Senior Software Engineer, Flight Software

San Jose, CA

Muon seeks a Flight Software Engineer to join our satellite flight software team. The ideal candidate is a self motivated versatile software developer with significant previous experience developing robust bare metal / RTOS embedded devices or appliances. In this role, you will design, develop, integrate, and test the software and firmware that runs on our orbiting satellites. This position is based at our San Jose, CA office.

• 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 systems and peripherals using ARM Cortex M CPUs.
• Participate in evaluating and selecting technologies for our software foundation
• Write application, platform, and driver functionality in our flight software environment and teach others how to use it
• Integrate compute and peripheral subsystems in both software and hardware
• 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

• B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in computer science, electrical engineering, or related field
• 8+ years experience as a software engineer in a team environment
• Strong C/C++ programming, with some practical familiarity of other languages
• Great embedded systems fundamentals: resource efficient design, low level drivers, bit manipulation, responsive software and IRQ handling, RTOS frameworks, I/O and communication buses.
• Integration and control of external hardware devices
• Read and understand hardware data sheets
• Excellent communication and presentation skills

• 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.
• End to end development from product concept to delivery to customer/market.

The salary range for this role is $198,000 - $223,000, 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.

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. Our state of the art facility in the heart of Silicon Valley is optimized for manufacturing spacecraft and rapid, flexible payload integration at scale. From climate monitoring to national security, Muon Space is dedicated to delivering Earth Intelligence for a safer and more resilient world.

At Muon salary is only part of our total compensation package. Full time employees receive equity compensation as well as benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, short and long term disability and life insurance. We also offer three weeks paid vacation for new employees, along with 12 paid holidays, unlimited sick time and paid parental leave.

We value diversity in the workplace, and that starts with our applicants. Muon is dedicated to creating a diverse and dynamic company and workforce. 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. We encourage you to apply, even if you don't check all the boxes, and we look forward to reviewing your application! In addition, if you need a reasonable accommodation as part of your application for employment or interviews with us, please let us know.

This position requires access to export controlled information. To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicants must be U.S. persons or eligible to access without required export authorization. The Company may, for legitimate business reasons, decline to pursue any export licensing process.