Senior RF Mission Lead - Space Systems

Telemetry Today LLC; Northern (KY); On-site; USD 177,000 - 246,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity compensation

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

3 weeks paid vacation

12 paid holidays

Unlimited sick time

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Muon Space seeks a Staff Mission Lead Systems Engineer for RF Systems to join our Mission Execution team. You will partner with the Mission Architecture team during early study phases, shaping technical concept, driving architecture trades, and establishing requirements baseline for Muon missions.

As MLSE you own end-to-end technical success from concept through on-orbit operations, interfacing with customers and cross-functional teams to develop ICDs, models, test plans, and risk mitigation.

Qualifications

• Direct engineering experience with RF systems and high-rigor development for government/commercial customers.
• B.S. or higher in engineering with 8+ years in complex system design and mission architecture.
• Experience as technical lead on at least one complex system for USG/DoD/IC or commercial customers.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Mission Architecture during study efforts to develop mission concepts and baselines.
• Develop and maintain mission-level system models, interfaces, and behavior models from study to implementation.
• Own the designated mission as the primary technical authority, driving cross-functional trades and decisions.
• Lead tailoring and implementation of the Muon mission design process for the designated mission.
• Translate customer objectives into clear, verifiable technical requirements.
• Interface with customers, partners, and internal stakeholders on technical matters.
• Manage requirements traceability, verification, and validation.
• Define mission CONOPS and manage subsystem budgets (power, data, mass, pointing).
• Identify and mitigate mission risks and coordinate design changes across disciplines.
• Lead design, test readiness, and flight readiness reviews.
• Monitor on-orbit spacecraft and data pipelines to ensure mission success.

Skills

RF systems

System modeling

Requirements mgmt

Leadership

Communication

Security clearance

Education

B.S. in engineering

Tools

Cameo SysML

Python

Job description

Muon Space seeks a Staff Mission Lead Systems Engineer for RF Systems to join our Mission Execution team. You will partner with the Mission Architecture team during early study phases, shaping technical concept, driving architecture trades, and establishing requirements baseline for Muon missions.

As MLSE you own end-to-end technical success from concept through on-orbit operations, interfacing with customers and cross-functional teams to develop ICDs, models, test plans, and risk mitigation.