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GPU Software Specialist, Onboard Compute

Muon San Jose💼 Full-time💰 $156,000–$156,000🗓 2026-08-17 → 2026-09-26

Core

Design and develop GPU-accelerated software for onboard satellite workloads including Earth-imaging sensor processing, RF signal analysis, and AI/ML inference.

Role type

Senior IC GPU software engineer (embedded/space)

Builds

Flight-ready GPU pipelines for onboard satellite compute

Domain

Aerospace / High Performance Compute

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

C/C++ or Rust, CUDA/OpenCL/HIP, embedded Linux, GPU architecture tuning, cross-compilation, CI/CD for embedded targets

Preferred skills

Raw image/radio signal processing on GPUs, ML inference deployment (quantization), DSP/RF workloads, high-throughput data movement (RDMA/zero-copy), space/aerospace environment experience

Technologies

CUDA, OpenCL, HIP, Linux, Jetson/IGX platforms, containerization

Responsibilities

Design and implement GPU compute kernels for image, radio, and ML workloads; Architect end-to-end GPU pipelines for live sensor data; Optimize GPU workloads for real-time deadlines and power constraints; Own verification and validation including hardware-in-the-loop tests; Define and evolve GPU build/CI/CD environments; Collaborate on interfaces and timing budgets with flight software and hardware teams.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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