Senior Mission Architect: Space Constellations & Strategy

Muon Space; United States; On-site; USD 170,000 - 243,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity compensation

Medical, dental and vision insurance

401k retirement plan

Paid vacation and holidays

Disability and life insurance

Parental leave

Job summary

Muon Space seeks a Principal Mission Architect and mission formulation lead to join our mission development team to direct new mission architectures. The ideal candidate is a versatile engineer with experience in EO/IR and MW/MT/MD missions, managing engineers to deliver cost-effective space missions.

The role involves developing requirements, performing mission analyses, and working with customers to identify true needs, with opportunities to influence designs and budgets in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• B.S. or higher degree in a related engineering field with 12 years' space mission experience; higher degrees add 2 years each if in relevant topics.
• Excellent communication, presentation and coordination skills.
• Spacecraft design experience and space mission design experience.
• Proficiency in Python, Julia, Matlab, C or C++.

Responsibilities

• Develop a complete mission concept based on customer needs.
• Perform mission-level analysis and own top-level mission budgets.
• Requirements definition and design for mission and payloads.
• Use software tools or coding to explore engineering trade studies and system design questions.
• Collaborate with instrument design team to ensure objectives are met.
• Evaluate spacecraft performance and constellation configuration.
• Coordinate with other engineers and scientists to deliver the product.

Skills

Python

Julia

Matlab

C

C++

Spacecraft design

Space mission design

Excellent communication

TS/SCI clearance

Education

B.S. or higher in related engineering field (plus 12 years experience)

Job description

Muon Space seeks a Principal Mission Architect and mission formulation lead to join our mission development team to direct new mission architectures. The ideal candidate is a versatile engineer with experience in EO/IR and MW/MT/MD missions, managing engineers to deliver cost-effective space missions.

The role involves developing requirements, performing mission analyses, and working with customers to identify true needs, with opportunities to influence designs and budgets in a fast-paced