GalaxEye
Website:
galaxeye.space
Company:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/galaxeye
Seniority: Entry level
Industries: Defense and Space Manufacturing
Job details:
Role :
You will own opto-mechanical design, analysis, integration, and qualification of a Multispectral
Imager (MSI) payload for space applications. This is a hands-on role spanning precision optomechanics, structural/thermal/dynamics analysis, build & alignment, environmental
testing (vibe/TVAC), and documentation—working closely with optics, detector/ROIC,
electronics, and systems engineering.
Responsibilities
• Design and analyze opto-mechanical assemblies for MSI payload subsystems
(lens/telescope, focal plane module, baffles, mounts, mechanisms if any).
• Manage optical-mechanical interfaces: alignment features, shimming strategy, tolerance
stack-ups, thermal focus stability, stray light baffle interfaces.
• Perform or lead simulations for static strength, thermal gradients, thermo-elastic
deformation, and focus/boresight stability.
• Assess thermal paths for vacuum conduction cooling; support heater/thermistor
placement and thermal straps.
• Execute modal, sine, and random vibration analysis; define and verify stiffness targets
and resonance margins.
• Own design for launch load survivability and optical alignment retention.
• Hands-on build of prototypes and engineering models; develop alignment and
integration procedures.
• Plan and execute optical-mechanical verification tests; support metrology,
collimator/goniometer/interferometer-based checks as needed.
• Lead mechanical aspects of vibration, shock (if applicable), and thermovac campaigns:
test readiness, fixtures, instrumentation, correlation vs models, NCR/RCA closure.
• Design test fixtures and support tooling (including whiffletree-style supports for large
optics where relevant), MGSE concepts, and alignment jigs.
• Produce and maintain drawings, GD&T, BOMs, assembly instructions, tolerance reports,
test reports, and change logs.
Must-have Qualifications
• B.E./B.Tech/M.E. in Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent).
• 2–4+ years hands-on opto-mechanical experience in precision mechanisms or EO/IR
payloads (space/defense/industrial imaging acceptable).
• Strong SolidWorks or NASTRAN (or equivalent CAD): complex assemblies, sheet metal,
drawings, configurations.
• Working knowledge of optical alignment and tolerancing methods(CTE effects, stability,
mounts, kinematic design concepts).
• Ability to do structural + thermal analysis (ANSYS / NASTRAN / similar) and interpret
results for design decisions.
• Experience supporting integration & environmental tests (vibe and/or TVAC strongly
preferred).
• Be the SME for the Opto Mechanical design, create AIT and execute AIT test plans for
building payloads and TVAC, Vibration testing with space garage testing.
• Good engineering discipline: documentation, review readiness, systematic debugging
and Systems thinking.
Good-to-have
• Experience with hyperspectral / multispectral cameras, star sensors,
telescope/periscope structures.
• Thermal design for vacuum: conductive cooling, thermal straps, heater control concepts,
contamination-aware design.
• Familiarity with space materials and processes: anodize, passivation,
bonding/adhesives, torque specs, locking features.
• Experience designing MGSE / alignment tooling; metrology experience.
• Understanding of ECSS/NASA design review expectations and FMEA/FTA exposure.
What we look for :
• Comfortable owning problems end-to-end: design → analysis → build → test → fix →
document.
• Bias for action and practical engineering judgment (trade-offs: mass, stiffness, thermal
stability, manufacturability).
• Clear communicator who can work tightly with optics/electronics/systems
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