Muon Space

International Business Development Manager

Remote

Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
AerospaceIndustries

Position Overview

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As an International Business Development (BD) Manager, you will be responsible for growing business in the area of International Missions (commercial and government) for Muon Space. You will report to the Vice President of Growth and collaborate with Engineering, Technology, legal, and finance departments. Your responsibilities include outreach to the International customer community, strategic planning, and contributing to Muon Space’s internal development. You will also serve as a capture manager, creating and leading new opportunities. The role focuses on creating new opportunities, leading capture activities, proposals, and successfully winning new business within the International Government and commercial organizations portfolio.

Responsibilities

  • Drive near-term and long-term growth for Muon Space in International.
  • Lead customer engagement, pipeline development, and capture efforts.
  • Provide thought leadership in the development and synthesis of a cohesive and executable strategy for target organizations.
  • Identify new opportunities and lead capture throughout pipeline stages to support company growth targets.
  • Create, maintain, and implement customer engagement plans.
  • Lead proposals and RFI responses, including:
    • Developing win themes
    • Engaging with engineering to develop technical solutions
    • Developing Price to Win
    • Writing content
    • Performing overall review of content before submission.
  • Leverage Muon Space’s tools and processes to track and manage opportunities.
  • Collaborate with other BD personnel and engineering on opportunities.
  • Provide input from Customers into the product technology roadmap.
  • Work with Legal and Finance on opportunities.
  • All other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of professional experience in aerospace/defense.
  • 2+ years in Business Development.
  • Ability to build a plan and execute with clear ownership and minimal oversight.
  • Technical understanding of satellites and space missions.
  • Experience working with business development on International Space captures and supports, and/or leading proposals.
  • Demonstrated success capturing space business within the DoD/IC.
  • Continuous learner who is not afraid to lead through uncertainty, take chances, and learn from mistakes.
  • Consistently takes initiative and champions causes that need to be addressed.
  • Demonstrated emotional intelligence to interact and empathize with staff, colleagues, cross-functional teams, and customers.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Comfortable with Not Specified

Company Information

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Skills

International Business Development
Customer Engagement
Pipeline Development
Capture Management
Proposal Writing
Technical Solution Development
Strategic Planning
Market Analysis
Team Collaboration
Legal and Financial Coordination

Muon Space

Designs and operates satellite constellations

About Muon Space

Muon Space designs, deploys, and operates satellite constellations to provide Earth Intelligence that helps protect people, the climate, and ecosystems. Their services include creating mission strategies, building satellite systems, and managing these systems using their own AI automation technology. This approach allows them to deliver high performance and reliability while keeping costs low and speeding up satellite launches. Unlike many competitors, Muon Space focuses on understanding and solving their clients' specific needs rather than just selling satellite products. They operate on a pay-as-you-go model, which includes the development and operation of satellite constellations and the data generated from them. The team at Muon Space has significant experience from leading organizations like NASA, Google, and SpaceX, which enhances their capability to deliver valuable insights to clients in areas such as climate change, security, and resource management.

Mountain View, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2021Year Founded
$98.9MTotal Funding
SERIES_BCompany Stage
Consulting, AI & Machine Learning, AerospaceIndustries
51-200Employees

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
Disability Insurance
401(k) Retirement Plan
Company Equity
Paid Vacation
Paid Holidays
Paid Sick Leave
Parental Leave

Risks

Competition from tech giants like Google may challenge Muon Space's market share.
Reliance on partnerships, like with Earth Fire Alliance, poses strategic alignment risks.
Ambitious FireSat Constellation timeline by 2026 could strain operations and finances.

Differentiation

Muon Space offers end-to-end space systems with mission-tailored LEO satellite constellations.
Their technology stack optimizes missions for faster time-to-orbit and remote sensing performance.
Muon Space's team has expertise from NASA, Google, and SpaceX, enhancing their innovative capabilities.

Upsides

Muon Space secured $56.7 million in Series B funding, boosting financial stability.
Partnership with SNC enhances RF technology, expanding commercial possibilities for Muon Space.
FireSat Constellation addresses rising demand for wildfire monitoring due to climate change.

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