Technical Program Manager

Front Door Defense; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 175,000 - 208,000; Full time

Job summary

Muon Space seeks a Senior Technical Program Manager to lead end-to-end programs from concept to delivery, managing cost, schedule, and performance while interfacing with engineering, legal, finance, and operations. This hybrid role is based in San Jose, CA, with in-office days scheduled 3 days per week and a focus on growth through existing contracts and new opportunities.

The role requires a strong track record delivering complex systems (hardware, firmware, software) on time and to scope,

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant experience in program management.
• Educational background in engineering; advanced degrees preferred.
• Proven track record delivering complete systems on time and to scope.
• Experience in satellite-based systems and integrated master schedules.
• Familiarity with cloud-based productivity tools and vendor/contract management.
• Strong analytical and interpersonal skills across engineering disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end program management for satellite development programs.
• Coordinate resources, plans, schedules, and budgets across stakeholders.
• Develop and track roadmaps and performance metrics throughout programs.
• Support business development through proposals and captures.

Skills

Program management

Systems engineering

Satellite systems

Cloud tools

Analytical skills

Vendor/contract management

Education

B.S. in engineering

M.S. or Ph.D. preferred

Tools

Python

SQL

BigQuery

Job description

Senior Program Manager - Commercial Payloads

Lead end-to-end program management for Muon Space satellite development programs from concept to delivery successfully.

Location: San Jose, California

Compensation: $175,000 - 208,000 USD / year

About The Role

Senior Technical Program Manager

San Jose, CA

About the Role

Muon seeks a Senior Technical Program Manager to lead Muon Space's Programs efforts, responsible for successfully delivering solutions, products, and technology while managing cost and schedule baselines contracts with the U.S. Government and Commercial Organizations. The Program Manager will be a key member of the Mission Engineering team and collaborate closely with Muon Space's engineering, business, legal, finance, and operations departments. You will also support the portfolio's growth by fostering organic growth on existing contracts and supporting captures of new contracts.

As a Technical Program Manager at Muon Space, you delight our customers and users with high-quality products and solutions delivered on time and on budget, meeting our contractual obligations. You are cognizant of how all the pieces need to come together for successful program execution and can turn that into well-organized roadmaps, schedules, and budgets that you then track throughout the program lifecycle. You will be responsible for monitoring and ensuring successful execution of Muon's contracts that you manage. You will support business development through proposals, RFI responses, customer engagement, and organic growth.

This role is based in San Jose with a hybrid schedule (3 days per week in-office).

Responsibilities

• Lead a multidisciplinary aerospace development effort, driving day-to-day execution of the program
• Engage with internal and external stakeholders to plan and coordinate the resources necessary to execute the program
• Synchronize a diverse technical team by establishing tools, practices, and process
• Participate in technical discussions, ask probing questions, and work with the team to pull together scoping, schedules, and solutions to issues
• Track and report program metrics on schedule, resource, cost, risk, and technical performance
• Serve as the face of the company to customers, subcontractors and suppliers

Qualifications

• 5+ years relevant experience in program management
• B.S. in an engineering discipline, M.S. or Ph.D. preferred
• Track record of successfully delivering complete systems (hardware, firmware, software, algorithms) on time, to scope, with high quality.
• Experience in development and/or program management of satellite based systems. Ability to instantiate and manage integrated master schedules.
• Expertise in modern, cloud-based productivity tools
• Excellent analytical and interpersonal skills, with ability to work successfully across all engineering disciplines.
• Experience in vendor and contract management

Nice-to-Have Skills

• System engineering and experience with inter-discipline technical trade study
• Experience working with scripting languages (e.g. Python, Julia) and database queries (e.g SQL, BigQuery) for data integration, analysis, and dashboarding.
• Experience in a fast-paced, startup environment
• Experience managing and growing teams

Salary

The salary range for this role is $175,000 - $208,000 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.

About Muon Space

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.

Taking Care of Our Team

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. In addition, if you need a reasonable accommodation as part of your application for employment or interviews with us, please let us know.

ITAR/EAR Requirements

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.