Muon Space
Staff Mechanical Engineer - Spacecraft Components
$190K–$216K
San Jose, CA +1 · Staff · Full-time · Posted Sep 4, 2026
- Location
- San Jose, CA
San Jose, California, United States - Experience
- 10+ years designing, building, and testing high-reliability hardware.
- Education
- B.S. or higher in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicant must be a U.S. person, eligible to access export-controlled information without export authorization, or eligible and reasonably likely to obtain required export authorization.
About the job
Owns mechanical architecture, design, qualification, and integration of spacecraft components and mechanisms across multiple missions.
What you'll do
- Lead component designs from requirements through build, environmental testing, and launch-vehicle integration; manage single-point-failure risks and qualification.
- Set mechanical architecture and design direction, lead design reviews and test campaigns, and produce controlled engineering documentation.
- Coordinate with internal teams, vendors, customers, and launch providers; mentor engineers and develop scalable mechanical standards.
What they ask for
- 10+ years designing, building, and testing high-reliability hardware.
- B.S. or higher in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field.
- Proficiency in CAD for medium-to-large assembly design and management; SolidWorks preferred.
- Experience leading mechanical design for complex electromechanical systems and with ECO/DCO processes and PLM systems.
Nice to have
- Flight heritage with spacecraft components; satellite payload and mission-level mechanical integration experience.
- Experience with FEMAP, ANSYS, or NASTRAN; spacecraft thermal management; SolidWorks PDM; Python or MATLAB; or qualifying mechanisms to NASA-STD-5017 or ECSS.
Pay
USD 190,000 - $216,000 base salary
Tools
SolidWorks, ECO/DCO, PLM, FEMAP, ANSYS, NASTRAN, Python, MATLAB
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