Flight Software Engineer

About the role

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 Linux and/or RTOS embedded software. In this role, you will design, develop, integrate, and test the software and firmware that runs on our orbiting satellites.

Responsibilities

• Integral member of the team defining and building Muon’s satellite bus platform and payload software


• Translate concepts and requirements into design and working implementations, supporting through to on-orbit operations


• Design, bring up, and support the embedded software that runs our satellite flight systems and peripherals using Arm Cortex-M and Embedded Linux Arm Cortex-A SoC’s


• 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 software


• 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

Qualifications

• B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in computer science, electrical engineering, or related field


• 3+ years experience as a software engineer in a team environment


• Strong C/C++ programming, Intermediate Python, with some practical familiarity of other languages


• Great embedded systems fundamentals: user space applications, 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 (e.g. reading datasheets)


• Excellent communication and presentation skills

Nice-to-have 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: FPGA, HW design, RF communication systems, cloud/server infrastructure, network architecture


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

Salary

• The salary range for this role is $129K - $175K and will depend on a candidate's skills, geographic location, qualifications, and experience as defined 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. 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.

Taking Care of Our Team

At Muon salary is only part of our total compensation package. In addition to salary, we provide equity compensation as well as benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401k retirement plan, short & 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.

Our mission embraces the entire planet and we believe our team should too. 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 value diversity in the workplace, and that starts with our applicants. 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.

ITAR/EAR Requirements

This position requires access to export controlled information. To conform to U.S. Government export regulations applicable to that information, applicant must either be (A) a U.S. person, defined as a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (green card holder), (iii) refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, (B) eligible to access the export controlled information without a required export authorization, or (C) eligible and reasonably likely to obtain the required export authorization from the applicable U.S. government agency. The Company may, for legitimate business reasons, decline to pursue any export licensing process.