Muon Space
About the role Muon seeks a Senior Mission Lead Systems Engineer to join our Mission Engineering team in Mountain View, CA. At Muon, we are developing multiple missions to help understand and act on Earth and climate intelligence. As a Senior Mission Lead Systems Engineer, you will serve as the technical lead for a specific Muon mission, owning the end-to-end technical success from concept through on-orbit operations for our most demanding missions, spanning both government and high-assurance commercial programs. This role is pivotal as we scale our engineering rigor to meet the exacting standards of any customer requiring high-reliability systems, including those in the U.S. Government (USG), Department of Defense (DoD), Intelligence Community (IC), and select commercial sectors. In this role you will have a "big-picture" view of mission execution, spanning the full lifecycle of mission design - from initial formulation with the Business Development team, through execution with the space vehicle hardware and software teams, to on-orbit validation and mission performance monitoring with the Operations team. You will be responsible for interacting with customers and cross functional team leads to develop requirements and ICDs, work with other Systems Engineers to perform system modeling, develop test plans with AI&T teams, and identify and reduce risk across the program with Program Managers. Muon is a lean and agile team, so keys to success in this role are your ability to "right-size" analysis and processes for differing levels of system maturity and risk, your flexibility to work with changing demands and schedules, and your effective communication of technical content to a diverse audience. Responsibilities Serve as the ultimate technical authority for your designated mission, leading the conceptualization, design, and development of the mission. Drive critical cross-functional technical trades and decisions to ensure mission success. Lead the tailoring and implementation of the Muon mission design process for your designated mission, ensuring alignment with program needs, while contributing to process refinement across all missions. Own the translation of customer objectives and stakeholder needs into clear, verifiable, and actionable technical requirements for your designated mission. Serve as the primary technical point of contact for your designated mission, interfacing with customers, partners, and internal stakeholders on all technical matters. Manage requirements traceability, verification, and validation Define mission CONOPS and manage subsystem budgets (e.g., power, data, mass, pointing/stability) Identify and mitigate internal and external mission risks, communicating impacts effectively Assess and coordinate design changes across disciplines throughout the program lifecycle Lead design, test readiness, and flight readiness reviews Monitor on-orbit spacecraft and data pipelines to ensure mission success and that customer requirements are met Foster deep collaboration with and provide technical direction to systems, hardware, software, data, ground segment, and operations teams for your designated mission, and support these interactions across other missions. Effectively serve as the Mission Lead Systems Engineer for one mission while contributing general systems engineering expertise and support to other Muon missions, potentially deputizing for other Mission Lead Systems Engineers as needed. Contribute to the continuous improvement of engineering processes, tools, and methodologies to enhance efficiency and effectiveness in mission development and operations Qualifications M.S. or higher degree in an engineering field and 10+ years of experience in mission architecture and/or spacecraft design, with a focus on high-rigor development for government and/or demanding commercial space systems. Demonstrated experience as a technical lead (e.g., Chief Engineer, Lead Systems Engineer) on at least one major space program for a USG, DoD, or IC customer. Experience with USG/IC acquisition programs, standards for space systems development, and mission assurance standards A strong understanding of USG/IC contracts and their artifacts Experience directly interfacing with and managing expectations for external customers Proven history of system integration and delivery of complex systems Experience in formal requirements management requirements for a multi-disciplinary project Demonstrated project management skills and ability to collaborate with other engineering disciplines Excellent communication, presentation, and coordination skills Ability to rapidly change roles/responsibilities while working in a high-paced, rewarding work environment Nice-to-have Skills Experience supporting proposal development (e.g., RFI/RFP responses) for government contracts Software skills in Python or Julia Remote sensing instrument experience across multiple modalities (e.g. optical, multispectral, RF), and their associated data pipelines Knowledge of industry standards for electrical and/or software quality practices Familiarity with software engineering tools and processes (version control, code review)Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance Salary The salary range for this role is $196,000 - $228,000 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.
