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Deployables Cubed
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Your role as Dcubed's Mechanical and Automation Technician in our Solar Array (SA) team will be to support the production team in mechanical assembly, automation setup and testing. Responsibilities include assembling deployable panels, integrating mechanical subsystems, and configuring automated test rigs. Additionally, assist engineers in developing production tooling, automation systems and GSE for current and future manufacturing needs.
Your responsibilities:
Assemble and integrate space-grade solar arrays (mechanical structure, substrates, deployment mechanisms)
Install deployable hinges, motors, actuators, and mechanical harnesses
Operate and maintain automated assembly equipment and test benches
Perform mechanical testing (torque, vibration, deployment cycle, alignment)
Apply adhesives, bonding, and curing for mechanical joints
Maintain strict FOD/cleanroom compliance
Identify non-conformities and support AIT activities
Your background
Must-haves:
As a professional you are detail and quality focused, proactive, structured and hands-on, and are not afraid to carry responsibility
As a colleague, you are supportive, friendly and approachable
Education: Technical degree or vocational training in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Automation, or a related field
2–5 years in aerospace, robotics, automation, or high-reliability manufacturing
Prior experience in mechanical assembly of complex structures and deployable mechanisms
Prior experience in automated systems and precision tooling
Programing, operation and maintenance of automation tools and robotic rigs
Precision measurement using calipers, micrometers, and torque sensors
Adhesive application, bonding, and curing processes
Reading and interpreting mechanical schematics and drawings
Troubleshooting mechanical and automation systems
English (good technical and spoken)
Eligible to work in Germany
Nice-to-haves:
Experience with actuators, motors, and sensors
PLCs or basic automation programming
CAD / SolidWorks
Environmental testing (vibration, thermal vacuum)
Automation programming (Python or equivalent)
Exposure to cleanroom or controlled environments
We have a lot happening in production and product development, so if building the future of reusable, high performance and reliable solar arrays sounds like something you would enjoy, now would be a good time to join Dcubed! Apply!
At Dcubed, we enable the future of space missions with high-performance, flight-proven release mechanisms and deployable structures. From cutting-edge Release Actuators to scalable Deployable Solar Arrays and innovative Deployable Antennas, our technologies are designed for user friendliness, availability, and reliability — whether for smallsats in LEO or large missions to Moon, Mars and beyond.