Principal Mechanical Engineer

Muon seeks a Principal Mechanical Engineer to join their Mechanical Engineering team, focusing on leveraging deep space industry experience to optimize and mature existing spacecraft designs while mentoring and developing the mechanical engineering team.

Requirements

• 12+ years of experience designing, building, and testing flight hardware in the space industry
• Demonstrated flight heritage—hardware designed that has successfully operated in space
• Proven track record of optimizing and maturing existing designs, not just clean-sheet development
• Expert professional and technical knowledge with the ability to guide and role model use of professional concepts in developing solutions to critical issues
• Strong mentorship experience with demonstrated success in developing junior and mid-level engineers
• Direct or indirect experience leading teams of engineers and/or technicians
• Deep competence in one or more of: structural mechanics and analysis, thermal management and modeling, environmental testing (TVAC, vibration)
• Extensive documentation capabilities: build procedures, test plans, design trades, best practices guides
• Mastery of standard tools: CAD (SolidWorks preferred), PLM, ERP, FEA, test hardware and equipment
• Expert-level skills with drawings, GD&T, BOMs, FAIs, tolerance budgets, and mass budgets
• Experience managing external vendors for part development and manufacturing
• Excellent communication, presentation, and coordination skills
• B.S. or higher in Mechanical Engineering or related field

Benefits

• 401k retirement plan
• Short & long term disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Three weeks paid vacation for new employees
• 12 paid holidays
• Unlimited sick time
• Paid parental leave