Senior Instrument Technical Program Manager

Muon Space

On-sitePosted July 28, 2026

About the role

Muon Space is seeking a Senior Instrument Technical Program Manager (TPM) to join our team. In this role, you will own the end-to-end delivery of state-of-the-art EO/IR remote sensing instruments and sit at the intersection of systems engineering, hardware engineering, and mission management. You are not a passive status aggregator—you will bring a Total Ownership mindset to drive the instrument payload's integrated master schedule, budget, and risk from concept through environmental testing and flight delivery. The ideal candidate has a deep technical foundation in space-based optical payloads and world-class program execution skills to navigate a fast-paced, matrixed environment.

Senior Instrument Technical Program Manager

Muon Space

On-sitePosted July 28, 2026

About the role

Muon Space is seeking a Senior Instrument Technical Program Manager (TPM) to join our team. In this role, you will own the end-to-end delivery of state-of-the-art EO/IR remote sensing instruments and sit at the intersection of systems engineering, hardware engineering, and mission management. You are not a passive status aggregator—you will bring a Total Ownership mindset to drive the instrument payload's integrated master schedule, budget, and risk from concept through environmental testing and flight delivery. The ideal candidate has a deep technical foundation in space-based optical payloads and world-class program execution skills to navigate a fast-paced, matrixed environment.

Responsibilities

Own the integrated master schedule, budget, and risk register for the EO/IR instrument, driving risk mitigation and leading change control boards to meet flight delivery milestones.
Partner with the Instrument Systems Engineer (ISE) to translate technical architectures, error budgets, and interface control documents (ICDs) into executable plans, and manage instrument-level design reviews (PDR/CDR).
Act as the primary programmatic interface to the Mission TPM and the Spacecraft TPM to ensure seamless vehicle integration, schedule alignment, and requirement verification.
Synchronize internal instrument resources (Scientists, Systems Engineers, Lab Manager) and coordinate with the broader HW Engineering organization to secure matrixed Optical/Optomechanical resources, ensuring staffing and AIT throughput.
Partner with the Supply Chain group to manage external vendors and

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