Senior Mechanical Engineer, Solar & Deployables
Muon Space · San Jose, CA
Posted 29 days ago · $183,000 - $198,000
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 29 days Muon Space's roles stay open a median of 40 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 88% of Muon Space's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Muon Space
- high 43 stale, 2 reposted of 115 open
- Hiring momentum
- 131 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Muon Space's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Muon Space.
About this role
The Senior Mechanical Engineer will design deployable structures for solar arrays, ensuring they meet the rigorous demands of space missions. This role involves conducting structural, dynamic, and thermoelastic analyses, collaborating with various teams, and managing the transition from prototype to production. The engineer will also be responsible for documentation and design reviews, contributing to the overall success of the hardware group.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Muon Space as an employer.
What you need
- 8+ years of experience designing, building, and testing high-reliability hardware, including 5+ years of structural analysis
- Proven track record designing precision mechanical or deployable hardware from concept through qualification
- Strong command of structural FEA — static, modal, and random vibration — using FEMAP/NASTRAN, ANSYS, or similar
- Experience analyzing deployment dynamics and mechanism margins (torque/force, kinematics)
- Demonstrated experience correlating analysis models to test data (modal surveys, vibration, deployment)
- Expert-level CAD skills (SolidWorks preferred) with mastery of drawings, GD&T, and tolerance/mass budgets
Nice to have
- Flight heritage — hardware you designed or analyzed that has operated successfully in space
- Direct experience designing or analyzing solar arrays or deployable structures
- Thermal-distortion or thermoelastic analysis experience for precision or deployed structures
- Composite panel and bonded-joint design and analysis experience
- Strong classical hand-analysis skills (strength, joints, fasteners, preload)
What you get
- Salary range of $183,000 - $198,000
- Competitive equity grant
- Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401k retirement plan
- Short & long term disability and life insurance
- Three weeks paid vacation for new employees
Worth weighing
- Hybrid work model requires on-site presence three days a week
- Role involves significant responsibility for mission-critical hardware
- No specific mention of team size or structure
- Salary range provided, but final compensation is based on various factors assessed during the interview process
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Listed by Muon Space on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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