Job opportunity: Mechanical Development Engineer

Job opportunity: Mechanical Development Engineer
05/09/2022

We are mission critical

Beyond Gravity, headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, is the first startup to combine agility, speed and innovation with decades of experience and proven quality. Around 1600 employees at 12 locations in six countries (Switzerland, Sweden, Austria, Germany, USA and Finland) develop and manufacture products for satellites and launch vehicles with the goal of advancing humankind and enabling the exploration of the world and beyond. Beyond Gravity is the preferred supplier of structures for all types of launch vehicles and a leader in selected satellite products and for constellations in the New Space sector.

Your Responsibility

  • Technical authority within project development and serial production
  • From customer specification, develop compliant, robust, and cost-efficient technical solutions
  • Technical responsibility for the product dimensioning (mechanical constraints, electrical performances, thermal aspect)
  • Responsible for concept selection, technical definition, and documentation; compiling the manufacturing data package (manufacturing file), and Responsible for assembly and test process, tools and requirements
  • Requirements management: verification control, flow down to lower-level specification. Technical discussions of requirement status with customer, handling of RfDs, NCs, NCFs (formally established by PA), maintaining and issuing VCD
  • Responsible for technical documentation. Create documentation, such as: Design Description, VCD, User’s Manual, Procurement Specifications, Test plan & Test procedures DML/DPL/EEEL
  • Interface with customer and suppliers on technical topics
  • Capitalizing on Feedback
  • Respect the project milestones
  • Technical support on proposals for M&S department

Your Profile

  • Graduate in Mechanical Engineering or Micro-Mechanical Engineering (EPF, HES or equivalent)
  • Relevant experience in interdisciplinary engineering for demanding applications, for example aerospace or vacuum, fluidic system, process engineering, scientific instruments, military industries, MedTech
  • Strong background in mechanic, electromechanics systems, fluidic system is an asset
  • Knowledge of SE methods and Simulation & analysis of Multiphysics dynamical systems
  • Experience in Slipring design
  • Any specialist expertise is welcome (reliability analysis, thermal design, vacuum technology, electrical signal transfer like Ethernet, video…)

We offer

  • An international environment with over 60 nationalities
  • 40h/week with at least 5 weeks of vacation and flexible work time
  • An unique opportunity to work directly on high-tech products that will fly into space
  • We live a hands-on mentality and take suggestions for improvement seriously
  • A highly specialized and motivated team with a lot of know-how in the space industry

Your contact

Did we spark your interest in this exciting position? Then we look forward to receiving your online application. Only direct applications are accepted.

Apply here.

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