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Senior Software Engineering Manager, Simulation Infrastructure

Muon San Jose💼 Full-time💰 $241,000–$241,000🗓 2026-09-14 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead a multidisciplinary team building high-performance physics-based simulations for spacecraft design, manufacture, and mission operations.

Role type

Senior Software Engineering Manager (Simulation Infrastructure)

Builds

Production-grade numerical modelling infrastructure and analytic capabilities for orbital satellite systems

Domain

Aerospace / Space Systems / Physics-based Simulation

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis

Required skills

Team leadership and mentorship, Software project resource estimation, Hiring and performance development, C++ development, Python development, TypeScript development, Julia development, Physics-based modeling expertise, Scalable software tools management

Preferred skills

Statistical analytic methods, Failure analysis methods, Software-in-the-Loop (SITL) simulation, High Performance Computing (HPC), Event streaming and batch data processing, Orbital dynamics

Technologies

C++, Python, TypeScript, Julia

Responsibilities

Lead, mentor, and develop software engineers and scientists building numerical modelling infrastructure; Synthesize team roadmap aligned with company priorities; Guide execution of foundational projects for complex space system performance; Develop and track quality and performance metrics; Architect organizational processes; Manage team capacity, staffing, and growth

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibilities

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