Architect, Spacecraft Structure & Mission Hardware

ArcTern Ventures; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 233,000 - 262,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity compensation

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401k retirement plan

3 weeks paid vacation + 12 holidays

Job summary

Muon Space seeks an experienced leader to guide the Bus Structure and Missions team through rapid growth. This role designs, owns spacecraft bus structures, GSE, testbeds, and tailor each to mission needs.

It reports to the Senior Director of Hardware Engineering and requires cross-domain leadership. The ideal candidate is a seasoned leader with program management skills, experienced in designing and manufacturing low-volume, high-mix products, and comfortable scaling teams.

Qualifications

• 15+ years designing or managing complex high-reliability systems.
• 8+ years of people management experience.
• BS/MS/PhD in Mechanical/Electrical/CS or related field.
• Excellent leadership, program management, communication, teamwork, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience managing complex engineering projects from concept to deployment, including budget and schedule.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team to architect, design, analyze, and qualify bus platforms to meet mission requirements.
• Collaborate with Product, Business Development, System Engineering, Software Engineering, Operations, and more.
• Collaborate with Mission Management and customers to understand mission needs.
• Own bus platform instances and ensure all mission milestones are met.
• Own spacecraft level structural and thermal analysis & bus level testing strategies.
• Produce and maintain hardware-in-the-loop testbeds for flight-representative systems.
• Support new mission proposals, contribute to cost models, and ensure feasibility pre-contract.
• Own design of MGSE & EGSE for production of spacecraft platforms.
• Mentor and support multiple levels of team managers for scalable growth.

Skills

Leadership

Program management

Communication

Teamwork

Problem solving

Adaptability

Mechanical engineering

Electrical engineering

Education

Bachelor/Master/PhD in Mechanical/Electrical/CS

Job description

Muon Space seeks an experienced leader to guide the Bus Structure and Missions team through rapid growth. This role designs, owns spacecraft bus structures, GSE, testbeds, and tailor each to mission needs.

It reports to the Senior Director of Hardware Engineering and requires cross-domain leadership. The ideal candidate is a seasoned leader with program management skills, experienced in designing and manufacturing low-volume, high-mix products, and comfortable scaling teams.