Senior Flight Software Engineer - Remote

Muon Space, Inc.; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 228,000 - 252,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity compensation

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401k retirement plan

Paid vacation and holidays

Parental leave

Job summary

Muon Space, Inc. is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for flight software to design, implement, test, and integrate software that runs on orbiting satellites.

The role supports bare-metal/RTOS environments and may be remote or based at our San Jose headquarters, with strong collaboration across hardware and cloud backend teams. The ideal candidate has deep C/C++ skills, embedded systems expertise, and a current TS clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s, Master’s or PhD in computer science, electrical engineering, or related field.
• 7+ years experience as a software engineer in a team environment.
• Strong C/C++ programming, with exposure to other languages.
• Embedded systems fundamentals: resource-efficient design, drivers, IRQs, RTOS.
• Experience with hardware integration and reading datasheets.
• Current TS security clearance.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Define and build Muon’s satellite bus and payload software.
• Translate requirements into designs and implementations for on-orbit operations.
• Develop software for ARM Cortex-M based flight systems and peripherals.
• Evaluate technologies and shape software foundations across teams.
• Provide technical leadership and cross-functional coordination on mission-critical projects.
• Develop and teach flight software and hardware-in-the-loop testing strategies.
• Collaborate with hardware to bring up Muon hardware and set architectures.

Skills

C/C++

Embedded systems

RTOS

Hardware integration

Security clearance

Communication

Leadership

Education

B.S./M.S./Ph.D. in CS or EE

Tools

ARM Cortex-M

RTOS frameworks

Linux

Job description

Muon Space, Inc. is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for flight software to design, implement, test, and integrate software that runs on orbiting satellites.

The role supports bare-metal/RTOS environments and may be remote or based at our San Jose headquarters, with strong collaboration across hardware and cloud backend teams. The ideal candidate has deep C/C++ skills, embedded systems expertise, and a current TS clearance.