Remote Flight Software Engineer (Embedded)

Description:

• Muon seeks a Flight Software Engineer to join their satellite flight software team.
• The ideal candidate is a self-motivated versatile software developer with significant previous experience developing robust bare-metal / RTOS embedded devices or appliances.
• In this role, you will design, develop, integrate, and test the software and firmware that runs on orbiting satellites.
• This role may be remote or located at the headquarters in Mountain View, California.
• Responsibilities include being an integral member of the team defining and building Muon’s satellite bus platform.
• You will translate concepts and requirements into design and working implementations, supporting through to on-orbit operations.
• The role involves designing, bringing up, and supporting the embedded software environment that runs in satellite flight systems and peripherals using ARM Cortex-M CPUs.
• You will participate in evaluating and selecting technologies for the software foundation.
• Writing application, platform, and driver functionality in the flight software environment and teaching others how to use it is also part of the job.
• The position requires integrating compute and peripheral subsystems in both software and hardware.
• Collaboration with hardware team members on the design and bring up of Muon hardware is essential.
• You will work with software team members to set flight software architecture, select infrastructure and tools, and communicate with cloud backends.
• Participation in developing software and hardware-in-the-loop test strategies is expected.

Requirements:

• A B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in computer science, electrical engineering, or a related field is required.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience as a software engineer in a team environment is necessary.
• Strong C/C++ programming skills are required, along with some practical familiarity with other languages.
• Great embedded systems fundamentals are essential, including resource-efficient design, low-level drivers, bit manipulation, responsive software and IRQ handling, RTOS frameworks, I/O, and communication buses.
• Experience in the integration and control of external hardware devices is required.
• The ability to read and understand hardware data sheets is necessary.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills are required.

Benefits:

• The salary range for this role is between $100K and $190K, depending on the candidate's skills, qualifications, and experience.
• In addition to salary, equity compensation is provided.
• Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• A 401k retirement plan is offered.
• Short and long-term disability and life insurance are included in the benefits package.
• New employees receive three weeks of paid vacation, along with 12 paid holidays.
• Unlimited sick time and paid parental leave are also part of the benefits.