Principal Mission Architect - SSC/Space Force

Muon Space•Woodland, CA

3d•$220,000 - $250,000•Onsite

About The Position

Muon seeks a Principal Mission Architect and mission formulation lead to join our mission development team to help direct the development of new mission architectures. The ideal candidate is a self-motivated versatile engineer with experience working within the Space Force mission space (e.g. Space Systems Command), who can work with customers to identify their true needs, manage a team of engineers to develop a cost-effective solution, and perform a range of mission-level analyses, develop requirements, and design a practical and cost-effective space mission.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

Experience developing, delivering or sustaining a space-based capability for a core Space Force mission capability (e.g. ALTPNT, MWTD, BMC3I, etc.).
Experience supporting science teams to develop missions
Experience designing constellations
Spacecraft and/or constellation operations experience

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