Senior Software Technical Program Manager
About The Position
Muon Space is seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager to drive cross-functional planning and execution for its High Performance Compute, Simulation, and Test Teams. The role partners with engineering leaders across software, hardware, science, and product to coordinate work from early concept through delivery and launch. The TPM develops schedules and milestones, identifies gaps and risks, supports resource planning, and maintains clear stakeholder communication. The Senior TPM leads large initiatives, keeps teams aligned, unblocks issues, and helps deliver critical software capabilities. The role provides structure and process discipline to scale development while enabling fast, high-quality decisions in a complex, interdisciplinary environment. This is a hybrid position requiring on-site work at the San Jose, California office three days per week.
Requirements
- BS or MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
- At least 3 years of experience as a software engineer or in a similar technical role.
- At least 5 years of experience managing or coordinating software development projects.
- Demonstrated ability to establish and optimize software project management processes.
- Strong technical background managing or implementing teams or projects in cloud computing, data pipeline processing, and/or data science.
- Strong technical background and knowledge of software development methods, tools, and infrastructure.
- Proven ability to communicate effectively with diverse technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Experience leading cross-functional planning, scheduling, and risk management across multiple teams.
- Results-oriented mindset with a bias toward clarity, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Willingness to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with evolving priorities.
- Must meet the stated U.S. export-control eligibility requirements for access to export-controlled information.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in aerospace, robotics, logistics, or other domains with real-time, high-reliability software development requirements.
- Experience managing programs involving embedded systems development and high-performance compute systems, such as FPGA, GPUs, or TPUs.
- Experience reviewing technical documentation, architecture proposals, or requirements specifications.
- Comfort with Jira, Confluence, and other productivity tools.
- Exposure to OKR or goal-setting frameworks and aligning program priorities with company objectives.
- Ability to work effectively in distributed team environments.
Responsibilities
- Define program objectives, scope, milestones, and success criteria with engineering and product stakeholders.
- Build and maintain project timelines, track dependencies and progress, and adjust plans as priorities change.
- Identify risks and issues early, coordinate mitigation plans, surface blockers, and drive timely resolution.
- Coordinate collaboration across software, hardware, science, and product teams to align deliverables and handoffs.
- Provide concise, actionable stakeholder and leadership updates about progress, changes, risks, and decisions.
- Identify workflow inefficiencies, propose improvements, and help implement better practices and tools.
- Assist with forecasting resource needs, tracking capacity, and supporting prioritization and staffing decisions.
- Coordinate software releases, track readiness criteria, and communicate expectations to impacted teams.
Benefits
- Equity compensation
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Short- and long-term disability insurance
- Life insurance
- Three weeks of paid vacation for new employees
- 12 paid holidays
- Unlimited sick time
- Paid parental leave
- Comprehensive benefits package
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
