Senior Mission Architect EO/IR Space Missions

ArcTern Ventures; United States; Remote; USD 170,000 - 243,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grant

Benefits package

Job summary

Muon Space seeks a Principal Mission Architect and mission formulation lead to guide the development of new mission architectures. The ideal candidate will have experience in EO/IR, persistent infrared or MW/MT/MD missions, and the ability to work with customers to identify needs and lead a team of engineers.

You will perform mission-level analyses, develop requirements, and design practical, cost-effective space missions, collaborating with Muon’s instrument design team and other disciplines to

Qualifications

• B.S. or higher degree in a related engineering field plus 12 years of experience working with space missions. Higher-level degrees count for 2 years experience each if they are in relevant topics.
• 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
• Software skills in one or more of Python, Julia, Matlab, C, C++
• Travel to the Mountain View facility to support in-person meetings, build, and test
• Excited to work in a fast-paced environment with new challenges each week
• Active TS/SCI

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 a variety of mission payloads
• Leverage software tools and/or writing code to explore engineering trade studies and answer system design questions
• Understands key metrics and spacecraft and payload design trades, and can work effectively 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

Python

Julia

Matlab

C

C++

Communication

Presentation

Coordination

Education

B.S. or higher in related engineering field

Job description

Muon Space seeks a Principal Mission Architect and mission formulation lead to guide the development of new mission architectures. The ideal candidate will have experience in EO/IR, persistent infrared or MW/MT/MD missions, and the ability to work with customers to identify needs and lead a team of engineers.

You will perform mission-level analyses, develop requirements, and design practical, cost-effective space missions, collaborating with Muon’s instrument design team and other disciplines to