Senior Mechanical Engineer: Spacecraft Mechanisms

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

Job summary

Muon Space in Mountain View, CA is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to be the hardware lead for instrument mechanisms, owning mechanical direction from requirements to launch-vehicle installation. You will collaborate with spacecraft, structural, thermal, electrical teams and suppliers to deliver robust hardware on schedule.

The role involves DFMA, SolidWorks, hands-on lab work, and system integration across mechanical, thermal, and manufacturing aspects in a fast-moving startup.

Qualifications

• 8+ years designing, building, and testing high-reliability hardware.
• B.S. or higher in Mechanical Engineering.
• CAD proficiency (SolidWorks preferred).
• Mastery of drawings, GD&T, BOMs, FAIs, tolerance budgets, and mass budgets.
• Experience with ECO/DCO processes and PLM systems.
• Demonstrated proficiency leading mechanical design for complex electromechanical systems.
• Experience technically leading or managing a small team of engineers/technicians.
• Extensive documentation capabilities: build procedures, test plans, DOEs.
• Experience managing external vendors for prototyping and development.
• Experience with root cause analysis including data analysis and testing.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional coordination skills.
• Experience with system integration and delivery of hardware/software systems.

Responsibilities

• Have a deep understanding of Muon’s spacecraft platforms and capabilities.
• Own moving mechanism assemblies: design, sizing, assembly, performance characterization, and lifetime testing.
• Lead DFMA/DFM efforts to support continuous improvement and volume production.
• Create, analyze, and refine mechanism mechanical designs in SolidWorks.
• Support control algorithm development and tuning with cross-functional teams.
• Lead mechanical portion of internal and external design reviews.
• Support environmental testing campaigns including vibration and TVAC.
• Interface with structural, thermal, instrument and spacecraft systems engineers and program managers.

Skills

High-reliability hardware

SolidWorks CAD

Mechanical design leadership

Team leadership

Documentation & DOEs

Vendor management

Root cause analysis

Systems integration

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

FEMAP/ANSYS

PLM systems (ECO/DCO)

Job description

Muon Space in Mountain View, CA is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to be the hardware lead for instrument mechanisms, owning mechanical direction from requirements to launch-vehicle installation. You will collaborate with spacecraft, structural, thermal, electrical teams and suppliers to deliver robust hardware on schedule.

The role involves DFMA, SolidWorks, hands-on lab work, and system integration across mechanical, thermal, and manufacturing aspects in a fast-moving startup.