About Careertakes

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Role overview

Confidential Client is seeking an Engineer I to join a Mechanical Engineering team supporting spacecraft, payloads, and advanced electromagnetic/optical systems. This entry-level, onsite engineering role is based in Englewood, CO and focuses on structural and dynamic analysis, mechanical design support, and lab/test correlation for space and launch environments.

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What You’ll Do

• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to develop engineering solutions, detailed designs, and analytical approaches for spacecraft and payload hardware.
• Perform structural and dynamic analyses (modal, random vibration, shock, stress) on components, spacecraft, and launch systems.
• Correlate analytical results with test data and support lab-based materials characterization, vibration, and failure analysis.
• Contribute to mechanical design, fabrication oversight, prototype builds, and test execution while integrating lessons learned into design improvements.
• Apply statistical and mathematical methods to assess structural strength, fatigue, and dynamic performance against design criteria.
• Define technical objectives, propose practical solutions to complex problems, and document technical findings for technical reviews and customers.
• Interface across teams, present results, and represent the organization as a technical contributor.

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Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (mechanical, aerospace, or related) from an accredited institution, or equivalent engineering experience.
• 0–2 years of relevant experience (entry-level), with demonstrated coursework or hands-on exposure to structural analysis and mechanical design.
• Experience or coursework in modal analysis, random vibration, shock, stress analysis, and correlation of analysis to test data.
• Proficiency with CAD and FEA tools such as SolidWorks, ANSYS, NASTRAN, and/or FEMAP.
• Familiarity with MATLAB or similar analysis scripting tools.
• Strong written/verbal communication, organization, and teamwork skills.
• U.S. Citizenship required; eligible to obtain and maintain DoD security clearance (Secret or higher). Active TS-SCI is highly desirable.

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Preferred / Nice-to-have

• Experience with aluminum honeycomb panels and composite structural concepts.
• Mechanical design experience for flight or ruggedized hardware.
• Exposure to optical systems, flight systems, or military/space environments.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license, published technical works, or conference presentations.
• Prior clearance or demonstrated ability to work on classified programs.

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Skills & Tools

• FEA & analysis: ANSYS, NASTRAN, FEMAP
• CAD: SolidWorks (preferred)
• Data & scripting: MATLAB (beneficial)
• Test & lab: vibration test, materials characterization, failure analysis

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Logistics & Compensation

• Employment type: Full-Time, Onsite (Englewood, CO)
• Experience level: Entry-Level (0–2 years)
• Travel: 0%–25% as required
• Relocation assistance: Not provided
• Citizenship requirement: U.S. Citizenship required for this role
• Security clearance: Must be eligible to obtain DoD clearance; active Secret or TS-SCI preferred
• Salary range: $63,000 — $105,375 per year (range provided by Confidential Client)

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Why join

• Work on first-of-a-kind electromagnetic and space hardware used in satellites, launch vehicles, and defense systems.
• Join a highly collaborative engineering environment that blends analysis, hands-on prototyping, and test correlation.
• Opportunity for technical growth toward advanced analysis, flight hardware design, and cleared program work.

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Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency

Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

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