Mission Mechanical Lead, Spacecraft Design

Front Door Defense; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 183,000 - 198,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grant

Comprehensive benefits

Paid vacation

Job summary

Muon Space in Mountain View, CA is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to serve as Mission Mechanical Lead, owning the mechanical direction from requirements to launch vehicle integration. You will collaborate with customers and system engineers to reuse existing platform components or design mission-specific parts.

You will lead the mechanical portion of design reviews, coordinate with structural/thermal teams, and drive environmental testing to ensure robust satellite delivery.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience designing, building, and testing high reliability hardware.
• Demonstrated proficiency leading mechanical design for spacecraft or complex electromechanical systems.
• Experience technically leading or managing a small team of engineers and/or technicians.
• Proficiency in CAD (SolidWorks preferred) for medium‑to‑large assembly design and management.
• Mastery of drawings, GD&T, BOMs, FAIs, tolerance budgets, and mass budgets.
• Experience with ECO/DCO processes and PLM systems.
• Extensive documentation capabilities: build procedures, test plans, design trades, DOEs.
• Experience managing external vendors for part prototyping and development.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and cross‑functional coordination skills.
• B.S. or higher in Mechanical Engineering or related field.

Responsibilities

• Have a deep understanding of Muon's spacecraft platforms & capabilities, and tailor these platforms to meet mission needs.
• Design, build, and test mission specific components and payloads.
• Create, analyze, and refine the full spacecraft mechanical designs in SolidWorks.
• Design & document new, reusable components to be included in Muon's common platform.
• Lead mechanical portion of both internal and external design reviews.
• Interface with structural and thermal engineers to define and run analysis.
• Lead environmental testing campaigns (vibration, TVAC, etc).
• Write new documentation and build procedures unique to the mission.

Skills

8+ years experience

Leadership experience

SolidWorks CAD

GD&T & BOMs

ECO/DCO & PLM

Documentation skills

Vendor management

Strong communication

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering

Education

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

PLM systems

FEMAP

ANYSYS

Job description

Muon Space in Mountain View, CA is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to serve as Mission Mechanical Lead, owning the mechanical direction from requirements to launch vehicle integration. You will collaborate with customers and system engineers to reuse existing platform components or design mission-specific parts.

You will lead the mechanical portion of design reviews, coordinate with structural/thermal teams, and drive environmental testing to ensure robust satellite delivery.