Muon Space
Senior Director of Spacecraft Components
$223K–$259K
San Jose, CA +1 · Director · Full-time · Posted Aug 14, 2026
- Location
- San Jose, CA
San Jose, California, United States - Experience
- 15+ years of relevant design and/or design-management experience; 8+ years of people management experience.
- Education
- B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Requires eligibility to access export-controlled information as a U.S. person, eligibility to access it without export authorization, or eligibility and reasonable likelihood of obtaining the required export authorization.
About the job
Leads Muon Space’s multidisciplinary spacecraft components organization, overseeing component design, qualification, delivery, and team growth across electronics, mechanisms, and solar and deployable systems.
What you'll do
- Lead the organization in designing, qualifying, and delivering spacecraft components; own roadmaps and drive standardization and reuse.
- Manage component development budgets, schedules, milestones, qualification strategies, and scaling from prototypes to production.
- Mentor managers and collaborate across engineering, product, operations, production, and supply chain.
What they ask for
- 15+ years designing and/or managing complex, high-reliability systems for harsh environments.
- 8+ years of people management, including engineers and engineering managers.
- Strong technical foundation in electrical, embedded, and mechanical design and analysis; experience designing and manufacturing low-volume, high-mix products efficiently.
- Experience managing complex engineering projects from concept to deployment, including budgets and schedules; B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in a related field.
Nice to have
- Flight heritage delivering spaceflight components, or experience with RF hardware or electrical test infrastructure.
- Experience building or reorganizing teams during rapid growth, vertically integrated hardware development, or supporting instrument or propulsion development.
Pay
$223,000 - $259,000 USD base salary
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