic environment where equality and diversity are our strength. Our hierarchies are designed thoughtfully, and titles reflect the work we do. 

We offer 

• Challenging but rewarding environment – you will thrive if you are always reflecting on how to make things better. Your ideas will be heard

• Ambitious and supportive network of people, who are motivated to change the space industry, bringing expertise from both classic and new space

• Benefits such as lunch vouchers, free gym, events, parties, occupational health care - but most importantly a possibility to be a part of a unique and diverse team, connected by similar mindset and sense of humour

• We like to spend time together! You can choose activities whichever is to your liking – runOrbit, climbOrbit; become ping pong or board games champion (warning – not easy to compete with existing ones)

• We support relocation and integration into Finnish society, find some experiences about relocation here

  

Please, submit your application as soon as possible - we are excited to hear from you and can’t wait to discover your unique skills and experiences.   

What does ReOrbit do?

ReOrbit builds the foundation for the next generation of space applications by transforming satellites into truly intelligent, interconnected platforms, defined by software. Our satellite design philosophy revolves around the idea that satellites must network, communicate with each other and thus improve mission efficiency. How can this be achieved? Thanks to a flexible software-first architecture, where all these aspects are dealt with upfront in the mission concept, as integrated functionalities.  

ReOrbit’s top-notch team of software engineers and system architects develop in-house software, procure hardware from the best-in-class suppliers, and seamlessly integrate the components to create flexible and secure satellites. Today, we are a rapidly growing company building a very strong multidisciplinary team to support our activities. We are headquartered in Helsinki, Finland with a subsidiary in Bariloche, Argentina. 

For agencies: We do not accept unsolicited CVs for our open vacancies. Any CV sent to our team unsolicited will reserve us the right to pursue a candidate without obligation to the sender. All candidate submissions must be conducted through our official channels and in accordance with our terms of engagement.