About the role Muon seeks a Senior Mission Lead Systems Engineer to join our Mission Engineering team in Mountain View, CA. At Muon, we are developing multiple missions to help understand and act on Earth and climate intelligence. As a Senior Mission Lead Systems Engineer, you will serve as the technical lead for a specific Muon mission, owning the end-to-end technical success from concept through on-orbit operations for our most demanding missions, spanning both government and high-assurance commercial programs. This role is pivotal as we scale our engineering rigor to meet the exacting standards of any customer requiring high-reliability systems, including those in the U.S. Government (USG), Department of Defense (DoD), Intelligence Community (IC), and select commercial sectors. In this role you will have a "big-picture" view of mission execution, spanning the full lifecycle of mission design - from initial formulation with the Business Development team, through execution with the space vehicle hardware and software teams, to on-orbit validation and mission performance monitoring with the Operations team. You will be responsible for interacting with customers and cross functional team leads to develop requirements and ICDs, work with other Systems Engineers to perform system modeling, develop test plans with AI&T teams, and identify and reduce risk across the program with Program Managers. Muon is a lean and agile team, so keys to success in this role are your ability to "right-size" analysis and processes for differing levels of system maturity and risk, your flexibility to work with changing demands and schedules, and your effective communication of technical content to a diverse audience. Responsibilities Serve as the ultimate technical authority for your designated mission, leading the conceptualization, design, and development of the mission. Drive critical cross-functional technical trades and decisions to ensure mission success. Lead the tailoring and implementation of the Muon mission design process for your designated mission, ensuring alignment with program needs, while contributing to process refinement across all missions. Own the translation of customer objectives and stakeholder needs into clear, verifiable, and actionable technical requirements for your designated mission. Serve as the primary technical point of contact for your designated mission, interfacing with customers, partners, and internal stakeholders on all technical matters. Manage requirements traceability, verification, and validation Define mission CONOPS and manage subsystem budgets (e.g., power, data, mass, pointing/stability) Identify and mitigate internal and external mission risks, communicating impacts effectively Assess and coordinate design changes across disciplines throughout the program lifecycle Lead design, test readiness, and flight readiness reviews Monitor on-orbit spacecraft and data pipelines to ensure mission success and that customer requirements are met Foster deep collaboration with and provide technical direction to systems, hardware, software, data, ground segment, and operations teams for your designated mission, and support these interactions across other missions. Effectively serve as the Mission Lead Systems Engineer for one mission while contributing general systems engineering expertise and support to other Muon missions, potentially deputizing for other Mission Lead Systems Engineers as needed. Contribute to the continuous improvement of engineering processes, tools, and methodologies to enhance efficiency and effectiveness in mission development and operations Qualifications M.S. or higher degree in an engineering field and 10+ years of experience in mission architecture and/or spacecraft design, with a focus on high-rigor development for government and/or demanding commercial space systems. Demonstrated experience as a technical lead (e.g., Chief Engineer, Lead Systems Engineer) on at least one major space program for a USG, DoD, or IC customer. Experience with USG/IC acquisition programs, standards for space systems development, and mission assurance standards A strong understanding of USG/IC contracts and their artifacts Experience directly interfacing with and managing expectations for external customers Proven history of system integration and delivery of complex systems Experience in formal requirements management requirements for a multi-disciplinary project Demonstrated project management skills and ability to collaborate with other engineering disciplines Excellent communication, presentation, and coordination skills Ability to rapidly change roles/responsibilities while working in a high-paced, rewarding work environment Nice-to-have Skills Experience supporting proposal development (e.g., RFI/RFP responses) for government contracts Software skills in Python or Julia Remote sensing instrument experience across multiple modalities (e.g. optical, multispectral, RF), and their associated data pipelines Knowledge of industry standards for electrical and/or software quality practices Familiarity with software engineering tools and processes (version control, code review)Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance Salary The salary range for this role is $196,000 - $228,000 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.
