Software Engineer, Customer Payload Solutions (Hybrid)

Muon Space; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 156,000 - 186,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k retirement plan

Short & long term disability insurance

Life insurance

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

Unlimited sick time

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Muon Space is seeking a Software Engineer, Customer Solutions to join our Software team in San Jose, CA. This role will guide customers through the SDK and payload integration, set up simulations and tests to verify test and on-orbit behavior, and ensure a smooth transition to real data from spacecraft.

In this role you will interact with multiple engineering teams, author customer-facing guides, and define metrics to measure integration success.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field.
• Strong fluency in modern C++ and Python.
• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, including shipping software that external customers depend on.
• Excellent coding and design skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Own the engineering experience for external payload partners integrating with Muon's software platform.
• Coordinate with Flight Software, Mission Engineering, and Systems Engineering to influence design and evolution of payload interfaces.
• Run customer-facing technical exchanges, design reviews, and integration test campaigns.
• Serve as the named software technical point of contact for payload partners.
• Author and maintain the customer-facing developer guide, sample code, and reference applications for the Payload Software Development Kit; contribute to the Payload Accommodation Guide.
• Maintain epics, estimate forward-looking work, and elevate roadmap changes or delays early.
• Define and track metrics that matter for the customer payload integration experience and manage OKRs.

Skills

C++

Python

Communication

5+ years experience

Education

B.S. in Computer Science / related field

Job description

Muon Space is seeking a Software Engineer, Customer Solutions to join our Software team in San Jose, CA. This role will guide customers through the SDK and payload integration, set up simulations and tests to verify test and on-orbit behavior, and ensure a smooth transition to real data from spacecraft.

In this role you will interact with multiple engineering teams, author customer-facing guides, and define metrics to measure integration success.