Muon Space
Engineering Manager, Compute Components
$240K–$265K
San Jose, CA +1 · Manager · Full-time · Posted Aug 17, 2026
- Location
- San Jose, CA
San Jose, California, United States - Experience
- 3+ years of engineering management experience; additional years may qualify for Senior Manager level.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be a U.S. person, eligible to access export-controlled information without export authorization, or eligible and reasonably likely to obtain required export authorization.
About the job
Leads and develops the Compute Components engineering team, which builds FPGA and GPU compute blocks for Muon spacecraft, ensuring reliable delivery and team growth.
What you'll do
- Coach engineers and manage performance, career development, hiring, and team culture.
- Coordinate with the Staff Architect and Platform Engineer to deliver roadmap commitments and improve design flows, testing, and technical environments.
- Remove blockers, track delivery, and support team scaling through structure, mentorship, and knowledge sharing.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- 3+ years of engineering management experience, in addition to a solid individual-contributor background in FPGA, embedded, GPU, or hardware-adjacent software engineering.
- Hands-on implementation experience in FPGA, GPU, or general software development; track record shipping complex hardware-integrated systems on time and to quality.
- Demonstrated ability to grow and retain engineering talent, and training in modern engineering delivery practices.
Nice to have
- Extensive hands-on experience in FPGA, GPU, or embedded compute.
- Experience in space, aerospace, or other mission-critical environments, or scaling teams through growth.
Pay
$240,000 - $265,000 USD base salary
Tools
FPGA, GPU
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