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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 82 days Muon Space's roles stay open a median of 78 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 88% of Muon Space's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Muon Space
- high 113 stale, 2 reposted of 115 open
- Hiring momentum
- 131 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-24
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Muon Space's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Muon Space.
About this role
The Principal Mission Architect at Muon will lead the development of new mission architectures, focusing on customer needs and managing a team of engineers. Responsibilities include conducting mission-level analyses, defining requirements, designing space missions, and collaborating with various engineering disciplines to ensure mission objectives are met.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Muon Space as an employer.
What you need
- B.S. or higher degree in a related engineering field
- 12 years of experience working with space missions
- Excellent communication, presentation, and coordination skills
- Spacecraft design experience
- Space mission design experience
- Software skills in one or more of Python, Julia, Matlab, C, C++
Nice to have
- Infrared Instrument experience or mission experience in missile warning, tracking and defense
- Experience supporting science teams to develop missions
- Experience designing constellations
- Spacecraft and/or constellation operations experience
What you get
- Salary range of $174,000 - $250,000
- Incentive compensation
- Competitive equity grant
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401k retirement plan
- Short & long term disability and life insurance
Worth weighing
- Salary range is quite broad, final compensation depends on skills and experience
- Active TS/SCI clearance required
- Role involves travel to the Mountain View facility
- Fast-paced environment with new challenges each week
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Listed by Muon Space on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-24. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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