Manufacturing Engineer

About the role

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.

This position is fully onsite and requires working in our San Jose, CA office five days per week.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with design engineers early in the development cycle to influence satellite designs for manufacturability, testability, and ease of integration.
• Plan and document detailed assembly and test sequences for satellite components and systems, including electro-mechanical elements such as wire harnesses.
• Write, update, and manage comprehensive assembly procedures and work instructions in accordance with engineering drawings, specifications, and quality standards.
• Identify and specify requirements for assembly aids such as jigs, fixtures, and custom tooling, and support their design, procurement, and validation.
• Work closely with technicians and production teams during hands-on assembly and test operations to ensure process compliance, troubleshoot issues, and implement improvements.
• Participate in root cause analysis and corrective action efforts for process-related anomalies or non-conformances during assembly and test.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives aimed at enhancing process efficiency, quality, and safety.
• Maintain documentation and records of procedures, tools, and lessons learned to support future builds and knowledge transfer.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Physics, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in aerospace or high-reliability manufacturing environments
• Proficient 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

• 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

Salary

The salary range for this role is $130,000 - $148,000, and will depend on a candidate's skills, geographic location, qualifications, and experience as defined during the interview process.

Muon is currently registered and able to hire in the following states

AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, IL, IA, ID, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, NJ, NY, NC, OH, OR, PA, TN, TX, VT, VA, WA

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.