Senior Director — EO/IR Instrument Engineering

Muon Space, Inc.; Mountain View (CA); Hybrid; USD 256,000 - 293,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity compensation

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401k retirement plan

Short & long term disability and life

Three weeks paid vacation

12 paid holidays

Unlimited sick time

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Muon Space seeks a Senior Director of EO/IR Instrument Engineering to lead strategy, development, and delivery of our EO/IR instrument portfolio. You will shape the technical direction, own performance and schedules, and drive organizational growth to support multiple flight programs.

The role is hybrid, requiring on-site work in Mountain View, CA three days per week. You will report to the SVP of Mission Execution and join the Mission Execution leadership team, guiding the portfolio and

Qualifications

• 20+ years developing EO/IR imaging instruments, with at least 10 years leading engineering organizations.
• Technical leadership of at least two space flight EO/IR instruments from concept through launch and on-orbit checkout.
• Led an organization of 40+ people through multiple layers of management, with accountability for its budget.
• Working command of the full instrument chain: optical design, focal plane arrays and readout electronics, thermal and cryogenic design, radiometric calibration and on-orbit performance.
• Ability to work onsite at our Bay Area facilities.
• U.S. person status as required by ITAR/EAR.

Responsibilities

• Define EO/IR strategy and multi-year investment plan for instrument technology and lab/test infrastructure.
• Own instrument performance, cost and schedule on every program Muon flies.
• Drive design-for-manufacture to enable constellation-rate production.
• Hire and develop ~20 engineers and managers over the next year and establish career paths.
• Coordinate with Product Team to define EO/IR roadmap and budget.
• Represent EO/IR instruments to customers, partners, and leadership.

Skills

Technical leadership

Budget ownership

System architecture

EO/IR expertise

Stakeholder communication

Education

BS in physics, optical/electrical/mechanical engineering

Job description

Muon Space seeks a Senior Director of EO/IR Instrument Engineering to lead strategy, development, and delivery of our EO/IR instrument portfolio. You will shape the technical direction, own performance and schedules, and drive organizational growth to support multiple flight programs.

The role is hybrid, requiring on-site work in Mountain View, CA three days per week. You will report to the SVP of Mission Execution and join the Mission Execution leadership team, guiding the portfolio and