Muon Space

Muon Space

Software Engineer, Flight Software

San Jose, CA · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$156k-$186kDetected 53 days ago
C++LinuxFPGAEmbedded SystemsElectrical EngineeringCommunicationRemote Sensing

About the role

  • Muon seeks a Flight Software Engineer to join our satellite flight software team.
  • This position is based at our San Jose, CA office.

Responsibilities

  • Integral member of the team defining and building Muon's satellite bus platform
  • Translate concepts and requirements into design and working implementations, supporting through to on-orbit operations
  • Design, bring up, and support the embedded software environment that runs in our satellite flight systems and peripherals using ARM Cortex-M CPUs.
  • Collaborate with hardware team members on the design and bring up of Muon hardware
  • Collaborate with software team members to set flight software architecture, select infrastructure and tools, and communicate with cloud backends.
  • Participate in developing software and hardware-in-the-loop test strategies
  • Great embedded systems fundamentals: resource-efficient design, low-level drivers, bit manipulation, responsive software and IRQ handling, RTOS frameworks, I/O and communication buses.

Requirements

  • 5+ years experience as a software engineer in a team environment
  • Knowledge of industry-standard data formats and schemas (ProtoBuf, YAML, JSON, etc)
  • Familiarity with a Linux-based development environment
  • Experience with one or more of: embedded linux, FPGA, HW design, RF communication systems, cloud/server infrastructure, network architecture.
  • B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in computer science, electrical engineering, or related field
  • Strong C/C++ programming, with some practical familiarity of other languages

Compensation

  • The salary range for this role is $156,000 - $186,000, 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.
  • From climate monitoring to national security, Muon Space is dedicated to delivering Earth Intelligence for a safer and more resilient world.

Benefits

  • Our state-of-the-art facility in the heart of Silicon Valley is optimized for manufacturing spacecraft and rapid, flexible payload integration at scale.
  • We also offer three weeks paid vacation for new employees, along with 12 paid holidays, unlimited sick time and paid parental leave.
  • 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.

Equal opportunity

  • In addition, if you need a reasonable accommodation as part of your application for employment or interviews with us, please let us know.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • 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

This listing is sourced directly from Muon Space's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.