We are searching for a Sr. Program Manager to join the Muon Space team. You will be responsible for enabling customer success and growth. The Program Manager reports to the Director of Programs and collaborates with Muon Space’s Engineering, Technology, regulatory, legal and finance departments. You will be responsible for leading a program team to develop and carry out an execution plan that meets program objectives.
About this Role
As a Program Manager, you will be responsible for leading all phases of the program life cycle from inception (proposal development) through startup, execution, launch, and operations. The primary objective is to deliver all contractual requirements on cost and on schedule, while achieving all technical requirements and building a customer relationship to support future programs and company growth. The individual will lead a cross-functional team aligned to common program performance goals.
Location: This position can be located in Mountain View, CA or Remote
Key Responsibilities
● Leading cross-functional teams to meet program cost, schedule and technical performance objectives
● Measuring and reporting program performance
● Ensuring program team understands and adheres to contract scope, andmanages change through control board activities
● Delivering presentations to customers, executive management and other program stakeholders
● Participating in the negotiation of contracts, contract changes, specifications, operating budgets, schedule milestones, and key terms and conditions.
● Adherence to all internal processes, policies, and applicable industry standards
● Cultivating customer relationships and success to enable further opportunities within the customer community
Basic Qualifications
● Bachelor’s Degree and 10 years of professional experience supporting U.S. Government contracts and customers and/or project management over complex systems in other industries
● Experience planning and executing complex programs with elements of hardware, software, and systems engineering development.
● Ability to understand and communicate with senior management regarding program performance status (cost/schedule/resources/risk)
● Experience creating and giving presentations and addressing complex matter / solutions with senior leaders
● Comfortable working in a dynamic and fast-paced development environment.
● Able to travel up to 25% of time.
Desired Qualifications
● Experience with satellite development and/or mission operations.
● Experience working with a diverse set of U.S. Government DoD, IC and Civil customers.
● Experience in a fast-paced, startup environment
● Experience managing and growing teams
Salary
The salary range for this role is $95K – $195K and will depend on a candidate’s skills, 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 parental leave.
Our mission embraces the entire planet and we believe our team should too. Muon is dedicated to creating a diverse and dynamic company and workforce. We believe in equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, age, national origin, citizenship, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or gender identity. We value diversity in the workplace, and that starts with our applicants. We encourage you to apply, even if you don’t check all the boxes, and we look forward to reviewing your application! In addition, if you need a reasonable accommodation as part of your application for employment or interviews with us, please let us know.
ITAR/EAR Requirements
This position requires access to export controlled information. To conform to U.S. Government export regulations applicable to that information, applicant must either be (A) a U.S. person, defined as a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (green card holder), (iii) refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, (B) eligible to access the export controlled information without a required export authorization, or (C) eligible and reasonably likely to obtain the required export authorization from the applicable U.S. government agency. The Company may, for legitimate business reasons, decline to pursue any export licensing process.
