Principal Mission Architect: Space Force Mission Design

Muon Space, Inc.; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 174,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Muon Space in Mountain View, CA is seeking a Principal Mission Architect and mission formulation lead to direct the development of new mission architectures. You will guide a team of engineers, work with customers to identify needs, and perform mission-level analyses and design for payloads.

Ideal candidates have extensive space mission experience, strong communication skills, and a background in spacecraft design and mission design.

Qualifications

• BS or higher in related engineering field with 12+ years in space missions; higher degrees count for 2 years each.
• Strong communication, presentation and coordination skills; ability to draw conclusions from data.
• Experience in spacecraft and mission design; travel to Mountain View for in-person activities.

Responsibilities

• Develop a complete mission concept based on customer needs
• Perform mission-level analysis and own all top-level mission budgets
• Requirements definition and design for mission and payloads
• Use software tools or code to explore engineering trade studies and answer system design questions
• Collaborate with instrument design team on trades and metrics
• Perform spacecraft performance and constellation configuration evaluation
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure objectives are met

Skills

Excellent communication

Leadership

Requirements definition

Education

BS or higher in related engineering

12+ years experience in space missions

Tools

Python

Julia

Matlab

C

C++

Spacecraft design

Space mission design

Job description

Muon Space in Mountain View, CA is seeking a Principal Mission Architect and mission formulation lead to direct the development of new mission architectures. You will guide a team of engineers, work with customers to identify needs, and perform mission-level analyses and design for payloads.

Ideal candidates have extensive space mission experience, strong communication skills, and a background in spacecraft design and mission design.