About the role

Muon is seeking a Senior Manager of Electrical Engineering to join our team onsite in Mountain View, CA.  This role is responsible for leading a team of electrical engineers to deliver spacecraft electronics, including avionics, power systems, payload hardware, harnesses, and RF systems.  It is essential for this role to be filled by a technically strong individual that is also capable of contributing to the design effort.  The role will report to the Senior Director of Hardware. 

Responsibilities

• Technical Leadership: Provide hands-on technical expertise in the design, build, and test of electrical systems for cutting-edge remote sensing LEO spacecraft.  Establish best practices to ensure consistent & reliable designs.  Provide detailed feedback during design reviews.
• Team Management: Lead and mentor a multidisciplinary team of electrical engineers, ensuring consistency across designs.  Enable and assist team members to grow in their roles.  Additionally, plan team resource needs and hire new members as appropriate.
• System Architecture: Collaborate with other engineering leads to define & iterate on a flexible system architecture that enables quick adaptation to new missions and use cases.
• Collaboration: Work cross-functionally with mechanical, software, systems and production teams to optimize satellite designs for performance, reliability, and manufacturability.
• Project Execution: Oversee project timelines, budgets, and resources to ensure timely delivery of mission-critical systems.
• Individual Contributions: Be able to directly contribute to new designs, schematics, and layouts to fill gaps in resourcing and assist the team in the on-time delivery of new hardware.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience with designing complex, high reliability systems that operate in harsh environments (autonomous vehicles, drones, spacecraft, etc.)
• 3+ years directly or indirectly managing engineering teams
• B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, computer science, or related field
• Excellent leadership, communication, teamwork, and problem-solving skills
• Proven experience managing complex engineering projects from concept to deployment
• Ability to rapidly change roles/responsibilities while working in a high-paced, rewarding work environment with new challenges each week
• Accomplished at schematic capture and layout using an electronics design suite (e.g. Altium, Cadence/Orcad, etc)

Nice-to-have Skills

• Experience in the satellite industry, aviation, military, or other high-reliability devices in challenging operating environments (e.g. vibration, thermal, vacuum, ESD)
• Experience with designing radiation tolerant electronics using COTS components
• Real-time embedded firmware experience in C/C++ or other similar environments
• Experience with risk management systems and matching risk tolerance to design requirements
• Process and test automation using scripting languages like Python

Salary

The salary range for this role is $163K - $228K and will depend on a candidate's skills geographic location, qualifications, and experience as defined 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, we provide 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 pare