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Senior Facilities Engineer

United States, California, San Jose

About the role

Muon seeks a Senior Facilities Engineer to join our Production team. You will help design, build, activate and maintain our next-generation spacecraft manufacturing facilities. You will be able to operate with autonomy to solve diverse and complex problems, excel at managing multiple projects at a time and work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. As a Sr. Facilities Engineer, you will participate, coordinate, and execute infrastructure projects as well as oversee ongoing operations and maintenance of facilities, equipment, and utilities at our production facility. This will involve corrective, preventive and predictive maintenance techniques as well as operational and design feedback for maintaining and improving all systems at Muon Space’s San Jose production facility.

Responsibilities

  • Lead internal technical facilities and infrastructure projects, consulting engineers and contractors throughout the entirety of the engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, documentation and maintenance process. 
  • Provide technical engineering support/information to ensure construction/maintenance complies with all standards, codes, and specifications.
  • Verify maintenance is being completed and coordinate all repair, build, and contingency systems efforts for HVAC (including cleanroom/HEPA infrastructure), security systems, fire protection, and other manufacturing infrastructure.
  • Resolve production facility design and construction conflicts in the field in real time with multiple parties (internal and external). 
  • Support the capital expenditure process; including reviews, approvals and execution of site capital projects ensuring technical specifications, budget and deadlines are met.  
  • Work with the relevant local authorities to acquire building permits when appropriate and ensure all certificates and final inspections have been obtained prior to project close out.  
  • Communicate and deliver building/maintenance activities and schedule to personnel, subcontractors and material suppliers to effectively and efficiently execute targeted deadlines. 
  • Ensure the reliability and maintainability of new and modified installations. 
  • Respond to facility emergencies and own facility readiness procedures for environmental threats 

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, or other engineering discipline OR equivalent experience.
  • 10+ years of professional experience with the design or build of MEP and HVAC building systems. 
  • Experience in planning and day-to-day management of engineering, procurement, and construction processes for aerospace, industrial or large commercial construction projects.
  • Primary experience with electrical and power distribution systems including delta/wye transformers, building lighting, building construction specifications, and facility grounding.
  • Experience with critical power infrastructure including UPS systems, backup generators, and automatic transfer switches. 
  • Experience with plumbing design and operation including domestic and process  water systems. 
  • Knowledge of HVAC operation and design principles including refrigeration, chillers, boilers, HEPA filtration and air handling equipment. 
  • Able to quickly assess an issue and assist technicians with troubleshooting and repair. 
  • Acute attention to detail, ability to see interactions with other systems to avoid problems.

Nice-to-have Skills

  • Experience with AutoCAD, Revit, or engineering design software.  
  • Experience in conceptual design and budgeting. 
  • Familiarity with National Electric Code, ASHRAE, National Fire Protection Association, and International Building Code. 
  • Experience with aerospace manufacturing equipment (clean rooms, vibration tables, thermal vacuum chambers, in-air thermal chambers)
  • Experience with test and process automation equipment (Data acquisition systems, PLCs)

Salary

The salary range for this role is $150k - $190k and will depend on a candidate's skills, geographic location, 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.

 

 

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