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Senior Director, EO/IR Instrument Engineering

Muon SpaceMountain View, CA

$256,000–293,000/yr

Posted Oct 19, 2026

What you’d do

Lead the strategy, development, and delivery of electro-optical and infrared instrument programs, from system architecture through on-orbit calibration. Build and mentor a multidisciplinary engineering organization and own instrument performance, cost, and schedule, reporting to the SVP of Mission Execution. Found on the employer's careers page on Oct 19, 2026. Apply through the link.

You’ll need

  • BS in physics, optical, electrical, or mechanical engineering
  • 20+ years developing EO/IR imaging instruments
  • 10+ years leading engineering organizations
  • Led at least two space flight EO/IR instruments through launch and on-orbit checkout

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