Jobs at Muon Space

Designs, operates, and secures on-premises and cloud network architectures across Cisco Meraki, Cloudflare, AWS, and GCP. Responsibilities include network segmentation, firewalls, VPNs, zero-trust access, security monitoring, incident response, and protection of CUI, EAR, and ITAR-controlled data. The role partners with IT, security, and engineering teams to meet compliance and business requirements.

Leads and grows U.S. Government business development across the Intelligence Community and Department of War. Manages the Federal BD team, develops capture strategies, engages customers, builds pipelines, leads proposals and RFI responses, and drives contract wins. Collaborates with engineering, legal, and finance on technical solutions, pricing, and roadmap priorities. Mentors team members and serves as a customer advocate. The role requires Northern Virginia residency, up to 25% travel, and an active TS clearance.

Owns organization-wide authentication and authorization across SaaS applications, cloud platforms, on-premises infrastructure, and endpoints. Architects and evolves Okta, designs least-privilege access models, builds access request and review workflows, and enforces protections for CUI, EAR, and ITAR data. Administers identity integrations across Okta, Active Directory, Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, AWS, GCP, and Azure while partnering with IT, Security, and business teams on compliance and operational requirements.

Owns environmental, health, and safety operations across multiple Bay Area facilities. Responsibilities include developing safety and emergency plans, managing hazardous materials and waste programs, maintaining regulatory accounts and EPA credentials, conducting inspections and risk assessments, investigating incidents, overseeing contractor safety, and delivering employee training. The role requires autonomous project ownership, regulatory expertise, strong communication, and full-time on-site availability.

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.

Develop and support customer payload software integrations for spacecraft missions. Guide external partners through SDKs, interfaces, simulations, testing, commanding, telemetry, payload management, fault recovery, and data downlink. Lead technical exchanges, design reviews, and integration campaigns while serving as the software point of contact. Maintain developer documentation and sample applications, collaborate with flight and systems engineering, and track integration metrics, OKRs, roadmaps, and delivery risks.

Lead architecture and development of Python-based hardware test frameworks, instrument drivers, test result databases, and UIs. Integrate frameworks with CI/CD and hardware-in-the-loop systems, build shared spacecraft-level tests, partner with subsystem teams for adoption, and mentor engineers to ensure code quality across hardware test software.

Own documentation systems, procedures, work instructions, and knowledge bases for satellite testbeds and electrical ground support equipment. Write and maintain assembly, checkout, and maintenance procedures; document system configurations; coordinate maintenance communications; train technicians; and improve buildability based on shop-floor feedback. The role requires hands-on hardware work, electrical or embedded software fluency, technical writing, cross-functional coordination, and onsite presence five days per week.

Leads the design, development, integration, debugging, and operation of hardware-in-the-loop testbeds and electrical ground support equipment for satellite missions. Responsibilities include translating flight hardware designs into testbed systems, creating architecture and interface documentation, building and bringing up hardware, troubleshooting hardware-software interfaces, coordinating inventory and infrastructure support, and guiding junior engineers and technicians.

Own design, architecture, and scaling of automated test infrastructure for satellite avionics PCBA. Define validation strategy and test plans, design test racks and custom fixtures/PCBs, implement DFT/DFM with hardware teams, write and maintain Python test scripts, create rack self-test/maintenance, mentor junior engineers, and lead test infrastructure reviews.

Leads strategic capture, mission formulation, and advanced program execution for EO/IR and optical remote sensing opportunities. Develops mission concepts, technical proposals, feasibility studies, trade studies, and R&D roadmaps while translating customer needs into technical requirements. Collaborates with engineering, product management, business development, satellite operations, and mission architecture teams across government and commercial markets.

Lead stray light analysis and mitigation for multispectral infrared instruments using non-sequential ray tracing (FRED). Specify and validate custom optical coatings and filters, manage vendor technical delivery, develop R&D for coating/filter survivability, define metrology test plans, and partner with optical/mechanical teams to optimize baffles, finishes, and optomechanical layouts.

Lead cross-functional planning and execution for the IR Data Product team, managing schedules, risks, dependencies, releases, and resource planning for data processing pipelines. Coordinate software, hardware, science, and product teams; provide reporting, process improvements, and ensure delivery readiness in a hybrid San Jose environment.

Own the architecture and evolution of Muon Space’s reusable spacecraft bus across its mission portfolio. Lead cross-disciplinary trades involving mass, power, thermal, data, and cost; develop and flow down platform requirements; resolve subsystem interfaces; and guide design reviews. The role bridges mechanical, electrical, avionics, thermal, and software teams, drives modularity and standardization, and provides technical mentorship and hiring leadership.

Own the end-to-end commercial and civil space business development process, including customer discovery, lead generation, opportunity qualification, pipeline management, pricing, market sizing, proposals, and deal closure. Partner with engineering, product, and mission architecture teams to deliver integrated satellite solutions across remote sensing, satcom, and orbital infrastructure markets. Ensure smooth transitions from pre-sales to execution while managing strategic customer relationships.

Build, integrate, and debug hardware-in-the-loop testbeds and electrical ground support equipment for satellite missions. Translate flight hardware designs into testbed configurations, maintain power and network infrastructure, document architectures and checkout procedures, and coordinate inventory and module builds. The role requires hands-on assembly, wiring, electronics troubleshooting, scripting, and collaboration across electrical, software, systems, supply chain, and production teams. This is an onsite position in San Jose.

Own end-to-end mechanical execution of spacecraft missions, including requirements, design, payload accommodations, assemblies, documentation, integration, environmental testing, and delivery. Create SolidWorks assemblies, perform preliminary structural and thermal sizing, release drawings and BOMs, manage configuration changes, write build procedures, support hardware assembly, and present at design reviews. Collaborate with structural, thermal, systems, avionics, payload, production, and test teams.

Lead mission formulation and execution as the technical authority for assigned spacecraft missions: develop concepts, run architecture trades, define and manage requirements/ICDs, maintain system models and budgets, lead reviews, mitigate risk, coordinate cross-disciplinary teams, support proposal efforts, and monitor on-orbit performance. Serve as primary technical interface to customers and ensure mission delivery to high-reliability government and commercial standards. Requires active TS/SCI.

Leads mission formulation and architecture for international space opportunities. Develops mission concepts, performs mission-level analyses, owns top-level budgets, defines requirements, evaluates spacecraft and constellation configurations, and guides engineering teams through design trade studies. Collaborates with customers, scientists, and engineering disciplines to create practical, cost-effective satellite missions. Requires regular international travel and occasional travel to the Mountain View facility.