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Software Engineering Manager, Flight Software

Muon San Jose💼 Full-time💰 $210,000–$210,000🗓 2026-08-05 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead a team building core flight software and services for on-orbit satellite operations, including communications, telemetry, power management, and system orchestration.

Role type

Senior Software Engineering Manager (Flight Software)

Builds

Core flight software, services, and tools for satellite mission operations

Domain

Aerospace / Embedded Systems / Satellite Operations

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

C++, Python, Rust, embedded systems (RTOS/Linux), mission-critical system design, team leadership, technical roadmap definition, engineering best practices

Preferred skills

aerospace domain experience, real-time scheduling, resource allocation

Technologies

C++, Python, Rust, RTOS, Linux

Responsibilities

Lead and mentor a software engineering team for core flight software; define team goals and technical roadmaps; ensure reliability of mission-critical services; translate mission needs into technical specifications; drive engineering best practices; manage team capacity and growth

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibilities

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