Muon Space
Senior Software Engineer, Flight Software San Jose, CA About the role Muon seeks a Flight Software Engineer to join our satellite flight software team. The ideal candidate is a self motivated versatile software developer with significant previous experience developing robust bare metal / RTOS embedded devices or appliances. In this role, you will design, develop, integrate, and test the software and firmware that runs on our orbiting satellites. This position is based at our San Jose, CA office. Responsibilities Integral member of the team defining and building Muon's satellite bus platform Translate concepts and requirements into design and working implementations, supporting through to on orbit operations Design, bring up, and support the embedded software environment that runs in our satellite systems and peripherals using ARM Cortex M CPUs. Participate in evaluating and selecting technologies for our software foundation Write application, platform, and driver functionality in our flight software environment and teach others how to use it Integrate compute and peripheral subsystems in both software and hardware Collaborate with hardware team members on the design and bring up of Muon hardware Collaborate with software team members to set flight software architecture, select infrastructure and tools, and communicate with cloud backends. Participate in developing software and hardware in the loop test strategies Qualifications B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in computer science, electrical engineering, or related field 8+ years experience as a software engineer in a team environment Strong C/C++ programming, with some practical familiarity of other languages Great embedded systems fundamentals: resource efficient design, low level drivers, bit manipulation, responsive software and IRQ handling, RTOS frameworks, I/O and communication buses. Integration and control of external hardware devices Read and understand hardware data sheets Excellent communication and presentation skills Nice to have Skills Knowledge of industry standard data formats and schemas (ProtoBuf, YAML, JSON, etc) Familiarity with a Linux based development environment Experience with one or more of: embedded linux, FPGA, HW design, RF communication systems, cloud/server infrastructure, network architecture. End to end development from product concept to delivery to customer/market. Salary The salary range for this role is $198,000 - $223,000, 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. 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. Benefits At Muon salary is only part of our total compensation package. Full time employees receive equity compensation as well as benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, short and 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. EEO Statement We value diversity in the workplace, and that starts with our applicants. 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 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. Export Control This position requires access to export controlled information. To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicants must be U.S. persons or eligible to access without required export authorization. The Company may, for legitimate business reasons, decline to pursue any export licensing process.
Senior Software Engineer, Flight Software San Jose, CA About the role Muon seeks a Flight Software Engineer to join our satellite flight software team. The ideal candidate is a self motivated versatile software developer with significant previous experience developing robust bare metal / RTOS embedded devices or appliances. In this role, you will design, develop, integrate, and test the software and firmware that runs on our orbiting satellites. This position is based at our San Jose, CA office. Responsibilities Integral member of the team defining and building Muon's satellite bus platform Translate concepts and requirements into design and working implementations, supporting through to on orbit operations Design, bring up, and support the embedded software environment that runs in our satellite systems and peripherals using ARM Cortex M CPUs. Participate in evaluating and selecting technologies for our software foundation Write application, platform, and driver functionality in our flight software environment and teach others how to use it Integrate compute and peripheral subsystems in both software and hardware Collaborate with hardware team members on the design and bring up of Muon hardware Collaborate with software team members to set flight software architecture, select infrastructure and tools, and communicate with cloud backends. Participate in developing software and hardware in the loop test strategies Qualifications B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in computer science, electrical engineering, or related field 8+ years experience as a software engineer in a team environment Strong C/C++ programming, with some practical familiarity of other languages Great embedded systems fundamentals: resource efficient design, low level drivers, bit manipulation, responsive software and IRQ handling, RTOS frameworks, I/O and communication buses. Integration and control of external hardware devices Read and understand hardware data sheets Excellent communication and presentation skills Nice to have Skills Knowledge of industry standard data formats and schemas (ProtoBuf, YAML, JSON, etc) Familiarity with a Linux based development environment Experience with one or more of: embedded linux, FPGA, HW design, RF communication systems, cloud/server infrastructure, network architecture. End to end development from product concept to delivery to customer/market. Salary The salary range for this role is $198,000 - $223,000, 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. 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. Benefits At Muon salary is only part of our total compensation package. Full time employees receive equity compensation as well as benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, short and 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. EEO Statement We value diversity in the workplace, and that starts with our applicants. 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 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. Export Control This position requires access to export controlled information. To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicants must be U.S. persons or eligible to access without required export authorization. The Company may, for legitimate business reasons, decline to pursue any export licensing process.