Muon Space
Senior Technical Program Manager, Avionics
$206K–$232K
San Jose, CA +1 · Manager · Full-time · Posted Sep 30, 2026
- Location
- San Jose, CA
San Jose, California, United States - Experience
- 5+ years; no alternatives stated.
- Visa sponsorship
- U.S. Citizenship required (program is ITAR-restricted). Export-controlled information access also requires qualifying U.S.-person status, eligibility to access without export authorization, or eligibility and reasonable likelihood of obtaining authorization; the company may decline to pursue licensing for legitimate business reasons.
About the job
Leads planning, testing, and delivery of flight-ready avionics assemblies for spacecraft integration and flight-software testbeds across multiple missions.
What you'll do
- Own delivery schedules for tested PCBA units to spacecraft integration and Hardware-in-the-Loop testbeds.
- Plan and coordinate Unit Acceptance Testing; track and report performance metrics, readiness, yield, and risks.
- Coordinate release timelines, cross-functional execution, procurement, and resolution of supply-chain and testing issues.
What they ask for
- 5+ years in technical program management, engineering leadership, or hardware production management delivering complex electronic assemblies, electronics systems, or aerospace hardware.
- Hands-on technical background in electrical engineering, computer engineering, embedded systems, or avionics testing.
- Track record managing PCBA production lifecycles from design release and procurement through board bring-up and acceptance testing; experience managing programs with a complex critical-path supply chain.
- Familiarity with hardware/software integration, testbeds or HITL simulators, and scheduling tools such as Smartsheets or Microsoft Project; U.S. Citizenship required.
Nice to have
- Satellite or aerospace AI&T, avionics manufacturing, or satellite constellation volume production; knowledge of space-grade PCBA standards.
- Environmental or acceptance testing; ERP/PLM tools, PMP certification, Linux command line, or Python scripting.
Pay
$206,000 - $232,000 USD base salary
Tools
PCBA, Hardware-in-the-Loop (HITL), Flight Software (FSW), Smartsheets, Microsoft Project, Linux, Python, Jira
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