Machinist

Muon Space · San Jose, CA · Other

Posted 2026-08-13

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About the role

Muon seeks a Machinist (Junior level ) to join our Team. You'll own the machined parts the team depends on — embedded between engineering and the machine shop. Design reviews on Tuesday, dialing in fixturing on Wednesday, owning first-article inspection on Friday. Working with world class senior level engineering, scientists and machinists you will be challenged to push your skills to the next level.  You will be one of the points of contact for structure and tooling hardware as it moves from CAD to chips.​

This position is fully on-site at our San Jose office, five days per week.

Responsibilities

Program and operate CNC mills and lathes for flight components​

Sit in engineering design and planning reviews​

Plan fixturing, tooling, and inspection ​

Own first-article and in-process QC for hardware​

Document via MES; write non-conformance tickets; maintain traceability​

Qualifications

Programming 3 axis CNC mills; CAM (Fusion 360, MasterCAM, or similar)​

Minimum of 1 year working in a machine shop or trade school training

Must be able to lift 50 lb

Must be ready to learn!

Nice-to-have Skills

Programming 4 & 5 axis CNC mills; CAM (Fusion 360, MasterCAM, or similar)​

Haas controller experience & Fanuc ​

U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or protected individual (ITAR)​

Forklift experience

Salary

The salary range for this role is $25 - $40 per hour, plus a competitive equity grant and comprehensive benefits package. Final compensation will be determined based on skills, qualifications, experience, and geographic location as assessed during the interview process.

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