Staff Software Engineer, Simulation Infrastructure
Muon Space
CA$240,000 - CA$265,000 / year
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Description
About the role
Muon seeks a Staff Software Engineer to join our Simulation team. An ideal candidate is an expert generalist software engineer who is as comfortable architecting and building reliable web services as they are delivering high-performance compute jobs. In this role, you will shape the architectural direction of our Simulation tools. You will work with your Simulation Engineer teammates to integrate our simulation models into complete products, and you'll lead the design, development, and delivery of these products to stakeholders across the company. This position is hybrid in San Jose, CA.
Responsibilities
- Be the leading team member for Muon's in-house simulation product team
- Work closely with engineering management to design and deliver simulation services which meet the needs of stakeholder teams like business development, mission design, operations, and ground and flight software engineering
- Align technical roadmaps with product requirements and mission needs
- Collaborate with the team's physical-modeling experts to develop simulation performance specifications and integrate those simulation models into complete products
- Integrate feedback from client teams to drive iterative improvements to our simulation products
- Work closely with the Software Test team to integrate simulation tools into automated testing campaigns
- Collaborate with management to improve team estimation and planning
- Define success metrics to drive team alignment with company goals
- Mentor Simulation and Test team engineers
Required Qualifications
- Proven ability to collaborate with specialized experts to deliver complex, cross-functional products
- B.S. or equivalent experience in Computer Science or a related field
- 10+ years' experience as a software engineer in a team environment
- Strong programming experience in both a high-level scripting language and a compiled systems language
- Willingness to operate in novel technical domains
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with numerical simulation techniques
- Fluency in statistical analysis
- Knowledge of the Julia language
- Familiarity with Linux systems administration and Docker containers
- Familiarity with cloud deployment environments, like Kubernetes and virtual instances
- Experience with Software-in-the-Loop simulation
- Knowledge of CI/CD and DevOps best practices
- General familiarity with orbital satellite operations
Salary
The salary range for this role is $240,000 - $265,000 plus a competitive equity grant and comprehensive benefits package. Final compensation will be 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. 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, full-time employees receive 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.
Muon is currently registered and able to hire in the following states:
AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, IL, IA, ID, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, NJ, NY, NC, OH, OR, PA, TN, TX, VT, VA, WA
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.
Benefits
- health insurance
- vision insurance
- 401(k)
- stock options
- parental leave
- life insurance
About this role
Muon Space is building simulation infrastructure for its satellite constellation operations, and this Staff Engineer role sits at the intersection of high-performance computing and web services architecture. You'd own the technical direction of the simulation product team, working across physics experts, mission designers, and flight software engineers to turn complex models into tools that serve the entire company. The work spans designing reliable services, integrating numerical simulations into production systems, collaborating with automated testing pipelines, and mentoring other engineers—a blend of hands-on architecture and leadership.
The ideal candidate has 10+ years of software engineering experience and fluency in both scripting and compiled languages, with a track record of delivering complex cross-functional products. Background in numerical simulation, Julia, Kubernetes, or orbital operations is valuable but not required; what matters more is comfort operating in novel technical domains and the communication skills to align a specialized team around shared goals. This is a hybrid role based in San Jose, with compensation of $240,000–$265,000 plus equity and standard benefits including three weeks vacation and unlimited sick time.
Note that this position requires U.S. person status or export authorization eligibility due to ITAR/EAR regulations governing satellite technology.
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