Staff HPC Architect — Onboard Compute Platform

muonspace; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 210,000 - 234,000; Full time

Job summary

Muon Space is seeking a Staff Architect for the High Performance Compute (HPC) team to define and evolve the onboard compute platform architecture. You will be the technical center of gravity for software architecture, spanning FPGA, GPU, CPU, and onboard networking, shaping a modular, reusable compute platform for future Muon spacecraft.

You will lead cross-team architecture discussions, translate mission requirements into a forward-looking roadmap, and ensure the platform remains configurable

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field, plus 7+ years of experience in system-level or compute-platform architecture.
• Hands-on implementation across software, API design, FPGA programming, GPU programming, or low-level networking software.
• Proven track record architecting heterogeneous compute systems with FPGA, GPU, and CPU in embedded, aerospace, or high-performance edge environments.
• Deep understanding of onboard networking and data-flow architectures (Ethernet, DMA, zero-copy, real-time streaming).
• Ability to balance architectural purity with mission pragmatism for reuse across missions.

Responsibilities

• Own the software, data flow and computation architecture and design process for Onboard HPC.
• Collaborate with Electrical Engineering and Product leads to drive end-to-end requirements and design of onboard compute components.
• Gather architectural requirements from across the company and translate them into a forward-looking compute roadmap.
• Unify architectural concepts across the team into a coherent, company-wide HPC architecture.
• Drive cross-discipline architectural alignment across FPGA, GPU, CPU, onboard networking, and timing; define data flows and pipelines.
• Champion a network-first onboard architecture with modular, configurable compute components for mission-specific use.
• Partner with Electrical Engineering to ensure decisions are executable in silicon, PCB, and harness design.
• Communicate architecture through diagrams, docs, white papers, and talks for tech and exec audiences.

Skills

FPGA programming

GPU programming

Software architecture

Data flow design

Onboard networking

System-level architecture

Education

Bachelors/Masters in related field

Job description

Muon Space is seeking a Staff Architect for the High Performance Compute (HPC) team to define and evolve the onboard compute platform architecture. You will be the technical center of gravity for software architecture, spanning FPGA, GPU, CPU, and onboard networking, shaping a modular, reusable compute platform for future Muon spacecraft.

You will lead cross-team architecture discussions, translate mission requirements into a forward-looking roadmap, and ensure the platform remains configurable