Head of Spacecraft Structure & Mission Hardware

Muon Space; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 233,000 - 262,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity compensation

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401k retirement plan

Paid vacation and holidays

Parental leave

Disability and life insurance

Job summary

Muon Space seeks an experienced leader to guide the Bus Structure and Missions team in its next phase of growth. You will design and own spacecraft bus structures, GSE, and mission-specific testbeds, reporting to the Senior Director of Hardware Engineering.

The ideal candidate is a seasoned cross‑discipline leader with program management experience, capable of organizing and scaling fast-growing teams and delivering high-quality, low-volume/high-mix products.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience designing and/or managing the design of complex, high reliability systems that operate in harsh environments.
• 8+ years of people management experience managing engineers and engineering managers.
• Bachelor’s/Master’s/PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• Excellent leadership, program management, communication, teamwork, and problem-solving skills.
• Proven experience managing complex engineering projects from concept to deployment, including budget and schedule management.
• Ability to rapidly change roles/responsibilities in a fast-paced environment with new challenges each week.
• Strong technical background understanding fundamentals of mechanical and electrical design & analysis.
• Excited to work in a fast-paced environment with new challenges each week

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 to meet customer needs.
• Collaborate with Mission Management and customers to understand mission and instrument needs.
• Implement instances of bus platforms for missions and ensure milestones are met.
• Own spacecraft level structural and thermal analysis and bus level testing strategies.
• Produce and maintain hardware-in-the-loop testbeds for integrated software and hardware testing on flight-representative systems.
• Support new mission proposals, contribute to cost models, and ensure mission feasibility pre-contract.
• Own design of MGSE & EGSE for production of spacecraft platforms.
• Mentor and support multiple levels of team managers and enable scalable growth within the team.

Skills

Leadership

Program management

Communication

Teamwork

Problem-solving

Adaptability

Education

B.S./M.S./Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or related field

Job description

Muon Space seeks an experienced leader to guide the Bus Structure and Missions team in its next phase of growth. You will design and own spacecraft bus structures, GSE, and mission-specific testbeds, reporting to the Senior Director of Hardware Engineering.

The ideal candidate is a seasoned cross‑discipline leader with program management experience, capable of organizing and scaling fast-growing teams and delivering high-quality, low-volume/high-mix products.