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Muon Space designs, builds and operates mission-optimized satellite constellations, including Earth-observation satellites for wildfire detection. It hires in San Jose and Mountain View, California.

, SpaceJobs.Now lists 139 open jobs at Muon Space; their typical pay runs $172k to $252k a year, with a median of $201k.

$172k–$252k/yr

Typical pay, live

139 open jobs now
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Latest Muon Space openings

Read 7 Nov 2026, 10:02 UTC
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Muon Space at a glance

Muon Space designs, builds and operates mission-optimized satellite constellations, including Earth-observation satellites for wildfire detection. It hires in San Jose and Mountain View, California.

139 roles taken from its careers site on 2026-11-07
Sites with open roles
California (107), Virginia (12) and Colorado (5)
Part of the industry
Spacecraft & stations · Satellite constellations
Where its roles come from
Its whole public Greenhouse board (142 postings on 29 Oct 2026).
Pay in its postings
Today 98.6% of its open roles give a pay range.
Applying
Through Muon Space's careers site: the Apply button on a role opens that posting there. Screening, interviews and the offer all run between you and Muon Space; we are not part of it.

A recruiter wrote to you in Muon Space's name?

Muon Space's own sites: muonspace.com.

What Muon Space pays

Read from the ranges on its open jobs · 2026-11-07
$172k–$252k/yrMiddle half, today

The median is $201k/yr over the 137 open jobs with a posted range, and single figures go from $74.9k/yr up to $307k/yr. Interns, technicians and senior engineers all sit in that figure; the table below separates the disciplines.

Measured from 137 distinct posted rates, at this employer, each as a year's pay (an hourly rate × 2,080 hours). 2 of the 139 open jobs here state no pay.

DisciplineOpen jobsMiddle half
Ground Software & IT29$201k–$255k/yr
Programs & Business25$172k–$251k/yr
Systems, Integration & Test24$158k–$246k/yr
Flight Software & GNC13$173k–$262k/yr
Mechanical, Structures & Thermal12$178k–$241k/yr
Avionics & Electrical11$193k–$259k/yr
Science, Imaging & Earth Data10$183k–$226k/yr
Manufacturing & Technicians5$139k–$257k/yr
Launch & Mission Operations4$141k–$199k/yr
Quality & Mission Assurance2$139k-$157k/yr2 posted figures
RF, Communications & Payloads2$190k-$212k/yr1 posted figure
Supply Chain & Facilities2$130k-$231k/yr2 posted figures

The top-paying Muon Space jobs open now

Every 139, highest pay first

The middle half is the 25th percentile of what roles pay (the middle of each posted range, as a year's pay: an hourly rate counts at 2,080 hours, 40 a week for 52 weeks) to the 90th-percentile posted top, measured the same way for every list on the site. A posting's range is base salary only: stock, sign-on money and bonuses are extra where a company offers them. The methodology explains how each pay figure is measured and graded.

What Muon Space looks for

The usual bar in each discipline Muon Space is staffing right now. A posting can ask for more or less (a clearance, a degree, years on hardware), so check the role itself before applying.

Ground Software & IT29 open at Muon Space

A computer science degree or equivalent experience; some programs need a US security clearance.

Programs & Business25 open at Muon Space

A business, finance, law or engineering degree; program managers often hold a PMP or an engineering background.

Systems, Integration & Test24 open at Muon Space

An engineering degree; test technicians often come from the military or a technical program.

Flight Software & GNC13 open at Muon Space

A computer science, aerospace or electrical engineering degree; C/C++ for flight code, control theory for GNC.

Mechanical, Structures & Thermal12 open at Muon Space

A mechanical or aerospace engineering degree; CAD (NX, CATIA, SolidWorks) and FEA analysis for most roles.

Avionics & Electrical11 open at Muon Space

An electrical or computer engineering degree; harness and board technicians often hold IPC certifications.

Muon Space's disciplines

Each discipline page covers the work itself, the usual entry bar and the pay posted for it across the industry.

Avionics & Electrical11 at Muon SpaceSystems, Integration & Test24 at Muon SpaceScience, Imaging & Earth Data10 at Muon SpaceManufacturing & Technicians5 at Muon SpaceLaunch & Mission Operations4 at Muon Space

Muon Space pay by occupation, from its own postings: Software engineer pay, Program manager pay, Electrical engineer pay, Systems engineer pay, Mechanical engineer pay, Test engineer pay.

For the wider picture, open the pay tables for every discipline or the space employers that pay the most.

Muon Space sites with openings

A town's page gathers the space roles open there, Muon Space's and its neighbours', ranks the busiest employers and points to nearby towns.

San Jose, CAMountain View, CADenver, CO

Open jobs at Muon Space since Feb 2024

How many jobs Muon Space's own careers board listed, month by month, counted from the copies the Internet Archive kept of that board, and the same board on 6 Nov 2026. A month with no copy has no point, and each month links to the copy it was counted from.

Jobs on its own careers board

Feb 2024: 11 · Oct 2026: 141 · today 143

202420252026143 today
Every month's count
  • Feb 2024: 11
  • Apr 2024: 15
  • May 2024: 16
  • Jun 2024: 16
  • Jul 2024: 18
  • Aug 2024: 16
  • Sep 2024: 17
  • Oct 2024: 14
  • Dec 2024: 14
  • Jan 2025: 16
  • Apr 2025: 22
  • Jun 2025: 29
  • Jul 2025: 23
  • Aug 2025: 24
  • Sep 2025: 37
  • Oct 2025: 45
  • Nov 2025: 37
  • Feb 2026: 36
  • Mar 2026: 36
  • Apr 2026: 38
  • May 2026: 32
  • Jun 2026: 44
  • Jul 2026: 49
  • Sep 2026: 125
  • Oct 2026: 141
  • 6 Nov 2026: 143 (the board today)

Questions about Muon Space

How do I apply to Muon Space?

Choose a role below and use its Apply button, which opens that posting on Muon Space's careers site; the application goes straight to Muon Space. Screening, interviews and any offer happen between you and the company, without us.

What does Muon Space pay?

Across the 137 open Muon Space jobs that give a pay range, the middle of the market is $172k–$252k/yr and the median $201k/yr. The lowest posted figure is $74.9k/yr and the highest $307k/yr. These are base salary ranges as the postings give them; equity, bonuses and relocation help come on top where offered.

Which disciplines is Muon Space staffing?

Of its 139 openings, the largest groups are ground software & IT (29), programs & business (25) and systems, integration & test (24).

What does Muon Space ask for in ground software and IT jobs in space?

A computer science degree or equivalent experience; some programs need a US security clearance. The exact bar is in each Muon Space posting.

How fresh is this list of Muon Space roles?

We read Muon Space's public careers site every night. A role stays here as long as Muon Space keeps it up, dated with our last check.

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