Muon Space
Staff Software Engineer, Flight Software
San Jose, CA · Staff+ · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$210k-$234kDetected 53 days ago
PythonRustC++Distributed SystemsLinuxFPGAEmbedded SystemsElectrical EngineeringCommunicationRemote Sensing
About the role
- Muon seeks a Staff Software Engineer to join our flight software team.
- This position is based at our San Jose, CA office.
Responsibilities
- Leading member of the team defining and building Muon's satellite bus platform
- Define and architect design and execution against the basic concepts and requirements of our missions to get the right software and firmware on orbit
- Design, bring up, and support the embedded software environment that runs in our satellite flight systems and peripherals using ARM Cortex-M CPUs.
- Build the architectural patterns, shared libraries, services and technical strategy documents that enable high-quality and high-velocity development of flight software
- Collaborate with hardware team members on the design and bring up of Muon hardware
Requirements
- 10+ years experience as a software engineer in a team environment
- Experience working in flight software or some closely related domain
- Rust and Python experience
- 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 practical familiarity of other languages
Compensation
- The salary range for this role is $210,000 - $234,000, 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
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