Senior Mechanical Engineer, Spacecraft Components & Systems

Muonspace; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 183,000 - 198,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grant

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Paid vacation and holidays

Job summary

Muon Space is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to own the mechanical direction of hardware from requirements definition to installation on the launch vehicle. You will collaborate with engineering teams to deliver robust hardware, engaging structural, thermal, electrical teams as needed to meet mission goals.

As an early-stage startup, breadth is essential; you will cover structural analysis, dynamics, thermal design, supplier management, and other lifecycle tasks for electromechanical

Qualifications

• 8+ years designing, building, and testing high reliability hardware.
• B.S. or higher in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• Proficiency in CAD (SolidWorks preferred) for component and assembly design.
• Mastery of drawings, GD&T, BOMs, FAIs, tolerance budgets, and mass budgets.
• Experience with ECO/DCO processes and PLM systems.
• Led mechanical design for complex electromechanical systems.
• Experience technically leading or managing a small team of engineers/technicians.
• Extensive documentation: build procedures, test plans, DOEs.

Responsibilities

• Deep understanding of Muon’s spacecraft platforms; tailor components to meet mission needs.
• Design, build, and test mission-specific components and payloads.
• Create and refine spacecraft system mechanical designs in SolidWorks.
• Design and document reusable components for Muon’s common platform.
• Lead mechanical portion of internal and external design reviews.
• Interface with structural and thermal engineers to define and run analysis.
• Lead component environmental testing campaigns (vibration, TVAC, etc).
• Write build procedures and mission-specific documentation.

Skills

Mechanical design

SolidWorks

Leadership

GD&T

Vendor management

Documentation

PLM systems

FEM/Structural analysis

Python

Education

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

PLM

PDM

FEMAP

ANSYS

Job description

Muon Space is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to own the mechanical direction of hardware from requirements definition to installation on the launch vehicle. You will collaborate with engineering teams to deliver robust hardware, engaging structural, thermal, electrical teams as needed to meet mission goals.

As an early-stage startup, breadth is essential; you will cover structural analysis, dynamics, thermal design, supplier management, and other lifecycle tasks for electromechanical