Principal Mission Architect

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Create a comprehensive mission concept tailored to customer requirements.

• Conduct mission-level analyses and manage all primary mission budgets.

• Define requirements and design for the mission along with various mission payloads.

• Utilize software tools and/or write code to investigate engineering trade studies and address system design inquiries.

• Grasp key metrics and evaluate spacecraft and payload design trade-offs.

• Assess spacecraft performance and configuration of constellations.

• Collaborate with engineers from different disciplines and scientists to ensure the product aligns with objectives.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree or higher in a relevant engineering discipline, accompanied by 12 years of experience in space missions.

• Strong communication, presentation, and coordination abilities.

• Commitment to deriving conclusions based on critical factors and available data.

• Experience in spacecraft design.

• Background in space mission design.

• Proficiency in software tools such as Python, Julia, Matlab, C, or C++.

• Willingness to travel to the Mountain View facility for in-person meetings, construction, and testing.

• Enthusiasm for working in a dynamic environment with new challenges each week.

• Active TS/SCI clearance.

🏝️ Benefits

• Health insurance

• Dental insurance

• Vision insurance

• 401k retirement plan

• Short & long term disability

• Life insurance

• Three weeks of paid vacation

• 12 paid holidays

• Unlimited sick time

• Paid parental leave

• Equity compensation