Principal Mission Architect

Muon Space

Principal Mission Architect leading mission development team at Muon Space. Focused on developing new mission architectures for space systems.

Posted 5/15/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $170,000 - $243,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PythonTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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 RF and optical instruments
Leverage software tools and/or writing code to explore engineering trade studies and answer system design questions
Understands key metrics and design trades for optical and RF instruments, 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

Requirements

What you’ll need

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

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical, dental, and vision insurance
a 401k retirement plan
short & long term disability and life insurance
three weeks paid vacation for new employees
12 paid holidays
unlimited sick time
paid parental leave

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Hard Skills & Tools

spacecraft designspace mission designPythonJuliaMatlabCC++requirements definitionmission-level analysisperformance evaluation

Soft Skills

communication skillspresentation skillscoordination skillsdedication to data analysiscollaborationproblem-solvingadaptabilityattention to detailcritical thinkingteamwork

Certifications

B.S. in engineeringhigher-level engineering degree