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Muon Space · 2 months ago

Staff Software Engineer, Simulation

San Jose, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff

$207K/yr - $234K/yr

8+ years exp

Muon Space is an end-to-end Space Systems Provider that designs, builds, and operates LEO satellite constellations delivering mission-critical data. The Staff Software Engineer, Simulation will lead the simulation vision and develop high fidelity simulations to enhance spacecraft operations and development.

AerospaceInformation ServicesInformation Technology

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Lead the simulation vision at Muon and enable simulation as a key component in the planning, development, production, and scaling of the hardware and software components of running spacecraft

Develop high fidelity simulation of spacecraft hardware and software and how they interact with the physical environment

Scale simulation to work on demand in a massively parallel cloud environment to simulate a broad range of scenarios

Oversee the integration of simulation in other systems: software-in-the-loop, hardware-in-the-loop, operations-in-the-loop, scheduling, maneuver planning, ground system planning, monitoring and mission analysis

Define requirements for, propose, design, scope, plan, and execute on major simulation software initiatives

Push the boundaries of the state of the art in spacecraft simulation, developing systems that can keep Muon at the forefront of advanced spacecraft design and operation

Qualification

Modeling dynamicsComputational mathematicsDistributed system designNumerical methodsCloud computingAPI designHigh-performance computingJuliaC++PythonAWSKubernetesSoft skills

Required

Minimum of 8 years of experience

Substantial experience modeling different classes of dynamics across mechanical, electrical, and aerospace engineering

Ability to apply different modeling philosophies as-needed including data-driven, first-principle, and parameter-fitting

Broad knowledge of computational mathematics: differential equations, statistics, optimization, and geometry

Software engineering expertise in distributed system design, cloud computing, API design, web APIs and reusable components

A deep understanding of numerical methods

High productivity in a fast-paced, multidisciplinary environment with many collaborating teams

Preferred

Experience using simulation and emulation to develop and test code, such as hardware in the loop, software in the loop testing, or simulated fault injection in automated testing

Experience using logs and observability of systems for automating testing and analysis of real performance for diagnosing faults and improving simulation fidelity

Experience with high-performance computing, real-time systems or highly-parallelized computation

Experience with Julia, C++, and/or Python

Experience with AWS, Kubernetes and related systems