About the role
Muon seeks a Mechanical Engineering Technician to join our Assembly, Integration, and Test team. The ideal candidate is a self-motivated technician that will help both the Mechanical Engineering team with prototype projects, as well as the Assembly, Integration, and Test (AIT) team to prepare flight hardware as a part of building the satellites.
This role is required 5 days onsite at the mountain view office.
This contract role is 3- 6 months with option to extend.
Responsibilities
- Support mechanical engineering during development and pre-production phases of hardware life-cycles, including building pre-production, qualification, and flight hardware
- Assist with transitioning product lines from engineering development to full rate production
- Support AIT in the setup and activation of production lines and development and qualification of hardware test setups
- Support rework and recovery efforts on non-conforming hardware
- Support tooling fabrication, factory automation projects, and general production improvement projects
- Build, repair, and rework structures and harnessing to support flight and development hardware as well as ground support equipment and development/qualification test assets
- Assist with maintenance of HITL, continuous integration, and qualification satellite hardware
- Provide targeted surge support for company critical production or qualification test efforts
Qualifications
- Experience working with engineers in development and production environments
- Able to work independently and problem solve efficiently with minimal supervision
- Willingness to provide constructive feedback to the engineering and management teams to improve tooling designs, processes and parts
- Able to stay organized with strong attention to detail
- Able to read and interpret wiring schematics and assembly drawings
- Excellent communication skills
- Excited to work in a fast-paced environment with new challenges each week
Nice-to-have Skills
- Experience with CAD such as Solidworks or similar software
- Experience with MES and ERP systems
- Experience working in a Class 10k (ISO 7) cleanroom
- Able to lift 25 lbs. unassisted
- Able to climb ladders and be comfortable working in tight spaces
Salary:
The salary range for this role is $40-$45/hr 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.
