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About the Role

ispace is seeking a talented Mechanical Engineer to contribute to the future of lunar exploration, focusing on spacecraft mechanical design for lunar landers and satellites.

Responsibilities

• Support structural and thermal design efforts for spacecraft system development, including lander and transportation system elements.
• Design spacecraft structural components and conduct computational analyses.
• Support the completion of component design specifications and design reviews.
• Perform design work including trade studies, material selection, component and manufacturing process selection, and design validation.
• Support test preparation, including test plans, reports, data analysis, and JIG designs for component and system tests.
• Evaluate non-conforming materials from design and analysis perspectives and prepare reports.
• Support detailed design of spacecraft systems for structural, thermal, and operational performance, including component layout.
• Create 3D models and drawings for manufacturing.
• Support spacecraft integration and evaluate assemblability, including travel to test/integration sites.
• Provide technical coordination with suppliers and resolve manufacturing issues.
• Report to the team lead and group manager.
• Conduct structural design for spacecraft systems, including landers.
• Prepare design specifications and support design reviews.
• Perform design trade-off studies, material selection, manufacturing process selection, and design validation (analysis evaluation, unit testing).
• Prepare test plans and reports for system or unit tests, analyze test data, and design JIGs for component/system tests.
• Evaluate non-conforming materials and prepare reports.
• Support detailed design of spacecraft systems for structure, thermal, and operational aspects (e.g., equipment layout).
• Create 3D models and drawings for structural components.
• Support spacecraft assembly work at test sites and evaluate assemblability.
• Coordinate with suppliers, including addressing manufacturing defects.
• Report work progress to the team lead and group manager.

Requirements

• BS or MS in Mechanical Engineering or Aerospace Engineering.
• Over 3 years of design experience in aerospace, aviation, or automotive applications.
• Extensive experience with CAD software packages and drawing creation.
• Knowledge of Geometric Dimension and Tolerance (GD&T) and stack-up calculation methods (e.g., RSS).
• Knowledge of mechanical design, material selection, and fabrication processes for spaceflight hardware or equivalent.
• Work experience using both Japanese and English, including meetings and documentation.
• Comfortable with change, fast-paced environments, and learning new things.
• Proactive attitude, team player, and strong sense of responsibility.
• Business-level Japanese proficiency.
• Business-level English proficiency.
• Experience in metal material processing (machining, casting/forging, surface treatment).

Skills

• CAD software packages
• Geometric Dimension and Tolerance (GD&T)
• Stack-up calculation
• Mechanical design
• Material selection
• Fabrication processes
• Japanese
• English
• Solidworks
• FEmap
• NASTRAN
• Product BOM management
• Composite material design (CFRP)
• Thermal design
• Thermal analysis
• Space environmental tests
• New industrial development project management

Location

• Japan

Work Type

• Full-time
• Onsite

Experience Level

• 3+ years

Education Level

• BS
• MS

Salary/Compensations

• Aligned with local market benchmarks in Japan

About the Company

• ispace is dedicated to developing lunar exploration technology for the future.