Systems Engineer, Mission Success & Performance

Responsibilities

• Enable the Muon Mission Foundry by driving processes and architectural decisions to scale spacecraft production and mission operations
• Partner with Mission Systems Engineers to own and track V&V compliance, verification progress, and test coverage campaigns
• Streamline AI&T workflows by identifying V&V bottlenecks and championing pragmatic Test Like You Fly (TLYF) standards
• Analyze on-orbit telemetry and platform operations to maximize utility and capacity of deployed assets
• Drive predictable outcomes by ensuring on-orbit performance matches pre-flight models and monitoring mission SLAs
• Own the fleet-learning loop for cross-cutting technical issues to drive root cause and prevention
• Collaborate with stakeholders to align requirements and resolve interface ambiguities for autonomy and resilience efforts
• Act as a technical stakeholder for internal tooling roadmaps and extend baseline code using software skills
• Make pragmatic, business-driven decisions to balance engineering pain points against revenue and gross margins

Requirements

• M.S. or higher degree in an engineering field
• 8+ years of experience in a multi-disciplinary environment (mission design, spacecraft operations, or systems architecture)
• Experience with deployed systems in high-reliability, performance-critical environments
• Proven business acumen within an engineering context
• Extensive experience in AI&T workflows and V&V strategies
• Strong software skills in Python or Julia
• Ability to model system performance (power, thermal, data throughput) and validate against real-world data
• Excellent communication and prioritization skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Deep understanding of spacecraft autonomy and fault management architectures (FMECA, tiered response design)
• Ability to write requirements for software teams and review FSW designs
• Experience as a lead systems engineer in an agile environment
• Remote sensing instrument experience (optical, multispectral, RF)
• Experience with complex simulation environments
• Familiarity with software engineering tools and version control

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. Our state-of-the-art facility in Silicon Valley is optimized for manufacturing spacecraft and rapid, flexible payload integration at scale.