Principal Mission Architect – Space Systems & Constellations

Muon Space; United States; Remote; USD 159,000 - 223,000; Full time

Job summary

Muon Space is seeking a Principal Mission Architect and mission formulation lead to direct development of new mission architectures. You will work with customers to identify needs, manage a team of engineers, and perform mission-level analyses, requirements development, and design of practical, cost-effective space missions.

The role requires a strong background in spacecraft and mission design, and active TS/SCI clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related engineering field with 12 years of experience in space missions.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and coordination skills.
• Dedication to drawing conclusions based on the most important factors and data available.
• Spacecraft design experience.
• Space mission design experience.
• Programming skills in Python, Julia, Matlab, C, or C++.
• Willingness to travel to Mountain View for in-person meetings.
• Active TS/SCI clearance.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with new challenges each week.

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 the mission and RF/optical instruments.
• Leverage software tools and/or coding to explore trade studies and answer system design questions.
• Understand metrics and design trades for optical and RF instruments with Muon’s instrument design team.
• Perform spacecraft performance and constellation configuration evaluation.
• Collaborate with other discipline engineers and scientists to ensure the product meets objectives.

Skills

Space mission architecture

Systems engineering

Team leadership

Strong communication

Analytical decision making

Education

B.S. or higher in related engineering field + 12 years space mission experience

Tools

Python

Julia

Matlab

C

C++

Job description

Muon Space is seeking a Principal Mission Architect and mission formulation lead to direct development of new mission architectures. You will work with customers to identify needs, manage a team of engineers, and perform mission-level analyses, requirements development, and design of practical, cost-effective space missions.

The role requires a strong background in spacecraft and mission design, and active TS/SCI clearance.