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April 24, 2026

Customer Operations Engineering Lead

Senior • On-site

14,083 - 16,417 USD/yr

San Jose, CA

About the role

Muon seeks a Customer Operations Engineering Lead to join our Satellite Operations Team. The ideal candidate works well in cross functional teams and is capable of creating scalable processes for managing customer data requests and deliveries. The Customer Operations Lead will ensure customer requests are deconflicted across the Muon missions and are processed and delivered according to the contractual obligations. The candidate will work closely with the Mission Management teams, Data Processing team, and Satellite Operations Engineers to ensure the data collection and delivery lifecycle is efficient and scalable.

Responsibilities

  • Lead customer focussed collection planning, schedule deconfliction, and reporting activities within the Satellite Operations Team
  • Ensure timely data collection and delivery across Muon’s missions according to customer requirements
  • Coordinate with internal stakeholders and customers to ensure appropriate prioritization of collection activities
  • Development of standard collection planning, performance monitoring, and reporting processes that scale across Muon’s current and future missions
  • Perform capacity planning for the Customer Operations team and develop onboarding and training programs for future hires
  • Ensure customer inquiries are addressed accurately and according to the required response time

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of experience in a customer facing technical role such as technical account management, solutions architecture, or professional services
  • Experience in a leading teams with a track record of hiring, mentoring, and scaling to meet business needs
  • Demonstrated ability creating customer focussed processes and strategies that are scalable in a high growth environment
  • Experience managing relationships with sophisticated customers in a demanding environment (e.g. defense, aerospace, or government)
  • Strong communication and teamwork skills with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
  • Excellent time management and organization skills
  • Excited to work in a fast-paced environment with new challenges each week
  • Willingness to obtain a clearance

Nice-to-have Skills

  • Experience with satellite mission planning, command and control systems, and telemetry analysis
  • Experience with on-orbit satellite payload operations and data processing
  • Understanding of ITAR/EAR regulations

Salary

The salary range for this role is $169K to $197K and will depend on a candidate's skills, geographic location, qualifications, and experience as defined during the interview process.

About Muon Space

Founded in 2021, Muon Space is an end-to-end Space Systems Provider that designs, builds, and operates LEO satellite constellations delivering mission-critical data. Our revolutionary, integrated technology stack enables customers to optimize every dimension of their missions for faster time-to-orbit and superior constellation remote sensing performance. Our state-of-the-art facility in the heart of Silicon Valley is optimized for manufacturing spacecraft and rapid, flexible payload integration at scale. From climate monitoring to national security, Muon Space is dedicated to delivering Earth Intelligence for a safer and more resilient world.

Taking Care of Our Team

At Muon salary is only part of our total compensation package. In addition to salary, full-time employees receive equity compensation as well as benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401k retirement plan, short & long term disability and life insurance. We also offer three weeks paid vacation for new employees, along with 12 paid holidays, unlimited sick time and paid parental leave.

Our mission embraces the entire planet and we believe our team should too. Muon is dedicated to creating a diverse and dynamic company and workforce. We believe in equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, age, national origin, citizenship, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or gender identity. We value diversity in the workplace, and that starts with our applicants. We encourage you to apply, even if you don't check all the boxes, and we look forward to reviewing your application! In addition, if you need a reasonable accommodation as part of your application for employment or interviews with us, please let us know.

ITAR/EAR Requirements

This position requires access to export controlled information. To conform to U.S. Government export regulations applicable to that information, applicant must either be (A) a U.S. person, defined as a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (green card holder), (iii) refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, (B) eligible to access the export controlled information without a required export authorization, or (C) eligible and reasonably likely to obtain the required export authorization from the applicable U.S. government agency. The Company may, for legitimate business reasons, decline to pursue any export licensing process.