Spacecraft Thermal Engineer
Muon Space
About the role
Muon seeks an experienced Spacecraft Thermal Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate can go deep on design and analysis but also has a “systems mindset” and will be a force multiplier working with other disciplines to arrive at an elegant, well-balanced design.
Being an early stage startup with a small team, both breadth and depth are extremely important. We expect this individual to be able to do detailed analysis in a finite element package, perform “hand calcs” for analytic results, specify thermal environments, limits and margins to other subsystems, design and execute thermal validation plans at both the system and module levels.
Location: The position will be located on-site at our headquarters in Mountain View, CA.
Responsibilities
- Lead the thermal design efforts for a complete spacecraft mission lifecycle
- Design and define requirements for spacecraft thermal management subsystems working closely with other subsystem leads
- Build and execute simulations to understand expected on-orbit thermal performance
- Inform /implement thermal components in Muon’s integrated systems modeling tools
- Design the thermal verification and validation approach for the spacecraft
- Work closely with internal and external stakeholders to validate hardware systems at both the unit level and spacecraft level
Requirements
- M.S. or higher degree in an engineering field, preferably Mechanical
- Extensive experience as a individual contributor thermal engineer
- 8+ years of experience working on thermal design/simulation for spacecraft or aerospace systems
- Extensive experience running thermal simulations for spacecraft
- Experience designing and executing thermal tests (e.g. TVAC) for spacecraft
- Excellent communication, presentation, and coordination skills
- A dedication to decision making based on the most important factors and data
- Excited to work in a fast-paced environment with new challenges each week
Nice-to-have Skills
- Software skills in one or more of Python, Matlab, C, C++
- Experience as a systems engineer
- Mechanical CAD experience, Solidworks preferred
- Mechanical/structural analysis experience
Salary Range
The salary range for this role is [$200k-$230k] and will depend on a candidate's skills, qualifications, and experience as defined during the interview process.
About Muon Space
Founded in 2021, Muon Space is an end-to-end Space Systems Provider that designs, builds, and operates LEO satellite constellations delivering mission-critical data. Our revolutionary, integrated technology stack enables customers to optimize every dimension of their missions for faster time-to-orbit and superior constellation remote sensing performance. Our state-of-the-art facility in the heart of Silicon Valley is optimized for manufacturing spacecraft and rapid, flexible payload integration at scale. From climate monitoring to national security, Muon Space is dedicated to delivering Earth Intelligence for a safer and more resilient world.
Taking Care of Our Team
At Muon salary is only part of our total compensation package. In addition to salary, we provide equity compensation as well as benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401k retirement plan, short & long term disability and life insurance. We also offer three weeks paid vacation for new employees, along with 12 paid holidays, unlimited sick time and paid parental leave.
Our mission embraces the entire planet and we believe our team should too. Muon is dedicated to creating a diverse and dynamic company and workforce. We believe in equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, age, national origin, citizenship, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or gender identity. We value diversity in the workplace, and that starts with our applicants. We encourage you to apply, even if you don't check all the boxes, and we look forward to reviewing your application! In addition, if you need a reasonable accommodation as part of your application for employment or interviews with us, please let us know.
ITAR/EAR Requirements
This position requires access to export controlled information. To conform to U.S. Government export regulations applicable to that information, applicant must either be (A) a U.S. person, defined as a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (green card holder), (iii) refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, (B) eligible to access the export controlled information without a required export authorization, or (C) eligible and reasonably likely to obtain the required export authorization from the applicable U.S. government agency. The Company may, for legitimate business reasons, decline to pursue any export licensing process.