# Principal Mechanical Engineer, Cargo Systems at Gravitics

- Company: Gravitics
- What the company does: Gravitics, Inc. designs and manufactures large space structures, including orbital carriers, cargo logistics spacecraft, and space station modules. Backed by Type One Ventures.
- Company website: https://gravitics.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: Greater Seattle Area, Greater Denver Area
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-09-29
- Apply by: 2026-11-13
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/graviticsinc/jobs/4425345009
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/gravitics-principal-mechanical-engineer-cargo-systems/

## About the role

You are a systems-minded mechanical engineer who understands that a vehicle is more than a collection of independently optimized subsystems. You naturally think about interfaces, packaging, assembly, accessibility, load paths, configuration, and how changes in one part of the vehicle propagate through the rest of the design.

## What they're looking for

- Own and maintain the top-level integrated CAD model and mechanical configuration of a clean-sheet cargo vehicle
- Develop vehicle-level layouts and packaging concepts that satisfy mission, structural, cargo, subsystem, manufacturing, integration, and operational requirements
- Establish and maintain the vehicle CAD architecture, including assembly structure, coordinate systems, interface geometry, envelopes, keep-out zones, and other configuration-critical features
- Lead vehicle-level mechanical integration across primary and secondary structures, cargo, avionics, thermal systems, propulsion, mechanisms, harnessing, fluid systems, and other vehicle subsystems
- Work with subsystem responsible engineers to define and manage mechanical interfaces and ensure their designs integrate into the overall vehicle configuration
- Lead packaging and configuration trades involving vehicle geometry, cargo volume, mass properties, accessibility, serviceability, assembly sequence, subsystem routing, and structural load paths

Tags: Mechanical