Senior Mechanical Engineer - Spacecraft Subsystems Lead

Muon Space, Inc.; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 173,000 - 193,000; Full time

Job summary

Muon Space in San Jose, CA is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to own the mechanical direction of spacecraft subsystems from concept through flight, collaborating with structures, thermal, electronics, and programs to deliver on schedule. This role requires breadth in a small team, touching engineering, production, and program management.

You will lead design reviews, manage vendor relationships, and drive documentation, test planning, and design trades to meet mission requirements.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience designing, building, and testing high-reliability hardware.
• B.S. or higher in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field.
• Proficiency in CAD (SolidWorks preferred) for medium-to-large assembly design and management.
• 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.
• Extensive documentation capabilities: build procedures, test plans, design trades, DOEs.
• Experience managing external vendors for part prototyping and development.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and cross-functional coordination skills.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end mechanical design of one or more spacecraft subsystems, from requirements and concept through CAD, flight build, and on-orbit verification.
• Set the design and analysis approach for complex assemblies, making and defending key engineering trade-offs with limited oversight.
• Lead design reviews and serve as a reviewer/approver for other engineers' designs and analyses.
• Drive integration and test of your hardware, and troubleshoot issues through root cause during build, qualification, and mission operations.
• Partner with the dedicated structural and thermal groups on detailed analysis, and coordinate across adjacent disciplines to keep the vehicle integrated.
• Mentor engineers, raise the team's technical bar, and influence design standards and best practices beyond your immediate scope.

Skills

Mechanical design

CAD SolidWorks

GD&T

BOMs

FAIs

ECO/DCO

PLM systems

Vendor management

Cross-functional collaboration

Documentation

Leadership

Structures

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

Job description

Muon Space in San Jose, CA is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to own the mechanical direction of spacecraft subsystems from concept through flight, collaborating with structures, thermal, electronics, and programs to deliver on schedule. This role requires breadth in a small team, touching engineering, production, and program management.

You will lead design reviews, manage vendor relationships, and drive documentation, test planning, and design trades to meet mission requirements.