Business Development Manager, Muon Space
Commercial
$200-320k
OTE
$100-160k
BASE
OTE = base + target commission at 100% quota attainment. Commission structure is uncapped. Plus equity grant
End-to-end space systems provider
Be an early applicant
End-to-end space systems provider
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
$200-320k
OTE
$100-160k
BASE
OTE = base + target commission at 100% quota attainment. Commission structure is uncapped. Plus equity grant
201-500 employees
Company mission
To make Earth Intelligence accessible to help protect our planet's people, climate and ecosystem.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of relevant technical experience, including engineering, technical sales, or technical solutioning within the Aerospace sector
- 5+ years of direct business development and/or sales experience in a relevant field
- Full lifecycle BD experience, encompassing lead generation, discovery, capture, and proposal management
- Proven track record of managing complex external relationships and working with customers during both pre-sales and execution stages
- Strong interpersonal communication skills and the ability to interact across all levels of the organization
- Bachelor of Science in a technical or related field, or a Bachelor of Commerce/Business degree paired with significant technical experience in the field
- U.S. Person status required due to ITAR/EAR export control regulations
Desirable
- In-depth experience with CRM and pipeline management in a fast-paced, high-growth sales environment
- Direct experience selling satellites and/or relevant mission systems, with specialized knowledge in remote sensing or satellite communications
- Master’s Degree in a technical or business field
- Active US security clearance or the ability to obtain one
- Proximity to the Northern Virginia office for frequent in-person collaboration with the Growth team
What the job involves
- The mission of the Commercial Business Development Manager is to drive Muon Space’s growth by owning the end-to-end commercial business capture process, from customer discovery and lead generation through deal qualification and closure
- By collaborating with cross-functional engineering and product teams to deliver integrated solutions, this role will accelerate pipeline throughput and ensure the realization of the company’s strategic commercial objectives across market segments, including remote sensing, commercial satcom, and next-generation orbital infrastructure
- Drive growth by owning the end-to-end commercial business capture process
- Lead customer discovery and lead generation activities to identify new opportunities
- Collaborate across teams, including Mission Engineering and Product, to deliver integrated solutions for customers
- Manage active pipeline opportunities, facilitating increased deal velocity through cross-functional collaboration with Mission Architecture teams
- Implement qualification criteria and price estimation frameworks for "standard" deals to reduce friction from pursuit review to ROM pricing
- Deliver market sizing reports and customer discovery insights for "next generation" verticals
- Oversee deal closure and ensure the transition from pre-sales to execution is seamless
Our take
Developing and operating satellites represents a significant challenge. Many organizations need accurate, space-based data but lack the resources or expertise to build their own spacecraft or manage the necessary ground systems and data processing.
To tackle this issue, Muon Space provides a service called Muon Halo. This allows customers to access satellite data without having to handle the technical details of satellite construction or operation. Muon offers end-to-end solutions, including building and launching satellites, managing operations, and processing collected data.
Muon has contracts with major customers like the US Air Force and US Space Force. It is supported by considerable funding that is being invested into scaling operations across satellite production, the deployment of its automated constellation operations platform, and expansion of its global ground station network.
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Jun 2025
$44.5m
SERIES B
Aug 2024
$56.7m
SERIES B
Total funding: $146.2m
Company benefits
- 100% health, dental, and vision coverage for employees; 50% coverage for dependents (Concierge Medical offered through One Medical where available)
- Parental leave for primary and secondary caregivers
- Generous time off policy
- 401(k) plan through Betterment and equity management through Carta
- Fully stocked kitchen at our HQ and we cater lunch 3 days per week
- Dog-friendly office
Company HQ
Mountain View, CA
Leadership
Pascal Stang
(CTO & Co-founder)Previously a Director of the Autonomous Vehicle Division at Lyft. Prior to that, they were a Flight Vehicle Area Tech Lead at Google and a Satellite Systems Architect at Terra Bella.
Dan McCleese
(Chief Scientist & Co-founder)Previously worked at NASA for over 23 years in a number of roles including Mars Climate Sounder/MRO, Principal Investigator and Chief Scientist. They also worked at Calltech as a Climate Modelling Alliance Project Manager.
Paul Day
(VP of Spacecraft Production & Co-founder)Previously the CPO at Loft Orbital. They also worked as an Engineering Program Manager at Apple and as a Technical Program Manager at Google.
Reuben Rohrschneider
(Chief Mission Architect & Co-founder)Graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology with a PhD in Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering. Previously worked at Ball Aerospace for over 14 years as a Mission Systems Engineer then Principal Mission Systems and Architect Engineer.
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