Muon seeks a Staff Mechanical Engineer to own delivery of bus structure, thermal, solar, and payload design/integration solutions for complex spacecraft missions (such as those with high agility or high power requirements) with the support from domain experts. Ownership will start at the requirements definition phase and continue through launch integration over the course of 10-15 months per mission.
In this role, you will be expected to start with platform building blocks and tailor them to meet requirements, as well as identifying and designing required new mission specific components or new platform components. You will be responsible for making critical architecture decisions that balance performance, cost, and schedule.
The ideal candidate brings proven space hardware experience and a systems mindset- going deep on design and analysis while collaborating across disciplines to deliver high performance solutions. Breadth is essential- you'll have touch points across the mission management, engineering, and production.
This role will start as an individual contributor with strong technical leadership responsibilities and could grow into people management of a small team of mechanical engineers if desired.
Due to the hands-on nature of this role, it requires onsite work at our Mountain View and San Jose locations.
Founded in 2021, Muon Space is an end-to-end Space Systems Provider that designs, builds, and operates LEO satellite constellations delivering mission-critical data. Our revolutionary, integrated technology stack enables customers to optimize every dimension of their missions for faster time-to-orbit and superior constellation remote sensing performance. Our state-of-the-art facility in the heart of Silicon Valley is optimized for manufacturing spacecraft and rapid, flexible payload integration at scale. From climate monitoring to national security, Muon Space is dedicated to delivering Earth Intelligence for a safer and more resilient world.
At Muon salary is only part of our total compensation package. In addition to salary, full-time employees receive equity compensation as well as benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401k retirement plan, short & long term disability and life insurance. We also offer three weeks paid vacation for new employees, along with 12 paid holidays, unlimited sick time and paid parental leave.
Our mission embraces the entire planet and we believe our team should too. Muon is dedicated to creating a diverse and dynamic company and workforce. We believe in equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, age, national origin, citizenship, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or gender identity. We value diversity in the workplace, and that starts with our applicants. We encourage you to apply, even if you don't check all the boxes, and we look forward to reviewing your application! In addition, if you need a reasonable accommodation as part of your application for employment or interviews with us, please let us know.
This position requires access to export controlled information. To conform to U.S. Government export regulations applicable to that information, applicant must either be (A) a U.S. person, defined as a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (green card holder), (iii) refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, (B) eligible to access the export controlled information without a required export authorization, or (C) eligible and reasonably likely to obtain the required export authorization from the applicable U.S. government agency. The Company may, for legitimate business reasons, decline to pursue any export licensing process.