Job ID: 6804B
Date Posted: April 21, 2026

At Space Dynamics Laboratory (SDL), you’ll lead the structural engineering of advanced electro-optical and infrared (IR) satellite payloads supporting critical national security and space missions. These are real flight systems—your work ensures hardware survives launch, operates in space, and delivers mission-critical performance.

We are seeking an experienced Mechanical Engineer to join our Civil & Commercial Space Division.  The selected candidate will own structural performance across the full lifecycle—from early design and finite element analysis (FEA) through environmental testing—working with a highly technical team developing spaceflight hardware and satellite systems.

The Civil & Commercial Space Division is at the forefront of scientific research and space exploration. We equip major Government and commercial missions with calibrated state-of-the-art sensors and satellites. We also provide world-c...