Principal Mission Architect – Space Systems Strategy

Muon Space; Woodbridge (VA); On-site; USD 220,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Health Insurance

401k

Paid time off

Job summary

Muon Space in Northern Virginia seeks a Principal Mission Architect and mission formulation lead to guide the development of new space mission architectures. You will manage a team of engineers, interact with customers to identify needs, and perform mission-level analyses, develop requirements, and design practical, cost-effective space missions.

Travel to Mountain View for in-person meetings is required; active TS/SCI clearance is preferred.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience working with space missions.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and coordination skills.
• Active TS/SCI clearance.
• Willingness to travel to Mountain View for in-person work.

Responsibilities

• Develop a complete mission concept based on customer needs.
• Perform mission-level analysis and own top-level mission budgets.
• Define requirements and design for missions and payloads.
• Use software tools or code to explore trade studies and system design.
• Collaborate with instrument design teams to meet objectives.
• Evaluate spacecraft performance and constellation configurations.
• Work with other engineers and scientists to meet goals.

Skills

Python

Julia

Matlab

C

C++

Education

B.S. or higher in related engineering field

Job description

Muon Space in Northern Virginia seeks a Principal Mission Architect and mission formulation lead to guide the development of new space mission architectures. You will manage a team of engineers, interact with customers to identify needs, and perform mission-level analyses, develop requirements, and design practical, cost-effective space missions.

Travel to Mountain View for in-person meetings is required; active TS/SCI clearance is preferred.