Design, build, and operate mission-optimized satellite constellations with Muon Space. Backed by Air Street.
About the role
Muon Space is hiring a Staff Spacecraft Platform Engineer to be a senior technical owner of our spacecraft bus — the reusable architecture behind every Muon mission. You'll own platform-level architecture and requirements, drive trades across mechanical, electrical, solar/power, thermal, and avionics, and keep the platform scaling cleanly as the mission portfolio grows. This position is hybrid and requires working on-site in our San Jose, CA office three days per week.
What they're looking for
- 10+ years in spacecraft or complex-system engineering, including system- or platform-level ownership
- Broad understanding of spacecraft subsystems (structures, power, solar / deployables, mechanisms, avionics, thermal, GNC, comms), with deep technical knowledge / expertise in at least one spacecraft subsystem
- Ownership and delivery of spacecraft subsystems from requirements through design reviews, qualification, V&V, and launch / flight operations
- Track record leading system trades and requirements across multiple programs or product generations
- Strong systems-engineering mindset and fundamentals: budgets, interfaces / ICDs, V&V
- Strong technical leadership and cross-functional communication
More about this role
Muon Space is hiring a Staff Spacecraft Platform Engineer to be a senior technical owner of our spacecraft bus — the reusable architecture behind every Muon mission. You'll own platform-level architecture and requirements, drive trades across mechanical, electrical, solar/power, thermal, and avionics, and keep the platform scaling cleanly as the mission portfolio grows.
This position is hybrid and requires working on-site in our San Jose, CA office three days per week.
- Own spacecraft platform architecture and its evolution across the mission portfolio.
- Partner with BD, Product, and Engineering to ensure platform architectures align with product roadmaps and near-term customer missions
- Lead cross-disciplinary system trades (mass, power, thermal, data, cost) and platform requirements development and flow-down.
- Understand the architecture levers that map the spacecraft HW architecture to system / mission performance.
- Serve as the technical authority bridging mechanical, electrical, avionics, thermal, and software.
- Drive reuse, modularity, and standardization so new missions configure quickly and reliably.
- Set platform-engineering standards and lead platform-level design...
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