Muon Space

Manufacturing Engineer

Muon Space, San Jose

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Muon seeks a Manufacturing Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate is a seasoned professional passionate about aerospace manufacturing, with a strong commitment to enabling accurate, and efficient production. You will play a key role in developing our vehicle designs and ensuring our products can be manufactured and tested quickly and reliably. Responsibilities include collaborating with design engineers early in the development cycle to influence satellite designs for manufacturability, testability, and ease of integration; planning and documenting detailed assembly and test sequences for satellite components and systems, including electro-mechanical elements such as wire harnesses; writing, updating, and managing comprehensive assembly procedures and work instructions in accordance with engineering drawings, specifications, and quality standards; identifying and specifying requirements for assembly aids such as jigs, fixtures, and custom tooling, and supporting their design, procurement, and validation; working closely with technicians and production teams during hands-on assembly and test operations to ensure process compliance, troubleshoot issues, and implement improvements; participating in root cause analysis and corrective action efforts for process-related anomalies or non-conformances during assembly and test; contributing to continuous improvement initiatives aimed at enhancing process efficiency, quality, and safety; maintaining documentation and records of procedures, tools, and lessons learned to support future builds and knowledge transfer. Requirements include a Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Physics, or a related field; 4+ years of experience in aerospace or high-reliability manufacturing environments; proficiency in reading and interpreting engineering drawings, schematics, and wiring diagrams; strong written and verbal communication skills; excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills; experience with software tools for design & production management such as PLM and MES. Nice-to-have skills include experience in a cleanroom manufacturing environment; familiarity with aerospace industry standards such as AS9100, ISO 9001, or similar; experience with satellite or spacecraft integration and test; experience with CAD tools for mechanical, electrical, and wire harness design. The position requires access to export controlled information and compliance with U.S. Government export regulations.

Seniority level

Seniority level
Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Employment type
Full-time

Job function

Job function
Engineering and Information Technology
Industries
Space Research and Technology

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