[Remote] Senior Product Manager-Muon Halo at Muon Space

Mountain View, California, United States

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Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Aerospace, Space TechnologyIndustries

Requirements

  • 5-10 years of Product Management experience with demonstrated success in complex technical environments
  • Deep familiarity with space systems engineering principles, methodologies, and lifecycle processes
  • Strong background in translating technical requirements across hardware and software domains
  • Experience with systems integration in mission-critical environments
  • Proven track record of managing product backlogs and defining technical requirements
  • Experience working with cross-functional teams

Responsibilities

  • Lead need capture and requirements definition for key areas of the Muon Halo platform ecosystem
  • Translate complex customer mission needs into detailed product requirements spanning hardware, software, and operations
  • Own and prioritize product backlogs for assigned platform components and features
  • Define associated acceptance criteria and validation processes for integrated system capabilities
  • Coordinate technical trade-offs between satellite hardware constraints, software capabilities, and operational requirements
  • Establish traceability from customer needs through system requirements to implementation
  • Contribute to configuration control and change management processes
  • Support Go-To-Market teams in product launch planning and market positioning
  • Support sales enablement and product marketing by creating technical documentation that help sales teams effectively communicate product value to prospects
  • Participate in customer meetings, product demonstrations, RFP responses, and serve as technical product expert during the sales process
  • Work with marketing teams to develop product messaging, website content, case studies, whitepapers, and thought leadership content that drives demand generation
  • Conduct customer interviews, gather feedback on product-market fit, and understand how customers actually use the product
  • Analyze market trends, customer behavior, competitive moves, and identify new market opportunities or threats
  • Define how features are bundled, create different product packages, and determine what capabilities are included at different price points under the guidance of Go-To-Market teams
  • Analyze why deals are won or lost, identify product gaps or competitive advantages, and feed insights back to product development
  • Define product interfaces that ensure reusability of architecture from one mission to another
  • Define technical requirements that ensure seamless interoperability between components (MuSim, MuOS, MuCore, MuSat, MuDash)
  • Collaborate with engineering teams to resolve complex dependencies across hardware and software subsystems
  • Contribute to architectural decisions that balance performance, reliability, and time-to-market
  • Partner with the hardware and software engineering teams on technical debt and product evolution strategies
  • Partner closely with engineering teams across satellite hardware, embedded software, ground systems, and cloud infrastructure
  • Collaborate with the VP Product and product team members on strategic roadmap decisions and feature prioritization
  • Work with mission operations teams to ensure products meet operational feasibility and efficiency requirements
  • Support program management in coordinating deliverables across multiple customer missions
  • Interface with manufacturing teams to align product designs with production capabilities

Skills

Product Management
Requirements Definition
Backlog Prioritization
Technical Trade-offs
Configuration Control
Change Management
Go-To-Market
Sales Enablement
Product Marketing
Customer Interviews
Market Analysis
Satellite Hardware
Software Systems
Mission Operations

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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