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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Technical Program Manager (TPM) - **Company:** Muon Space Inc - **Location:** San Jose, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $206,000.0 - $232,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Operational Systems - **Published:** September 10, 2026 - **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/senior-technical-program-manager-earth-observation-muon-space-9978151 ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree in engineering or a technical field, or equivalent experience. * 8+ years of program management experience on complex aerospace or defense development programs, including direct ownership of cost, schedule, and technical baselines * Experience executing U.S. Government contracts: statement-of-work and CDRL deliverables, milestone-based structures, and day-to-day work with government contracting and technical representatives * Experience leading engineering teams through concept development, trade studies, and preliminary design * Exceptional written communication skills - you will author and own the quality of customer-facing reports, design artifacts, and contract deliverables, * Satellite or instrument program leadership across the full lifecycle (design, build, * integrate, test, operate) * Domain experience with remote sensing systems - EO/IR, RF, or both - at the payload or mission level * Direct experience working with USSF Space Systems Command or JPL * PMP certification or equivalent program management credentials * Ability to obtain a security clearance ## Description Muon seeks a Senior Technical Program Manager (TPM) to lead earth observation programs for U.S. Government customers. This is a high-visibility, high-impact role at the intersection of payload engineering and rapid-cycle space vehicle development. These programs span the full mission lifecycle - concept development and design through integration, launch, and on-orbit operations - and are executed under formal government contract structures with defined deliverables and milestones. The Senior TPM runs the program end to end: executing every contractual commitment and positioning Muon to win the work that follows., Program Execution * Serve as the single accountable owner for the program's cost, schedule, and technical baselines * Own the integrated master schedule, cost baseline, and risk register; track and report progress against contract milestones * Plan and run formal program events - internal readiness reviews, and customer-facing milestone deliverable reviews * Maintain tight cost and schedule discipline; surface deviations to the customer promptly and with a recovery plan Customer Interface * Act as the primary programmatic interface to the Government customer, including contracting and technical representatives * Lead technical exchange meetings and convert customer input into actionable program direction * Own the delivery and quality of all contract data deliverables Cross-Functional Leadership * Direct a cross-functional team spanning systems engineering, payload, flight software, ground processing, and mission operations * Partner with mission operations when program activities involve Muon's operational systems - without disrupting existing missions * Drive design trades and study conclusions to closure on schedule, escalating crisply when decisions stall Security, Compliance, and Growth * Execute the program in full compliance with its government security requirements, including handling of controlled information and strict public-release restrictions * Ensure compliance with ITAR/EAR export controls and U.S.-only performance requirements * Support program growth: convert program artifacts into proposal-ready material and support capture of follow-on opportunities ## Related Videos - [Enterprise Linux as Container Images](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1610-enterprise-linux-as-container-images) - [Model Based Systems Engineering in an Agile Product Development Process](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/68-model-based-systems-engineering-in-an-agile-product-development-process) - [Security in Model Context Protocol: An Analysis of the OWASP MCP Top 10](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1957-security-in-model-context-protocol-an-analysis-of-the-owasp-mcp-top-10) - [Exploring BOS: The Blockchain Operating System by NEAR Protocol](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/781-exploring-bos-the-blockchain-operating-system-by-near-protocol) - [Automated Driving - Why is it so hard to introduce](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/628-automated-driving-why-is-it-so-hard-to-introduce) - [Successful talent development: A joint journey of executives and talents](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1002-successful-talent-development-a-joint-journey-of-executives-and-talents) ## Related Articles - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [From developer to manager – what does it take to become an engineering manager?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/42-from-developer-to-manager-what-does-it-take-to-become-an-engineering-manager) - [Should Tech Managers Be Developers First? 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