Systems Engineer, Mission Success

Job Summary

Driving mission success and performance, the full-time remote Systems Engineer, Mission Success will manage processes and architectural decisions to scale spacecraft production and operations, ensuring predictable outcomes and technical integrity throughout the mission lifecycle.

Key responsibilities

• Enable the Muon Mission Foundry by driving architectural decisions for reliable spacecraft production and mission operations
• Partner with Mission Systems Engineers to own and track verification and validation compliance and test coverage campaigns
• Analyze on-orbit telemetry to maximize asset utility and ensure on-orbit performance aligns with pre-flight models

Required qualifications

• M.S. or higher degree in an engineering field with 8+ years of experience in mission design, spacecraft operations, and systems architecture
• Experience with deployed systems in high reliability, performance-critical environments
• Proven business acumen in engineering, understanding the impact of asset capacity and system resilience on revenue
• Extensive experience in assembly, integration, and test workflows and verification strategies
• Strong software skills (e.g., Python, Julia) with the ability to enhance existing codebases for internal tooling