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Senior Mechanical Engineer - Spacecraft Mission Mechanical Lead

Muon Space · San Jose, CA

Posted about 3 months ago · $183,000 - $198,000

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
82 days
Muon Space's roles stay open a median of 78 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
Yes
88% of Muon Space's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Muon Space
high
113 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
2026-10-24

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 lead the mechanical direction of spacecraft missions, collaborating with customers and systems engineers to design and tailor spacecraft platforms to mission requirements. Responsibilities include designing, building, and testing components, leading design reviews, and mentoring junior engineers. The role requires hands-on work at the San Jose location three days a week.

Our read on this posting4.0out of 5
benefits
5/5
freshness
1/5
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
  • Demonstrated proficiency leading mechanical design for spacecraft or complex electromechanical systems
  • Experience technically leading or managing a small team of engineers and/or technicians
  • Proficiency in CAD (SolidWorks preferred) for medium-to-large assembly design and management
  • Mastery of drawings, GD&T, BOMs, FAIs, tolerance budgets, and mass budgets
  • Extensive documentation capabilities — build procedures, test plans, design trades — with ECO/DCO and PLM discipline

Nice to have

  • Flight heritage — hardware you designed that has successfully operated in space
  • Experience optimizing and maturing existing designs, not only clean-sheet development
  • Familiarity with satellite payloads and mission-level mechanical integration
  • Experience with deployable hardware (solar arrays, antennas, mechanisms)
  • Experience with ADCS components: reaction wheels, torque rods, star trackers

What you get

  • Salary range of $173,000 - $193,000
  • 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

  • Onsite work required 3x days a week in San Jose
  • Role involves significant hands-on work
  • No specific mention of opportunities for remote work
  • Salary range provided, but final compensation depends on interview assessment

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Listed by Muon Space on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-24. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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