Senior Mission Lead Systems Engineer

Responsibilities

• Serve as the ultimate technical authority for designated missions, leading conceptualization, design, and development
• Drive critical cross-functional technical trades and decisions to ensure mission success
• Translate customer objectives and stakeholder needs into clear, verifiable technical requirements
• Serve as the primary technical point of contact for customers, partners, and internal stakeholders
• Manage requirements traceability, verification, and validation
• Define mission CONOPS and manage subsystem budgets including power, data, mass, and pointing
• Identify and mitigate internal and external mission risks
• Lead design, test readiness, and flight readiness reviews
• Monitor on-orbit spacecraft and data pipelines to ensure mission success

Requirements

• B.S. or higher degree in an engineering field
• 10+ years of experience in complex system, mission architecture, or spacecraft design
• Experience as a technical lead (e.g., Chief Engineer, Lead Systems Engineer) for USG, DoD, IC, or demanding commercial customers
• Extensive experience in system modeling, systems analysis, and running simulations
• Proven history of system integration and delivery of complex systems
• Experience in formal requirements management for multi-disciplinary projects
• Excellent communication, presentation, and coordination skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with major space programs for USG, DoD, or IC customers
• Knowledge of USG/IC acquisition programs and mission assurance standards
• Software skills in Python or Julia
• Familiarity with software engineering tools and processes
• Remote sensing instrument experience (optical, multispectral, RF)
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance

About the Company

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.