Senior Software Engineer, Simulation Infrastructure

Muon Space•San Jose, CA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Muon seeks a Senior Software Engineer to join our Simulation team. An ideal candidate is an expert generalist software engineer who is as comfortable building reliable web services as they are delivering high-performance compute jobs. In this role, you will be a major contributor to the best-practices and architectural direction of our Simulation tools. You will work with your Simulation Engineer teammates to integrate our simulation models into complete products, and you'll contribute to the design, development, and delivery of these products to stakeholders across the company. This position is hybrid and requires working on-site in our San Jose, CA office three days per week.

Requirements

Proven ability to collaborate with specialized experts to deliver complex, cross-functional products
B.S. or equivalent experience in Computer Science or a related field
8+ years' experience as a software engineer in a team environment
Strong programming experience in Python and C++
Willingness to operate in novel technical domains
Excellent communication and presentation skills

Nice To Haves

Experience with numerical simulation techniques
Fluency in statistical analysis
Knowledge of the Julia language
Familiarity with Linux systems administration and Docker containers
Familiarity with cloud deployment environments, like Kubernetes and virtual instances
Experience with Software-in-the-Loop simulation
Knowledge of CI/CD and DevOps best practices
General familiarity with orbital satellite operations

Responsibilities

Build and support in-house simulation services which meet the needs of stakeholder teams like business development, mission design, operations, and ground and flight software engineering
Break down complex technical goals into detailed and well-explained proposals
Collaborate with the team's physical-modeling experts to integrate simulation models into complete products
Integrate feedback from client teams to drive iterative improvements to our simulation products
Expand test coverage by developing novel off-nominal test scenarios
Work closely with the Software Test team to integrate simulation tools into automated testing campaigns
Lead by example with reliable estimation and planning
Ensure team alignment with company goals and success against performance metrics
Mentor Simulation and Test team engineers