Senior Space Mission Architect & Mission Lead

Muon Space, Inc.; Virginia (MN); Hybrid; USD 220,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grant

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401k retirement plan

Short & long-term disability and life

3 weeks paid vacation

12 paid holidays

Unlimited sick time

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Muon Space, Inc. seeks a Principal Mission Architect and mission formulation lead to direct development of new mission architectures.

You will guide a team to identify customer needs, perform analyses, define requirements, and design practical, cost-effective space missions, traveling to Mountain View for in-person work when required. The role emphasizes leadership, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and delivering mission concepts within a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• B.S. or higher in a related engineering field with 12 years of space mission experience
• Excellent communication, presentation and coordination skills
• Proficiency in Python, Julia, Matlab, C, C++
• Active TS/SCI clearance and willingness to travel to Mountain View facility

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
• Understand spacecraft and payload design trades and work 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

TS/SCI

Travel

Education

B.S. or higher in related engineering

Job description

Muon Space, Inc. seeks a Principal Mission Architect and mission formulation lead to direct development of new mission architectures.

You will guide a team to identify customer needs, perform analyses, define requirements, and design practical, cost-effective space missions, traveling to Mountain View for in-person work when required. The role emphasizes leadership, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and delivering mission concepts within a fast-paced environment.