Engineering Manager, Compute Components
Muon SpaceSan Jose, California, United States · Posted 11 days agoDescription
About the role
Muon Space is hiring an Engineering Manager (Manager or Senior Manager level, based on experience) to lead our Compute Components team as part of the High Performance Compute (HPC) team: the engineers building the FPGA and GPU compute blocks that power Muon spacecrafts. This is a people-management role, focused on the "how": how the team delivers, how it grows, and how its engineers stay focused, supported, and successful.
You'll partner with the Staff Architect and the Platform Engineer on the team to translate architecture and roadmap into predictable, high-quality deliveries, and you'll be a coach and advocate for your team as it scales. You will report to the head of the High Performance Compute (HPC) team and partner with additional experts across their broader organization.
This position is hybrid and requires working on-site in our San Jose, CA office three days per week.
Responsibilities
- Be an empathetic, hands-on people manager: coach engineers, run 1:1s, own performance and career growth, and create a healthy team culture.
- Together with your team, agree on deliveries and ensure they land on time and to quality.
- Clear the path for your engineers so they can focus on building: removing blockers, absorbing organizational overhead, and shielding the team where needed.
- Own the team's design-flow robustness: strengthen module- and integration-test practices to reduce rework and late-cycle surprises.
- Ensure all of the team's technical environments (build systems, simulation, lab benches, delivery pipelines) are maintained and continuously improved, in partnership with the Platform Engineer.
- Support with hiring (sourcing, interviewing, and closing) to scale the team responsibly as the company grows.
- Partner with the Staff Architect on technical direction and with the Platform Engineer on planning, reporting, and roadmap tracking.
- Support the long-term scaling of the team: team structure, mentorships, and knowledge sharing.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- 3+ years of engineering management experience (with additional years qualifying you for the Senior Manager level), on top of a solid IC background in FPGA, embedded, GPU, or hardware-adjacent software engineering.
- Direct prior hands-on implementation experience in FPGA, GPU or general software development.
- Track record of shipping complex hardware-integrated systems on time and to quality.
- Demonstrated ability to grow and retain engineering talent, including hiring, coaching, performance management, and career development.
- Strong training in modern engineering delivery practices: design reviews, unit and integration testing, delivery pipelines, incident review, and continuous improvement.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to represent the team's work and needs to executive leadership, adjacent teams, and external partners.
Nice-to-Have Skills
- Extensive prior hands-on implementation background in FPGA, GPU, or embedded compute.
- Experience managing teams delivering into space, aerospace, or other mission-critical environments.
- Experience scaling a team through a growth phase (roughly doubling headcount, forming sub-teams, or standing up new competencies).
Salary
The salary range for this role is $210,000 - $234,000, plus a competitive equity grant and comprehensive benefits package. Final compensation will be determined based on skills, qualifications, experience, and geographic location as assessed during the interview process.
About Muon Space
Founded in 2021, Muon Space is an end-to-end Space Systems Provider that designs, builds, and operates LEO satellite constellations delivering mission-critical data. Our revolutionary, integrated technology stack enables customers to optimize every dimension of their missions for faster time-to-orbit and superior constellation remote sensing performance. Our state-of-the-art facility in the heart of Silicon Valley is optimized for manufacturing spacecraft and rapid, flexible payload integration at scale. From climate monitoring to national security, Muon Space is dedicated to delivering Earth Intelligence for a safer and more resilient world.
Taking Care of Our Team
At Muon salary is only part of our total compensation package. In addition to salary, full-time employees receive equity compensation as well as benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401k retirement plan, short & long term disability and life insurance. We also offer three weeks paid vacation for new employees, along with 12 paid holidays, unlimited sick time and paid parental leave.
Our mission embraces the entire planet and we believe our team should too. Muon is dedicated to creating a diverse and dynamic company and workforce. We believe in equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, age, national origin, citizenship, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or gender identity. We value diversity in the workplace, and that starts with our applicants. We encourage you to apply, even if you don't check all the boxes, and we look forward to reviewing your application! In addition, if you need a reasonable accommodation as part of your application for employment or interviews with us, please let us know.
ITAR/EAR Requirements
This position requires access to export controlled information. To conform to U.S. Government export regulations applicable to that information, applicant must either be (A) a U.S. person, defined as a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (green card holder), (iii) refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, (B) eligible to access the export controlled information without a required export authorization, or (C) eligible and reasonably likely to obtain the required export authorization from the applicable U.S. government agency. The Company may, for legitimate business reasons, decline to pursue any export licensing process.
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