Mechanisms Design Engineer

Job description

A Joint Venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), Thales Alenia Space is a global space manufacturer delivering, for more than 40 years, high-tech solutions for telecommunications, navigation, Earth Observation, environmental management, exploration, science and orbital infrastructures. Thanks to our diversity of skills, talents and cultures, our customers (governments, institutions, space agencies, telecommunications operators), therefore have Space to Connect, Secure & Defend, Observe & Protect, Explore, Travel & Navigate. We are looking for a Mechanisms Design Engineer The candidate will be in charge to define the project solutions concerning the mechanisms for space missions vehicles, based both on metallic and composite materials. The candidate will analyze requirements at subsystem level which will be the basis for the design definition. The candidate will define design solutions for mechanisms, including selection of components (e.g. springs, dampers, gearbox, levers), with associated materials and processes. For outsourced products, the candidate will provide technical support for relevant procurement, including definition of technical requirements. Mass efficient so...