Staff Software Engineer, Simulation Infrastructure

Muon Space•San Jose, CA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Muon seeks a Staff Software Engineer to join our Simulation team. An ideal candidate is an expert generalist software engineer who is as comfortable architecting and building reliable web services as they are delivering high-performance compute jobs. In this role, you will shape the 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 lead the design, development, and delivery of these products to stakeholders across the company. This position is hybrid in San Jose, CA.

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
10+ years' experience as a software engineer in a team environment
Strong programming experience in both a high-level scripting language and a compiled systems language
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

Be the leading team member for Muon's in-house simulation product team
Work closely with engineering management to design and deliver simulation services which meet the needs of stakeholder teams like business development, mission design, operations, and ground and flight software engineering
Align technical roadmaps with product requirements and mission needs
Collaborate with the team's physical-modeling experts to develop simulation performance specifications and integrate those simulation models into complete products
Integrate feedback from client teams to drive iterative improvements to our simulation products
Work closely with the Software Test team to integrate simulation tools into automated testing campaigns
Collaborate with management to improve team estimation and planning
Define success metrics to drive team alignment with company goals
Mentor Simulation and Test team engineers