Full-Time Flight Software Engineering Manager

About the role

Muon seeks a Flight Software Engineering Manager to join our satellite development team in Mountain View, CA to build the software that runs our orbiting satellites.  The ideal candidate is a capable people manager and has experience organizing and directing complex software projects throughout a complete lifecycle from concept to delivery.  Previous experience working on interdisciplinary projects is a strong asset, such as robotics, autonomous vehicles, avionics, or aerospace.

This role may be remote or located at our headquarters in Mountain View, California.

Responsibilities

• Guide a team of software engineers that are developing Muon’s satellite software/firmware and deliver it to orbit
• Recruit and plan for an organization that will scale to meet the demands of the business as it grows
• Be the driving force behind having a technically excellent engineering team by mentoring team members and setting high standards
• Translate high-level mission concepts into the team’s requirements, development strategy, and goals.  Communicate these goals inward and outward.
• Collaborate closely with our Ground Software, Electrical, Mechanical, Systems and RF teams to resolve design strategy and requirements ambiguity
• Hire and mentor new team members to build the capabilities and capacity of the team
• Create an inclusive, collaborative, and team-oriented culture that fosters high productivity and opportunities for growth
• Identify and implement processes, tools, and infrastructure that help accelerate our design and development effort
• Own the end-to-end development from product concept to delivery to customer/market
• Excitement to tackle diverse opportunities week to week

Qualifications

• 3+ years direct management experience of 5+ people
• 7+ years experience on high performing software teams
• Demonstrated ability to drive a high-performing technical team
• Significant current/previous hands-on technical work on an interdisciplinary project (such as robotics, autonomous vehicles, avionics, or aerospace)
• Equivalent experience or B.S. in computer science, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, robotics, aerospace, or related field

Nice-to-have Skills

• Proficiency in common programming languages such as C/C++ and Python
• Strong embedded systems fundamentals: resource-efficient software design, drivers, real-time responsive software, Linux and RTOS frameworks.
• Experience building and executing on technical roadmaps
• Experience with one or more of: embedded RTOS, embedded linux, FPGA, hardware design, RF communication systems, cloud/server infrastructure, network architecture.