Principal Mission Architect - EO/IR

About this role

About the role 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 in EO/IR, persistent infrared or MW/MT/MD missions, 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.

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 Qualifications 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-have Skills Infrared Instrument experience or mission experience in missile warning, tracking and defense Experience supporting science teams to develop missions Experience designing constellations Spacecraft and/or constellation operations experience Salary The salary range for this role is $170,000 - $243,000, plus incentive compensation, competitive equity grant and comprehensive benefits package.