# Senior Mission Lead Systems Engineer, Commercial Payloads at Muonspace

- Company: Muonspace
- What the company does: Design, build, and operate mission-optimized satellite constellations with Muon Space. Backed by Air Street.
- Company website: https://muonspace.com
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: San Jose, CA
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $190K to $219K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-04
- Apply by: 2026-10-19
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/muonspace/jobs/5231560007
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/muonspace-senior-mission-lead-systems-engineer-commercial-payloads/

## About the role

Muon seeks a Senior Mission Lead Systems Engineer to join our Mission Engineering team. At Muon, we are developing multiple missions to help understand and act on Earth and climate intelligence. As a Senior Mission Lead Systems Engineer, you will serve as the technical lead for a specific Muon mission, owning the end-to-end technical success from concept through on-orbit operations for our most demanding missions, spanning both government and high-assurance commercial programs.

## What they're looking for

- Demonstrated experience as a technical lead (e.g., Chief Engineer, Lead Systems Engineer) on at least one complex system design for a USG, DoD, IC customer, and/or commercial customer
- Experience directly interfacing with and managing expectations for external 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 a multi-disciplinary project
- Demonstrated project management skills and ability to collaborate with other engineering disciplines

Tags: Engineering - Systems and GNC