Senior Mission Formulation Lead - RF/Comms
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Muon SpaceSpace systems
Location: Remote; Muon is currently registered and able to hire in the following states: AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, IL, IA, ID, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, NJ, NY, NC, OH, OR, PA, TN, TX, VT, VA, WAFull-TimeLead
SalaryThe salary range for this role is $144,000-$200,000. plus incentive compensation, competitive equity grant
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Job Details
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience in RF remote sensing or communications missions in technical or programmatic leadership roles.
- Required Skills
- PythonMatlab
Requirements
- Hold a B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in Physics, Engineering, Remote Sensing, Computer Science, or a related technical or scientific field.
- Have 5+ years of experience in RF remote sensing or communications missions in technical or programmatic leadership roles.
- Demonstrate a strong first-principles foundation and ability to translate high-level mission objectives into technical concepts and solutions.
- Have a background in passive and/or active RF, or similar payload phenomenologies, applied to remote sensing and communications.
- Bring experience with RF/Comms and related space missions across government and commercial markets.
- Have an existing TS/SCI clearance or the ability to obtain and maintain one.
- Be able to communicate complex scientific concepts in writing and verbally to diverse audiences.
- Collaborate across engineering, satellite operations, mission architecture, and business development.
- Nice to have: proficiency in Python, MATLAB, or Julia for space mission analysis and remote sensing concept development.
- Nice to have: familiarity with early-stage business development and discovery processes.
- Nice to have: training or demonstrated experience in strategic planning, roadmapping, or scenario planning.
- Nice to have: familiarity with space systems development, especially satellite remote sensing.
Responsibilities
- Lead execution of mission formulation contracts and guide cross-functional teams in delivering mission concepts.
- Lead strategic capture campaigns for high-value government and commercial opportunities in communications and other RF remote sensing disciplines.
- Drive complex, multi-stage programs from early engagement and formulation through design concepts, experiments, and mission delivery.
- Lead and support early-stage R&D activities and proposals as Principal Investigator.
- Create technical proposals, white papers, and concept studies that explain the mission utility of Muon’s offerings and inform R&D roadmaps.
- Conduct feasibility studies, literature reviews, and trade studies for early-stage mission, instrument, and data concepts.
- Support customer discovery and engagement, translating operational needs into technical requirements and conceptual solutions.
- Collaborate with product management, business development, and engineering teams to develop markets, products, and technologies.
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