# Senior Spacecraft Mechanical Engineer

Umbra is an American space technology company delivering advanced systems, from sensors to spacecraft, that empower customers worldwide with unmatched access to critical information from space. Our mission is simple and ambitious: redefine space-for people, systems, and missions in every domain. Our teams develop capabilities that deliver persistent access, resilient performance, and mission-ready solutions, advancing U.S. space leadership while keeping the world safe and informed. About the Job We are seeking a skilled and motivated professional to join our multidisciplinary engineering team as a Senior Spacecraft Mechanical Engineer, where you will play a key role in developing next-generation space systems and mechanisms. The ideal candidate is passionate about designing, prototyping, building, and testing hardware using first principles engineering, and thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. This position is based on-site at one of our office locations: Santa Barbara/Goleta, CA; Arlington, VA; or Reston, VA. Key Responsibilities Design, build and test spacecraft hardware and mechanisms, including: Collaborating with cross-functional teams to define and refine requ

- **Id**: 3906995
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/umbra-senior-spacecraft-mechanical-engineer>
- **Role**: Industrial Engineering
- **Role family**: Industrial Engineering
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Santa Barbara, United States, Arlington, United States, Reston, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: yes
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-07T03:55:39Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-07
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-10T06:39:04Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 3
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 5291
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: 401k plan, Flexible time off, Stock options
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Geospatial Analytics, Satellite Manufacturing, Earth Observation

## Company

- **Id**: 58866
- **Name**: Umbra
- **Domain**: umbra.space
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/umbra-space>
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workable

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 84
- **Open postings**: 7
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.429
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 76
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T06:52:35Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 150000
- **Max**: 200000
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 200000

## Technologies

- **C++** — Optional: no
- **MATLAB** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 3

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Hiring locations

- **United States** — Iso: US; Kind: country
- **Virginia** — Kind: city
- **California** — Kind: city

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-07T03:55:39Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 3
- **Expected fill days**: 76
- **Reasons**: conf:0, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T06:52:35Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 200000
- **Is top pay**: yes

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