Muon Space
Principal Software Engineer, Mission Design
$266K–$298K
San Jose, CA +1 · Principal · Full-time · Posted Oct 22, 2026
- Location
- San Jose, CA
San Jose, California, United States - Visa sponsorship
- Must be a U.S. person, eligible to access export-controlled information without export authorization, or eligible and reasonably likely to obtain the required authorization. The company may decline to pursue export licensing for legitimate business reasons.
About the job
Plans mission-specific software solutions and guides the evolution of Muon Space’s common software platform, aligning customer needs, engineering roadmaps, and organizational priorities.
What you'll do
- Prioritize and guide high-impact early software projects with Business Development, including design and staffing alignment.
- Ensure recurring customer needs and mission plans are reflected in the Product Roadmap and aligned with company strategy.
- Steward software architecture standards and support customer-facing engineers on key design questions and escalations.
What they ask for
- Expertise in whole-system design, holistic testing and deployment strategy, and software engineering methodology.
- Extensive knowledge of theory and practice across aerospace, robotics, or an adjacent domain.
- Excellent negotiation skills in organizational and technical contexts.
- Expertise in multiple programming languages and distributed systems theory and practice.
Nice to have
- Expertise with C++ and Python; experience with AWS, Kubernetes, containers, and related cloud technologies.
- Experience with embedded software, high-performance computing, FPGA, statistical analysis, or machine learning.
Pay
$266,000 - $298,000 USD base salary
Tools
C++, Python, AWS, Kubernetes, FPGA
AI focus
Statistical analysis and/or machine learning experience is a nice-to-have; no specific AI responsibilities are stated.
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