San Jose, California, United States · Hybrid
$216k–$242k/yr
About the Role Muon seeks a Staff Mission Lead Systems Engineer to join our Mission Execution team. At Muon, we are developing multiple missions to help understand and act on Earth and climate intelligence. As a Staff Mi…
Skills: Systems engineering, Mission architecture, Spacecraft design, Requirements management, System modeling
San Jose, California, United States · Hybrid
$183k–$198k/yr
About the role Muon Space is hiring a Senior Thermal Engineer to own instrument-level thermal engineering across missions (SBEM, Quickbeam, Hydrosat) — models, hardware, and verification end-to-end — while contributing t…
Skills: Thermal engineering, Thermal simulation, Spacecraft thermal balance, TVAC testing, Unit-level thermal testing
San Jose, California, United States · Hybrid
$144k–$177k/yr
About the role Muon Space is hiring a Thermal Engineer II to own the thermal design and analysis of spacecraft assemblies and subsystems — from hand calcs and models through TVAC test support. You'll work independently w…
Skills: Thermal analysis, Thermal Desktop, TVAC testing, Spacecraft thermal design, Transient analysis
San Jose, California, United States · Hybrid
$156k–$186k/yr
About the role Muon Space is seeking a GPU Engineer to join our High Performance Compute (HPC) team. You will design and develop GPU-accelerated software that runs onboard orbiting satellites, powering mission-critical w…
Skills: GPU programming, CUDA, C++, Rust, Python
San Jose, California, United States · Hybrid
$186k–$202k/yr
About the role Muon seeks an Engineering Manager to lead a team of electrical engineers who tailor Muon's spacecraft platforms to specific missions. This team owns all electrical customization a mission requires. This in…
Skills: Electrical engineering, Team leadership, Avionics, Power distribution, Harness design
San Jose, California, United States · Hybrid
$183k–$198k/yr
About the role Muon seeks a Senior Mechanical Engineer to serve as a hardware expert in component design. You’ll own the mechanical direction of the component from requirements definition to installation on the launch ve…
Skills: Mechanical engineering, SolidWorks, Structural analysis, Thermal design, Dynamics
San Jose, California, United States · Hybrid
$210k–$234k/yr
About the role Muon Space is hiring an Engineering Manager (Manager or Senior Manager level, based on experience) to lead our Compute Components team as part of the High Performance Compute (HPC) team: the engineers buil…
Skills: Engineering management, FPGA, GPU, Embedded systems, Hardware-integrated systems
San Jose, California, United States · Hybrid
$227k–$267k/yr
About the role Muon Space is hiring a Senior Product Manager to own the strategy, roadmap, and delivery of our internal Information Systems. You will be responsible for designing and managing various internal software an…
Skills: Product management, Product strategy, Roadmap development, Enterprise architecture, Software integration
San Jose, California, United States · Hybrid
$202k–$223k/yr
About the role Muon seeks a Staff Mechanical Engineer to serve as the mechanical design technical lead for one of our satellite classes. You'll own and iterate on the class-level mechanical architecture- bus structure, t…
Skills: Mechanical architecture, Spacecraft design, Structural mechanics, Thermal management, Environmental testing
San Jose, California, United States · Hybrid
$173k–$196k/yr
About the role Muon Space seeks a talented FPGA Engineer with RF processing Expertise to join our High Performance Compute (HPC) team. In this role, you will implement HDL/RTL for digital signal processing of RF systems …
Skills: FPGA development, RF signal processing, RTL, HDL, Verilog
San Jose, California, United States · Hybrid
$144k–$177k/yr
About the role Muon seeks a Mechanical Engineer to join our Spacecraft Structures & Missions team — the group that tailors Muon's spacecraft platforms to specific customer missions. In this role you'll own the mechanical…
Skills: Mechanical engineering, Spacecraft structures, SolidWorks, Structural analysis, Thermal analysis
San Jose, California, United States · Hybrid
$183k–$198k/yr
About the role Muon seeks a Verification & Qualification Engineer to own requirements, verification, and qualification for the mission-critical solar and deployable systems that power our spacecraft — solar arrays, solar…
Skills: Requirements management, Verification and qualification, Systems engineering, Test planning, Environmental testing
San Jose, California, United States · Hybrid
$184k–$208k/yr
About the role Muon Space is seeking a Senior FPGA Engineer specialized in onboard networking, cryptography and security to design the network fabric and security architecture of our next-generation spacecraft, to join o…
Skills: FPGA engineering, RTL design, SystemVerilog, Verilog, VHDL
San Jose, California, United States · Hybrid
$186k–$202k/yr
About the role Muon seeks an Engineering Manager to lead a team of mechanical engineers who tailor Muon's spacecraft platforms to specific missions. Starting from our common platform building blocks, this team designs pa…
Skills: Mechanical engineering, Team leadership, Spacecraft design, CAD, SolidWorks
San Jose, California, United States · Hybrid
