Staff Software Engineer, Simulation Infrastructure
Muon Space4 months ago
Base Salary
$210k - $234k/yr
Responsibilities
- Lead Muon's in-house simulation product team
- Design and deliver simulation services for business development, mission design, operations, and ground and flight software engineering stakeholders
- Align technical roadmaps with product requirements and mission needs
- Develop simulation performance specifications and integrate physical simulation models into complete products
- Use client feedback to drive iterative improvements to simulation products
- Integrate simulation tools into automated testing campaigns with the Software Test team
- Improve team estimation and planning
- Define success metrics to align the team with company goals
- Mentor Simulation and Test team engineers
Requirements
- B.S. or equivalent experience in Computer Science or a related field
- 10+ years of software engineering experience in a team environment
- Strong programming experience in both a high-level scripting language and a compiled systems language
- Ability to collaborate with specialized experts on complex, cross-functional products
- Willingness to operate in novel technical domains
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Preferred: experience with numerical simulation techniques and statistical analysis
- Preferred: knowledge of Julia
- Preferred: familiarity with Linux systems administration and Docker containers
- Preferred: familiarity with cloud deployment environments such as Kubernetes and virtual instances
- Preferred: experience with Software-in-the-Loop simulation
- Preferred: knowledge of CI/CD and DevOps best practices
- Preferred: familiarity with orbital satellite operations
Benefits
- Hybrid position in San Jose, California
- Equity compensation
- Medical, dental, and 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
Tech Stack
About Muon Space
Muon Space designs, builds, and operates low Earth orbit satellite constellations and a software stack that deliver Earth intelligence and in-orbit compute for government, defense, and commercial users. Founded in 2021 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, the privately held company sells spacecraft, payload integration, and data services. It runs a San Jose production facility capable of building up to 500 satellites in the 100–500+ kg class annually and has acquired propulsion startup Starlight Engines.