Senior Optomechanical Engineer — Remote IR Imaging

Muon Space, Inc.

Mountain View (CA)

Remote

USD 177,000 - 244,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Muon Space seeks a Senior Optomechanical Engineer to join our team in Mountain View, CA or Remote, supporting the production of infrared remote sensing instruments. The ideal candidate is a self-motivated engineer with a versatile skill set who is comfortable working across many layers of technical depth from individual components through system level.

You will span the full lifecycle of instrument development—from design and analysis, to assembly, integration, and test, interacting with cross

Qualifications

Ph.D. and 3+ years of experience designing optomechanical hardware for imaging systems; or M.S. and 6+ years industry experience; or B.S. and 8+ years industry experience.
Proficiency in CAD (SolidWorks preferred) for component and assembly design.
Experience with STOP analysis tools (FEA, Sigfit, Zemax) and workflows.
Experience working in a multi-disciplinary environment, with exposure to spacecraft, infrared remote sensing instruments, and imaging systems.
Experience working with precision optical and mechanical metrology equipment.
Experience with system integration and delivery of complex hardware/software systems.
Excellent communication, presentation, and organization skills.
Excited to work in a fast-paced environment with new challenges each week.
Ability to obtain security clearance strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Own optomechanical design efforts including concept development, trade studies, and preliminary sizing of hardware at various levels of assembly (component to system).
Own subsystem and system-level analyses including STOP analysis, tolerance stackups, and alignment planning.
Support Design for Manufacturing/Assembly (DFM/DFA) efforts to drive continuous improvement and volume production.
Support optical instrument assembly, integration, and test (AI&T) planning and implementation, including collaboration with cross-functional teams.
Support subsystem and instrument-level testing, including environmental (vibration, thermal-vacuum (TVAC) testing) and system characterization/V&V.
Contribute to the continuous improvement of best practices, processes, tools, and methodologies to enhance efficiency and effectiveness in instrument development.
Collaborate and communicate effectively with subsystem engineers and analysts, instrument and spacecraft systems engineers, AI&T and production teams, program managers, external partner teams, and other stakeholders.