Jobs at Muon Space

Build and ship end-to-end frontend features for Muon Space's Mission Command platform in a TypeScript monorepo. Collaborate with backend and product teams, participate in design and code review, maintain CI/CD and static analysis practices, and support post-launch observability, reliability, and performance for mission-critical web applications.

Lead and grow a Software Platform team (currently six engineers) that builds and operates CI/CD, Kubernetes, Terraform, Bazel, and AWS-backed platform services. Own hiring, roadmaps, reliability (SLOs), on-call and incident response, and developer-facing self-service (Golden Paths). Partner with cross-functional stakeholders, drive engineering best practices, prioritize platform work, and maintain clear ownership boundaries while scaling the team.

Lead a microwave instruments and data products team, design and build microwave remote sensing hardware, implement DSP, produce high-quality data products, act as technical customer contact and Mission Scientist, and shape microwave systems strategy.

Implement and optimize RF DSP algorithms in HDL for real-time FPGA execution, prototype algorithms in Python and port to ARM SoCs, collaborate on instrument bring-up, calibration and system integration with RF hardware teams, author design documentation and test reports, and work in a hybrid Mountain View office.

Lead full-cycle recruiting for aerospace and technical roles: source, screen, interview, negotiate offers, and close candidates. Partner with hiring managers and leadership to define requirements, build pipelines, coordinate interviews, use Greenhouse analytics, and improve recruiting processes to support rapid hiring and strong candidate experience.

Lead development of orthomosaic tile imagery products for FireSat and SBEM: design and implement scalable mosaicking, orthorectification, and radiometric normalization algorithms; write production-ready code; author technical and customer-facing documentation; validate scientific quality; engage stakeholders and act as product owner for SBEM granule product; collaborate with engineers and scientists.

Lead radiometric calibration and image processing for multispectral infrared instruments, commission FireSat satellites, and develop/execute SBEM calibration plans. Implement production-ready pipelines, perform R&D to improve calibration, write production-quality code, and collaborate cross-functionally to maintain operational remote sensing data products and services.

Lead company-wide FP&A including AOP, LRP, and rolling forecasts; drive program-level cost modeling, margin and variance analysis; partner with engineering, operations, and BD on capital allocation and risk; build scalable FP&A processes, ERP/BI adoption, and executive dashboards to support commercial and government space programs.

Lead delivery of propulsion systems from development through production and flight, managing cost, schedule, technical performance, supply chain, and subcontractors. Drive transition to serial production, coordinate hardware/software/firmware integration, synchronize multidisciplinary teams, track program metrics, mitigate risks, and support customer and business development activities.

Lead managers, data scientists, and engineers to deliver ultra-low latency, high-volume image processing pipelines for satellite imagery. Define technical strategy, metrics, roadmaps, and operational practices while ensuring predictable delivery, mentoring teams, and communicating with customers and partners.

Lead development and maintenance of software test infrastructure, including hardware testbeds and simulated test scenarios. Implement CI/CD-driven testing, integrate simulation tools, expand off-nominal test coverage, mentor engineers, and coordinate cross-team testing policy and planning to improve release velocity and mission success.

Hands-on mechanical design, analysis, build-support, and test execution for spacecraft components and subsystems. Responsibilities include CAD design in SolidWorks, structural and thermal analysis, test fixture and procedure development, assembly/integration oversight, supplier coordination, documentation, and configuration management across the product lifecycle.

Serve as technical lead for a designated space mission across concept, development, verification, and on-orbit operations. Translate customer objectives into requirements and ICDs, manage requirements traceability, subsystem budgets, risk, design changes, and reviews. Coordinate cross-functional teams (systems, hardware, software, data, ground, operations), interface with customers, and improve engineering processes and tools.

Develop and document manufacturable assembly and test processes for satellites. Collaborate with design engineers, specify tooling and fixtures, support hands-on assembly/testing, troubleshoot process issues, lead corrective actions, and maintain process documentation to improve efficiency, quality, and safety.

Own the end-to-end commercial capture process: lead customer discovery and lead generation, manage pipeline and deal qualification, collaborate with engineering and product to deliver integrated solutions, produce market sizing and customer insights, implement pricing frameworks, and ensure smooth transition from pre-sales to execution.

Conduct hands-on testing, characterization, and environmental qualification of optical, optomechanical, and moving-mechanism subsystems. Define test strategy, create procedures, execute functional/performance/TVAC/vibration tests, develop GSE/testbeds, analyze data, and generate test reports while collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams.

Lead technical development and delivery of infrared optical subsystems: define and manage optical error budgets and performance metrics, drive assembly/integration/test (AI&T), support environmental testing (vibration, TVAC), collaborate with systems engineering on cross-functional budgets, and champion testing methodology improvements.

Design, implement, and validate spacecraft attitude control architectures and algorithms in embedded C++. Define ACS requirements, perform analysis and simulations, support on-orbit performance trending and anomaly resolution, and plan/execute software and hardware-in-the-loop tests for modular, mission-agnostic GNC subsystems.

Lead design and delivery of Muon's in-house simulation services. Integrate physical simulation models into products, align roadmaps with mission needs, collaborate with stakeholders and test teams, define success metrics, and mentor engineers to improve planning, estimation, and automated testing integration.

Lead first-principles research and prototype development for EO/IR geospatial imagery products. Conduct feasibility studies, analyze pixel-level spectral datasets, build prototype intelligence products, engage customers to derive technical requirements, and collaborate with product, engineering, and business teams to transition novel remote sensing concepts into market-ready offerings.