$203k–$219k/yr
About the role Muon Space is an end-to-end space systems company that designs, builds, and operates mission-optimized satellite constellations to deliver critical data and enable real-time compute and decision-making in …
Skills: Supply chain management, Strategic leadership, Purchasing, Inventory management, Production planning
San Jose, California, United States · Hybrid
$177k–$203k/yr
About the role Muon Space is hiring a Product Manager to own key spacecraft platform subsystems including power, GNC, and propulsion. Reporting to the Director of Product Management - Spacecraft, you will own the end-to-…
Skills: Product management, Hardware product lifecycle, Spacecraft subsystems, Power systems, Propulsion systems
San Jose, California, United States · Hybrid
$156k–$186k/yr
About the role Muon Space is looking for a Platform Engineer to own the shared technical foundation of our High Performance Compute (HPC) team. This is an engineering-track, individual-contributor role. You'll own the bu…
Skills: FPGA, GPU, Build systems, Test environments, Integration pipelines
San Jose, California, United States · Hybrid
$210k–$234k/yr
About the role Muon Space is seeking a Staff Architect for the High Performance Compute (HPC) team, to define and evolve the end-to-end architecture of our onboard compute platform. You'll be the technical center of grav…
Skills: System-level architecture, Compute-platform architecture, FPGA, GPU, CPU
San Jose, California, United States · Hybrid
$177k–$203k/yr
About the role Muon Space is hiring a Product Manager to own the software that runs on our spacecraft. Reporting to a Director of Product Management, you will own the end-to-end capabilities and roadmap for the flight so…
Skills: Product management, Flight software, Embedded systems, Robotics, Deep-tech software
San Jose, California, United States · Hybrid
$210k–$234k/yr
About the role Muon seeks a Senior Software Engineering Manager to lead our Software Platform team. This team builds and operates the paved roads (CI/CD, Kubernetes, Terraform, Bazel, AWS, IAM, data infrastructure, and m…
Skills: Engineering Management, Kubernetes, Terraform, AWS, CI/CD
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The Staff Mission Lead Systems Engineer will lead the technical conceptualization, design, and execution of complex space missions from formulation through on-orbit operations. They will serve as the primary technical interface for customers and cross-functional teams to ensure mission requirements, system models, and risk mitigation strategies are effectively managed.
Candidates must possess a Bachelor's degree or higher in an engineering field and over 10 years of experience in complex system or spacecraft design. An active TS/SCI security clearance and demonstrated experience as a technical lead on major space programs for USG, DoD, or IC customers are required.
Muon seeks a Staff Mission Lead Systems Engineer to join our Mission Execution team. At Muon, we are developing multiple missions to help understand and act on Earth and climate intelligence. As a Staff Mission Lead Systems Engineer, you will partner with our Mission Architecture team during early mission formulation and study phases — shaping the technical concept, driving architecture trades, and developing the requirements baseline for prospective Muon missions. When a mission you helped formulate is selected for implementation, you will become the Mission Lead Systems Engineer (MLSE), owning end-to-end technical success from concept through on-orbit operations for our most demanding missions. 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 the primary technical interface 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.
This position is hybrid and requires working on-site in our San Jose, CA office three days per week.
The salary range for this role is $216,000-$242,000 plus a competitive equity grant and comprehensive benefits package. Final compensation will be based on skills, qualifications, experience, and geographic location as assessed during the interview process.
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.
At Muon salary is only part of our total compensation package. In addition to salary, full-time employees receive 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.
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.
Constellations for a safe and resilient world
Founded in 2021, Muon Space is an end-to-end space systems company that designs, builds, and operates mission-optimized satellite constellations to deliver critical data and enable real-time compute and decision-making in space. Its proprietary technology stack, Halo™, integrates advanced spacecraft platforms, robust payload integration and management, and a powerful software-defined orchestration layer to enable high-performance capabilities at unprecedented speed – from concept to orbit. With state-of-the-art production facilities in Silicon Valley and a growing track record of defense, civil, and commercial and national security customers, Muon Space is redefining how mission-critical intelligence is delivered from space. For more information on Muon Space, visit: https://www.muonspace.com/
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