Director of Engineering, Flight Software

About the role

Muon seeks a Director of Engineering, Flight Software to lead our Flight Software teams. The ideal candidate is a capable people leader with experience organizing and directing complex software projects throughout a complete lifecycle from concept to delivery to ongoing operations. The Flight Software organization owns a broad set of software systems that powers our orbiting satellites with a combination of embedded linux and microcontroller software. Previous experience working on interdisciplinary projects is a strong asset, such as robotics, autonomous vehicles, avionics or aerospace.

This role will be based on-site at in San Jose, CA.

Responsibilities

• Guide several teams of software engineers that are developing Muon’s flight software systems
• Recruit and plan for an organization that will scale to meet the demands of the business as it grows
• Hire new team members & managers to build the capabilities and capacity of the team
• Be the driving force behind cultivating a technically excellent engineering team by mentoring team members and setting high standards
• Translate high-level mission concepts into the team’s requirements, development strategy, goals and roadmaps. Communicate these goals & roadmaps inward and outward.
• Collaborate closely with our Ground Software, Operations, Systems, and EE teams to resolve design strategy and requirements ambiguity
• Create an inclusive, collaborative, and team-oriented culture that fosters high productivity and opportunities for growth
• Identify and implement processes, tools, and infrastructure that help accelerate our design and development effort
• Own the end-to-end development from product concept to delivery to customer / market
• Excitement to tackle diverse opportunities week to week

Qualifications

Nice-to-have Skills

Salary

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.

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