Product Manager
Muon SpaceEarth Observation company
San Jose, United States$190,000 - $210,000Mid
Costanoa Ventures
Radical Ventures
Activate Capital
Acme Capital
ArcTern Ventures
Congruent Ventures
Product
About the role
TL;DR
Manage a product area, focusing on discovery, requirements, prioritization, and release coordination.
- •Muon Space is hiring a Product Manager to own a defined slice of one of our larger product areas
- •for example, a specific capability within the spacecraft platform, part of the bits-to-ground data path, a workflow on our on-board high-performance compute stack, or a feature set tied to one of our instruments.
- •You'll run the day-to-day product work for that area: discovery, requirements, prioritization, release coordination, and the feedback loop with customers and internal mission teams.
- •Reporting to a Director of Product or the VP of Product and working closely with senior PMs on the team, this is a Level 4 IC role.
- •We're looking for someone with strong product fundamentals, real technical fluency, and the drive to grow their craft inside a hardware-plus-software environment.
- •You will have meaningful ownership of your area from day one, with mentorship and air cover from more senior PMs on the decisions that extend beyond its boundaries.
- •This position is hybrid and requires working on-site in our San Jose, CA office three days per week.
- •Responsibilities Area execution Own the backlog, PRDs, and release planning for your product area; keep requirements, acceptance criteria, and open questions clear enough that engineering can execute without ambiguity.
- •Partner with engineering leads on scoping, sequencing, and trade-offs within each release; help the team make good calls on what to cut, defer, or simplify.
- •Track delivery, surface risks early, and keep stakeholders informed with crisp written updates.
- •Contribute to the roadmap for your area under the direction of the responsible senior PM or the VP of Product, bringing data, customer input, and your own point of view.
- •Discovery & customer understanding Run customer and user interviews (external customers, internal mission teams, partners), synthesize what you hear, and turn it into concrete requirements and prioritization input.
- •Instrument your product, track usage and performance, and use evidence rather than opinion when making the case for what to build next.
- •Follow won/lost deals and customer escalations relevant to your area; feed structured observations back to the product and engineering teams.
- •Productization support Contribute to productization decisions in your area
- •capability packaging, tiering, SLAs, documentation, deprecation
- •in partnership with the senior PM who owns the broader area.
- •Keep configuration control and change management clean for anything your area ships into production.
- •Cross-functional partnership Work closely with engineering across software, hardware, and operations as a strong day-to-day product partner.
- •Support Go-To-Market teams with technical documentation, sales enablement material, RFP input, and customer demonstrations for your area.
- •Partner with Marketing on messaging and content tied to your area when needed.
- •Collaborate with the broader PM team on cross-area dependencies, shared conventions, and roadmap alignment.
- •Required Qualifications 3–5 years of Product Management experience shipping technical products
- •ideally spanning software, hardware, or data systems.
- •Demonstrated ability to translate customer and user needs into clear requirements and acceptance criteria, and to drive them through to release.
- •Strong written communication: PRDs, decision memos, release notes, and status updates that are clear enough to act on.
- •Comfort working closely with engineers on technical trade-offs; able to read enough of a design doc or an API spec to ask the right questions.
- •Strong execution instincts: can run a backlog, keep a release on track, and know when to escalate.
- •Curiosity and willingness to grow inside a deep-tech domain; receptive to feedback and coaching from more senior PMs.
- •Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or a related technical field.
- •Nice-to-have Skills Exposure to remote sensing, geospatial, Earth observation, or adjacent deep-tech data domains.
- •Familiarity with space systems and LEO constellations
- •spacecraft platforms, instruments, ground segment, or satellite data pipelines.
- •Experience with configuration control, change management, or safety-critical / mission-critical product environments.
- •Prior experience in a startup or high-growth technology environment.
- •Salary The salary range for this role is $190,000
- •$210,000, plus a competitive equity grant and comprehensive benefits package.
- •Final compensation will be determined based on skills, qualifications, experience, and geographic location as assessed 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.
- •Muon is currently registered and able to hire in the following states: AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, IL, IA, ID, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, NJ, NY, NC, OH, OR, PA, TN, TX, VT, VA, WA 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.
Required skills
Product ManagementAgilePRDsRoadmappingCustomer DiscoveryFeature PrioritizationProduct StrategyGo-to-MarketProduct AnalyticsCompetitive AnalysisProduct OperationsProject ManagementProgram ManagementUser Research
Nice-to-have skills
Change Management
Domain expertise
aerospacedeeptech
Benefits & perks
Equity, Medical Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, 401k Retirement Plan, Short-term Disability Insurance, Long-term Disability Insurance, Life Insurance, Paid Vacation, Paid Holidays, Unlimited Sick Time, Paid Parental Leave
Tech stack
PythonJavaScriptTypeScriptSQLBashReactNode.jsAWSDockerKubernetesCI/CDGitLinuxJiraConfluenceFigmaPostmanSwaggerOpenAPIREST APIAgileScrumKanbanUser ResearchA/B TestingRoadmappingStakeholder ManagementPRDsOKRsDesign Thinking