Lead Configurator / Integrator (Aerospace)

Location: Greater Seattle Area; on-site

Salary: $160,000–$225,000 annually

Company

Building space infrastructure that uses low-Earth-orbit satellites to collect sunlight, transmit energy through infrared lasers, and enable secure, high-bandwidth optical data.

What you will do

• Own the physical configuration and packaging of engine assemblies and vehicle subsystems, balancing mass, volume, cost, lead time, and serviceability.
• Design and route tubing, flex lines, manifolds, and other fluid conductors while minimizing pressure drop, vibration exposure, interference, and maintenance access constraints.
• Design and substantiate brackets, clamps, mounting hardware, and secondary structures for vibration, acoustic, shock, thermal, and other flight loads using hand calculations and FEA.
• Drive layouts around assembly sequence, technician access, tool clearance, refurbishment, inspection, and manufacturability requirements.
• Maintain master configuration models, envelope definitions, keep-out zones, and integration drawings while coordinating interfaces with propulsion, avionics, and mechanisms teams.
• Support fit checks and build activities, resolve assembly issues, evaluate packaging trade-offs, and mentor designers and junior engineers.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in configuration design, systems integration, packaging, or layout engineering for complex mechanical or fluid assemblies.
• Advanced 3D CAD proficiency, preferably NX, including management of large multidisciplinary assemblies and production-quality routing and installation definitions.
• Strong understanding of structural loads, secondary structures, brackets, clamps, and mounting architecture sizing.
• Hands-on hardware integration experience with direct exposure to assembly-floor constraints and real tool access.
• Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, protected individual, or eligible to obtain the required U.S. export authorizations under ITAR.

Nice to have

• Experience configuring rocket engines or launch-vehicle systems, including propellant, pneumatic, bleed, drain, and vent lines.
• Experience with AI-assisted design, generative design, topology optimization, or computational layout methods.
• Knowledge of tube fabrication constraints, vibration and dynamic loads, clamp spacing, and anti-vibration mounting.
• Background in design for maintenance, human factors, ergonomic access, and serviceability or reuse.
• Ability to generate and compare multiple configuration concepts through rapid sketching and creative problem-solving.

Culture & Benefits

• Equity participation.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and eligible dependents.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan, paid time off, and 10 paid holidays.
• Paid parental leave and relocation assistance if applicable.
• Daily office lunch and a stocked kitchen with beverages and snacks.