Principal Mission Architect - EO/IR

About the role

Muon seeks a Principal Mission Architect and mission formulation lead to join our mission development team to help direct the development of new mission architectures.  The ideal candidate is a self-motivated versatile engineer with experience in EO/IR, persistent infrared or MW/MT/MD missions, who can work with customers to identify their true needs, manage a team of engineers to develop a cost-effective solution, and perform a range of mission-level analyses, develop requirements, and design a practical and cost-effective space mission.

Responsibilities

• 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 mission payloads 
• Leverage software tools and/or writing code to explore engineering trade studies and answer system design questions
• Understands key metrics and spacecraft and payload design trades, 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