Mission Manager

Muon Space

full-time

Posted on: 9/2/2025

Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States • California

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SeniorLead

Remote Sensing

About the role

Lead portfolio of environmental monitoring, government and commercial missions
Own and drive mission management for satellite development programs including efforts with NRO, SDA, and others
Build and expand the mission portfolio and a mission management team to support concurrent programs
Partner with Systems, Hardware, and Software teams on mission roadmap development
Maintain full accountability for execution (cost, schedule, technical) of multiple mission contracts, provide program updates and financial forecasts
Represent Muon Space to government and commercial customers, ensuring needs are incorporated into mission planning
Build and mentor a growing team of mission managers
Contribute to development of Muon Space's program and mission management processes
Define and execute growth strategies for current and follow-on contracts, support business development through proposals and customer engagement

10+ years of professional experience in program management of complex technical system development, with specific focus on space payloads
7+ years of hands-on technical experience in systems engineering
5+ profit and loss responsibility at some level
Direct experience with remote sensing satellite development and/or mission operations
Proven track record managing technical development for space-based systems
Experience working with U.S. Government DoD, Intelligence Community, and Civil customers
Strong leadership skills with the ability to build and scale a mission management team
Experience with proposal development and supporting large competitive captures
Excellent understanding of systems engineering processes and space system architectures
Comfortable working in a dynamic and fast-paced development environment
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Able to travel to Bay Area up to 20% of time
Able to obtain a security clearance