Mechanisms Engineer

At ClearSpace, we believe in reusability, in affordability driving disruption, and that no progress is real unless it is sustainable.

Our company was founded in 2018 out of the realization that in-orbit servicing and space debris removal are vital services for the future of space exploration and operations. Today ClearSpace has assembled an expert engineering team and is leading the way toward sustainable space operations. From a garage in Switzerland, we now operate across UK and Europe, and are working with world-leading institutions and companies to bring our dream of a sustainable space ecosystem to life.

The Role

The successful candidate will be a key member of the Mechanical, Thermal and Propulsion (MTP) team and will help develop cutting edge mechanisms for ClearSpace's future space missions.

Role Responsibilities

• Developing mechanism subsystems to address a wide variety of in-orbit services, including (but not limited to) cooperative and non-cooperative capture, docking, inspection, refuelling, repair, life-extension, and assembly.

• Work with an interdisciplinary team to create new robotic products including specification, design, prototyping, validation and testing

• Manage mechanical and thermal interfaces
• Establish mechanical drawings
• Justify designs with all appropriate calculations and analysis.
• Prepare and execute functional performance and environmental tests
• Document design and test activities
• Supporting the development of world-class robotics simulation and testing capabilities and facilities.
• Defining ClearSpace's mechanism products, with particular emphases on modularity and scalability.
• Interfacing with customers, partners and subcontractors.

Must Have

• 5+ years experience of mechanisms engineering within the space industry.
• Experience throughout engineering lifecycle (system definition, design, build, test, and on-orbit operations)
• Proven experience in the development and qualification of space mechanisms, including participation in formal qualification campaigns conducted in accordance with ECSS standards and customer requirements.
• Experience with subcontractor management
• Comfortable interacting with customers, both institutional (LSA, ESA) and commercial
• (BSc/MSc) Degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, Mechatronics, Engineering or similar.

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