Spacecraft Mechanical Architect (Aerospace)

Location: London, United Kingdom

Company

hirify.global develops in-orbit servicing and space debris removal solutions to support sustainable space operations.

What you will do

• Own the spacecraft mechanical architecture from concept development through launch and operations.
• Lead the design of primary and secondary structures, payload accommodation, mechanical layouts, and spacecraft interfaces.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary trade-offs involving mass, stiffness, thermal performance, dynamic behaviour, deployable systems, and manufacturability.
• Coordinate structural, mechanical, and thermo-elastic analyses and support subsystem design reviews.
• Define the mechanical verification approach and support qualification, acceptance, integration, and environmental testing.
• Act as the technical interface for customers, partners, and suppliers while mentoring engineers within the MTP team.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in spacecraft development, including significant spacecraft platform design experience.
• Proven experience leading spacecraft mechanical architecture or equivalent senior technical roles on complex space projects.
• Strong expertise in spacecraft structures, mechanical layouts, payload accommodation, and mechanical interfaces.
• Understanding of structural analysis, dynamic environments, launch loads, and qualification approaches.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary engineering teams and balancing technical, programmatic, and schedule constraints.
• Experience supporting spacecraft integration, environmental testing, verification campaigns, and technical reviews.

Nice to have

• MSc or PhD in Aerospace, Mechanical, or Structural Engineering.
• Experience with active debris removal, rendezvous and proximity operations, or servicing spacecraft.
• Experience with deployable structures and mechanisms.
• Familiarity with ECSS standards and ESA projects.
• Knowledge of thermal and propulsion subsystem design drivers, international suppliers, and industrial partnerships.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on sustainable space operations, in-orbit servicing, and space debris removal.
• Collaborate with engineering teams, world-leading institutions, companies, customers, partners, and suppliers across the UK and Europe.
• Contribute to a fast-moving development environment focused on reusability, affordability, and sustainability.