Muon Space
Senior Program Manager, Missile Warning & Tracking
$206K–$232K
San Jose, CA +1 · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 7, 2026
- Location
- San Jose, CA
San Jose, California, United States - Experience
- 8+ years in program or technical management; 5+ years of hands-on technical experience, preferably in engineering or similar, or direct ownership of a hardware development effort through design reviews to a tested product.
- Visa sponsorship
- Requires an active Secret U.S. security clearance and U.S. citizenship. For access to export-controlled information, applicants must meet one of the stated eligibility paths: be a U.S. person, be eligible to access it without export authorization, or be eligible and reasonably likely to obtain the required authorization.
About the job
Leads end-to-end delivery of national security satellite programs for missile warning and tracking, managing cost, schedule, technical performance, teams, subcontractors, and customer deliverables.
What you'll do
- Own program schedules, cost baselines, risks, and execution through design reviews, integration and testing, launch, and on-orbit demonstration.
- Lead internal teams and manage subcontracts and critical-path vendors to meet contract scope, cost, schedule, and milestones.
- Ensure contract deliverables, reporting, and program execution meet customer and compliance requirements.
What they ask for
- 8+ years of professional experience in program or technical management of complex technical system development, deployment, and operations.
- 5+ years of hands-on technical experience, preferably in engineering or similar, or direct ownership of a hardware development effort through design reviews to a tested product.
- Direct space, defense, or aerospace program planning and execution experience; experience managing multiple subcontractors and a complex critical-path supply chain.
- Experience with rapid-acquisition or prototype agreements for government customers; active Secret U.S. security clearance and U.S. citizenship required.
Nice to have
- Active Top Secret or TS/SCI clearance; prior missile warning, tracking, missile defense, or similar space-based infrared program experience.
- Working knowledge of EO/IR sensor architectures, focal plane arrays, cryocooler integration, missile warning data products, or environmental testing and launch/on-orbit operations.
Pay
USD $206,000 - $232,000 base salary
Tools
EO/IR, AI&T, TVAC, EMI/EMC
AI focus
Partner with technical leads on algorithm development; no other AI-specific work is stated.
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