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Salary: USD 241,000 - 266,000 / annual
Muon Space is seeking a Software Engineering Manager to lead the flight software team responsible for building the platform that operates flight and payload systems for on-orbit satellites. The team owns core software, services, and tools implementing flight operations including communications, telemetry, power management, sensor and payload operation, and system orchestration.
In this role, you will develop the people, processes, and technical direction needed to deliver scalable, reliable systems that convert customer intent into safe and efficient on-orbit operations. You will collaborate closely with customers, ground platform teams, and mission operations to implement solutions that are robust, flexible, scalable, and easy to integrate.
Key responsibilities include leading and mentoring a software engineering team focused on core flight software development, defining team goals and technical roadmaps aligned with company priorities, ensuring reliability and scalability of mission-critical production services, translating mission needs into clear requirements and technical specifications, driving engineering best practices including design reviews and code quality, managing team capacity and growth through hiring and performance development, and promoting a culture of technical ownership and pragmatic delivery.
This is a hybrid role requiring three days per week on-site in the San Jose, CA office.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field OR equivalent industry experience
- 5+ years of software engineering experience and 2+ years managing software engineering teams building production systems
- Significant experience developing in C++, Python, or Rust
- Strong technical background in embedded systems (RTOS and/or Linux class)
- Demonstrated experience building and operating mission-critical products with uptime, reliability, and performance requirements
- Experience defining technical direction and driving execution through a team
- Strong communication skills and comfort working with cross-functional stakeholders
NICE TO HAVE:
- Experience in aerospace, robotics, or domains with real-time scheduling, planning, resource allocation, and critical operations
- Experience developing in Rust
