Staff Mechanical Engineer - Solar Mechanisms & Deployables
San Joseonsitestaff$190K – $216K
via Greenhouse
About this role
About the role Muon seeks a Staff Mechanisms Design Engineer to own the design, qualification, and sustainment of the deployable and actuated mechanical systems that power our spacecraft: solar array deployables, solar array drive assemblies (SADA), hold-down and release mechanisms (HDRMs), hinges, dampers, and latches. These are mission-critical, single-point-failure systems, and this role owns them from requirements definition through qualification and on-orbit operation. As a foundational member of our new Solar & Deployables hardware group, the ideal candidate goes deep on requirements definition, mechanism design, analysis, prototyping, qualification, and transfer to production while collaborating across disciplines to deliver high-reliability solutions.…
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Skills match
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Level fit
This role is staff-level. We check your trajectory against it.
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Domain experience
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Recency
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Location fit
This role is based in San Jose. We weight your proximity and willingness to relocate.
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