Muon Space
Software Engineer, Flight Software
$190K–$212K
San Jose, CA +1 · Full-time · Posted Jan 13, 2026
- Location
- San Jose, CA
San Jose, California, United States - Experience
- 5+ years as a software engineer in a team environment.
- Education
- B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in computer science, electrical engineering, or 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 the required export authorization. The company may decline to pursue an export licensing process for legitimate business reasons.
About the job
Designs, develops, integrates, and tests embedded software and firmware for Muon Space satellites, supporting systems from design through on-orbit operations.
What you'll do
- Build and support satellite flight software, peripherals, drivers, and the embedded environment using ARM Cortex-M CPUs.
- Integrate compute and peripheral subsystems with hardware teams and contribute to flight software architecture and technology selection.
- Develop software and hardware-in-the-loop test strategies and support flight systems through on-orbit operations.
What they ask for
- B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in computer science, electrical engineering, or a related field.
- 5+ years experience as a software engineer in a team environment.
- Strong C/C++ programming and practical familiarity with other languages.
- Experience integrating and controlling external hardware devices; ability to read and understand hardware data sheets.
Nice to have
- Knowledge of industry-standard data formats and schemas such as ProtoBuf, YAML, or JSON.
- Familiarity with a Linux-based development environment and embedded systems fundamentals.
Pay
$190,000 - $212,000 USD base salary
Tools
C/C++, ARM Cortex-M, ProtoBuf, YAML, JSON, Linux, FPGA, RTOS
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