Jobs at Muon Space

Leads hands-on testing, characterization, and environmental qualification of optical, optomechanical, and moving mechanism subsystems for infrared remote sensing instruments. Responsibilities include defining test strategies, creating procedures, executing functional and environmental tests, developing testbeds and ground support equipment, analyzing data, preparing reports, and improving testing practices. The role collaborates with engineering, production, integration, and program teams in a fully onsite environment.

Own end-to-end mechanical design for spacecraft subsystems, from requirements and CAD through flight build, integration, testing, and on-orbit verification. Lead complex assembly design, engineering trade-offs, design reviews, vendor coordination, troubleshooting, and cross-functional integration with structural, thermal, avionics, propulsion, and GNC teams. Mentor engineers, establish design standards, and support mission delivery on fast-moving spacecraft programs.

Own end-to-end spacecraft harness program delivery, including planning, procurement, fabrication, testing, acceptance, and integration. Coordinate electrical, mechanical, manufacturing, supply chain, and AI&T teams across spacecraft builds and HITL testbeds. Track schedules, resources, risks, technical performance, costs, and production status while resolving supply chain and manufacturing issues. The role requires expertise in harness lifecycles, electromechanical hardware, testing, aerospace production, and critical-path program execution.

Leads the People Operations function through rapid growth, overseeing employee lifecycle processes, benefits, payroll, HRIS, compliance, engagement surveys, employee relations, and conflict resolution. Partners with executives on scalable HR strategies, manages vendors and open enrollment, supports a high-integrity workplace culture, and leads the People Operations team. The role requires hybrid work in San Jose, with limited quarterly travel for eligible remote West Coast candidates.

Build and operate production calibration and image-processing pipelines for multispectral infrared satellite imagery. Translate calibration algorithms into reliable software with testing, monitoring, alerting, diagnostics, CI/CD, and observability. Analyze pre-launch and on-orbit data, validate calibration coefficients, manage uncertainty budgets, and support calibration campaigns for FireSat and SBEM missions. Collaborate with scientists, instrument engineers, and product teams to ensure radiometric integrity and scientific quality of data products.

Build and operate production Python pipelines and backend services for infrared satellite data, processing imagery from raw captures through derived wildfire products. Optimize latency and cloud costs, develop geospatial data catalogs and APIs, create visualization tools, and implement testing, observability, and reliable release processes. Partner with remote-sensing scientists to productionize research code and collaborate across data platform and flight software teams.

Develop and productionize algorithms that transform multispectral infrared satellite imagery into derived geospatial data products. Build scalable Python-based processing pipelines, validate scientific quality, document product designs, and integrate operational services for customer-facing applications. Collaborate with scientists, software and instrument engineers, product owners, and customers across wildfire, weather, and environmental monitoring missions. The hybrid role requires three days weekly onsite in Denver, Colorado.

Lead architecture and development of scalable, reliable software platforms and shared services for government programs. Deploy and operate infrastructure in classified, regulated environments while meeting security, compliance, and accreditation requirements. Own technical strategy, architectural decisions, metrics, performance improvements, and multi-month initiatives. Mentor engineers, establish engineering standards, and partner cross-functionally to deliver mission-critical customer-facing systems.

Supports spacecraft assembly, integration, and test operations by analyzing production data, identifying bottlenecks, developing capacity and resource models, conducting time studies, and improving workflows. The intern creates process documentation, dashboards, and operational tools; supports lean manufacturing, root-cause investigations, scheduling, material flow, workstation layout, and implementation of process improvements. This is a full-time, on-site role collaborating with manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and test engineering teams.

Lead architecture and implementation for scalable infrared Earth-observation data platforms. Design low-latency event-driven systems, cloud infrastructure, geospatial storage and cataloging, and MLOps foundations for ML-derived products. Drive multi-quarter initiatives from design through production rollout, establish engineering standards and operational practices, coordinate across engineering and business functions, and mentor technical teams.

Supports People Operations initiatives, onboarding coordination, internal documentation, employee feedback surveys, and team culture efforts. The intern will manage a project from start to finish while handling confidential information and adapting to startup workflows. This is a full-time, on-site summer internship in Mountain View, California, with mentorship and exposure to People Operations fundamentals.

Full-time, on-site summer intern supporting spacecraft electronics and payload development. Responsibilities include hardware or firmware design, PCBA development, test campaign support, laboratory testing, measurement, analysis, and debugging in bench or clean-room environments. The intern will own or contribute to projects involving spacecraft avionics, test setups, and new electronic capabilities while collaborating with experienced aerospace engineers.

Develop and own software components for ground and space systems; design, implement, test, and monitor code; perform analysis; learn new technologies quickly; communicate clearly and deliver work on time.

Plan and oversee inspection and testing of aerospace electrical hardware, manage nonconformances and corrective actions, maintain quality systems and documentation, drive process improvement, ensure AS9100 and ISO 9001 compliance, analyze quality data, train personnel, and conduct supplier audits. The role supports high-reliability satellite manufacturing and requires collaboration with engineering, manufacturing, testing, and suppliers.

Develop and test flight software for satellites and supporting tools. Responsibilities include designing and implementing software, writing automated tests, using simulation and hardware testing, debugging software-hardware interactions, participating in code reviews, and documenting work. Interns receive mentorship while owning an internship-scoped project involving spacecraft capabilities, hardware integration, simulations, automated testing, or developer tools.

Supports Muon’s Legal and Contracts team across commercial space law, regulatory compliance, government contracts, corporate matters, and export compliance. Responsibilities include maintaining compliance matrices, researching legal and regulatory topics, drafting written summaries, assisting with agreements and filings, and documenting export records. The role is a full-time remote summer internship offering mentorship and exposure to satellite, aerospace, national security, and government contracting matters.

Full-time, on-site summer interns will support spacecraft Guidance, Navigation, and Control through system-level analysis, software feature development, operations and calibration tools, and automated performance and regression testing. Interns may own projects involving spacecraft functionality, GNC performance analysis, or on-orbit operations. The role requires software programming skills and interest in spacecraft attitude estimation and control, with opportunities for mentorship and collaboration in a startup aerospace environment.

Full-time, on-site summer intern supporting spacecraft GNC hardware development. The intern will own a test capability, design and automate test setups and ground support equipment, conduct development and testing analysis, and perform laboratory or clean-room measurements. Candidates should have mechanical or aerospace engineering coursework, basic programming skills, hardware/software integration or mechatronics experience, and an interest in spacecraft attitude sensors and actuators.

Own requirements management, verification traceability, qualification planning, and environmental testing for spacecraft solar and deployable mechanisms. Develop test plans, execute vibration, thermal vacuum, shock, and deployment campaigns, analyze data, manage anomalies, and produce qualification documentation. Partner with design engineers to establish rigorous product development processes, verification gates, and documentation standards for mission-critical flight hardware.

Drive people strategy and operational execution across the organization. Design and implement People Operations programs, develop and coach managers, advise leaders, resolve complex employee relations matters, improve workflows, and support a culture of growth, feedback, warmth, and respect. The role requires autonomous problem-solving, strong judgment, discretion, and hands-on management of HR systems and documentation.