Spacecraft Mechanical Engineer: Solar Arrays & Deployables

Muon Space; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental & vision coverage

Parental leave

Generous time off

401(k) with equity

Fully stocked kitchen & catered lunch

Dog-friendly office

Job summary

Muon Space in San Jose, CA seeks a Mechanical Engineer to design and build hardware for its Solar & Deployables group. You will own components from CAD to flight, prototyping, and test, delivering robust hardware for solar arrays and deployables.

You will produce drawings, BOMs, and GD&T, while collaborating with senior engineers and vendors to mature concepts through testing and qualification campaigns.

Qualifications

• Must have 5+ years designing, building, and testing mechanical hardware.
• Strong CAD skills (SolidWorks preferred).
• Experience with spacecraft hardware, deployables, or precision mechanisms.
• Familiarity with fabrication methods (machining, sheet metal, composites, or additive).

Responsibilities

• Design components and assemblies for solar arrays and deployable systems from concept to release.
• Produce and release drawings, GD&T, BOMs, and tolerance stacks under configuration control.
• Build and test prototypes; retire risk early through hardware iterations.
• Support qualification and acceptance test campaigns including vibration and TVAC testing.
• Perform first‑order engineering analysis to guide designs (hand calcs/FEA with analysts).
• Design test fixtures, GSE, and tooling for repeatable build/test.
• Collaborate with vendors on fabrication and support ECO/PLM processes.
• Present work in design reviews and incorporate feedback from senior engineers across disciplines.

Skills

Drawings & GD&T

Prototyping & testing

Communication & teamwork

5+ years hardware design

CAD - SolidWorks

Python/MATLAB

Fabrication methods

Spacecraft hardware

Structural analysis (hand calcs/FEA)

Environmental testing

PLM/ECO processes

Python, MATLAB or similar

Education

B.S./M.S. in Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering or related field

Tools

SolidWorks

FEMAP/NASTRAN/ANSYS

Python

MATLAB

Job description

Muon Space in San Jose, CA seeks a Mechanical Engineer to design and build hardware for its Solar & Deployables group. You will own components from CAD to flight, prototyping, and test, delivering robust hardware for solar arrays and deployables.

You will produce drawings, BOMs, and GD&T, while collaborating with senior engineers and vendors to mature concepts through testing and qualification campaigns.