Senior Mechanical Engineer
New York City, NYFull-time$120–160K/yrSeen todayStill listed today
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Job overview
Beyond Reach Labs designs and builds large deployable structures for space infrastructure. The Senior Mechanical Engineer designs, analyzes, and validates mechanical systems and actuators for deployable structures, including applications such as solar arrays and radiators. The role also improves existing systems and helps shape the next generation of mechanisms, with a focus on simplifying systems and making them more reliable and easier to manufacture.
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Full job description
They say the best deployable is no deployable, but we believe large deployable mechanisms are the future for large infrastructure in space. At Beyond Reach Labs, we are designing and building the largest deployable structures ever flown to space. As an engineering-driven organization, you will be at the forefront of the company's key technology development. To make this possible, mechanical systems will need to be greatly simplified, more reliable, and easier to manufacture. As a Senior Mechanical Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, analyzing, and validating mechanical systems and actuators for our deployable structures. These mechanisms are used in various applications from solar arrays to radiators. You will be entrusted to improve existing systems while also helping to shape and design the next generation. Key Responsibilities:
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Design and Development:
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Testing and Validation:
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Optimization and Leadership:
Basic Qualifications:
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Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field.
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4+ years of experience in a hands-on engineering role working with satellite or launch vehicle mechanisms.
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Experience taking at least one spaceflight mechanism from design through qualification as the responsible engineer.
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Experience designing and qualifying mechanisms driven by stepper or BLDC motors, springs, and HDRMs.
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Proficient in developing design models and drawings for production and analysis using CAD software.
Preferred Qualifications:
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Master’s or PhD degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
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Flight heritage on mechanisms you designed.
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Experience mentoring engineers or leading a technical team.
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Expertise in materials and lubricant selection for space applications.
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Experience working with very large lightweight deployable structures.
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Proficiency using Fusion and Ansys for CAD and analysis.
Additional Requirements:
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Willingness to work extended hours and weekends as necessary to support critical project milestones.
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Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or eligible for authorization under U.S. export regulations.
How this job compares
Set against the 1,801 open Mechanical Engineering jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$120–160K/yr
- New York median$100–160K/yr65 salary ranges
- US median$115–187K/yr977 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $140K, is 8% above the New York median midpoint ($130K) — in the middle half of Mechanical Engineering salary ranges in New York.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 105 open Mechanical Engineering jobs in New York and 1,801 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New York
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Mechanical Engineering postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (1,021 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 790 of the 1,801 open Mechanical Engineering jobs (44%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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