Technical Project Manager, Muon Space
Ground Software
$165-188k
+ Equity grant
Office located in San Jose, CA
End-to-end space systems provider
Be an early applicant
End-to-end space systems provider
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
$165-188k
+ Equity grant
Office located in San Jose, CA
201-500 employees
Company mission
To make Earth Intelligence accessible to help protect our planet's people, climate and ecosystem.
Role
Who you are
- BS or MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
- 3+ years of experience as a software engineer or in a similar technical role
- 3+ years of experience managing or coordinating software development projects
- Demonstrated ability to establish and optimize software project management processes
- Strong technical background with knowledge of software development methods, tools, and infrastructure
- Proven ability to communicate effectively with diverse technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Experience leading cross-functional planning, scheduling, and risk management across multiple teams
- Results-oriented mindset with a bias toward clarity, accountability, and continuous improvement
- Excited to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with evolving priorities
- Nice-to-have Skills
- We encourage you to apply, even if you don't check all the boxes, and we look forward to reviewing your application!
Desirable
- Experience in aerospace, robotics, logistics, or other domains with real-time high-reliability software development requirements
- Experience reviewing technical documentation, architecture proposals, or requirements specifications
- Comfort with Jira, Confluence and other productivity tools
- Exposure to OKR or goal-setting frameworks, and alignment of program priorities with company objectives
- Ability to work effectively in distributed team environments
What the job involves
- We are seeking a Technical Project Manager (TPM) to drive cross-functional planning and execution for our Ground Software programs
- In this role, you will work closely with engineering leaders across software, hardware, science, and product to coordinate efforts from early concept through delivery to (literal!) launch
- You will develop schedules and milestones, uncover gaps, flag risks, support resource planning, and ensure clear communication across stakeholders
- As a TPM, you’ll help teams stay aligned, unblock issues quickly, and deliver critical software capabilities that power Muon’s mission
- You will provide the structure and process discipline required to scale our development efforts, while enabling teams to make fast, high-quality decisions in a complex, interdisciplinary environment
- Program Planning & Roadmapping: Define objectives, scope, milestones, and success criteria in collaboration with engineering and product stakeholders
- Scheduling & Execution Management: Build and maintain project timelines, track dependencies, monitor progress, and adjust plans as priorities shift
- Risk & Issue Management: Identify risks early, coordinate mitigation plans, surface blockers, and drive timely resolution
- Cross-Functional Coordination: Facilitate collaboration across software, hardware, science, and product teams, ensuring aligned deliverables and clear handoffs
- Communication & Reporting: Provide concise, actionable updates to stakeholders and leadership on progress, changes, risks, and decisions
- Process & Continuous Improvement: Identify inefficiencies in workflows, propose improvements, and help implement better practices and tools
- Resource & Capacity Planning: Assist in forecasting resource needs, tracking capacity, and supporting prioritization and staffing decisions
- Release Planning & Readiness: Coordinate software releases, track readiness criteria, and communicate expectations to impacted teams
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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