Staff Spacecraft Platform Engineer
Muon Space · San Jose, CA
Posted about 2 months ago · $202,000 - $223,000
or apply directly on Muon Space's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 63 days Muon Space's roles stay open a median of 78 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 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 Staff Spacecraft Platform Engineer at Muon Space will be responsible for owning the spacecraft platform architecture and its evolution across various missions. This role involves leading cross-disciplinary system trades, ensuring alignment with product roadmaps, mentoring engineers, and driving standardization for quick and reliable mission configurations. The position requires a strong technical leadership presence and collaboration with multiple teams to enhance spacecraft performance.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 5/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
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
- 10+ years in spacecraft or complex-system engineering, including system- or platform-level ownership
- Broad understanding of spacecraft subsystems (structures, power, solar/deployables, mechanisms, avionics, thermal, GNC, comms)
- Deep technical knowledge/expertise in at least one spacecraft subsystem
- Ownership and delivery of spacecraft subsystems from requirements through design reviews, qualification, V&V, and launch/flight operations
- Track record leading system trades and requirements across multiple programs or product generations
- Strong systems-engineering mindset and fundamentals: budgets, interfaces / ICDs, V&V
Nice to have
- Flight heritage — platforms you architect that have successful on orbit flight heritage
- Experience with LEO smallsat / ESPA-class platforms
- Experience defining a reusable product platform at a scaling space company
What you get
- Salary range of $202,000 - $223,000
- Competitive equity grant
- Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401k retirement plan
- Short & long term disability and life insurance
- Three weeks paid vacation for new employees
Worth weighing
- Hybrid work model requiring three days on-site in San Jose, CA
- Position requires access to export controlled information, limiting eligibility to U.S. persons
- No specific mention of the technology stack or tools used in the role
Summarised from Muon Space's posting. Read the full original.
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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