Software Engineer (Simulation Infrastructure)

• Muon seeks a Software Engineer to join our Simulation team. An ideal candidate is a capable generalist software engineer who is as comfortable building reliable web services as they are delivering high-performance compute jobs
• In this role, you will be a major contributor to our in-house Simulation tools, adapting our team’s numerical computation expertise into complete products relied on throughout the company
• Build and support in-house simulation services which meet the needs of stakeholder teams like business development, mission design, operations, and ground and flight software engineering
• Collaborate with the team’s physical-modeling experts to integrate simulation models into complete products
• Implement improvements to our simulation products based on feedback from client teams
• Work closely with the Software Test team to apply simulation tools to testing scenarios
• Be a strong contributor to work estimation and planning
• Assist team success against performance metrics

Benefits

• 100% health, dental, and vision coverage for employees; 50% coverage for dependents (Concierge Medical offered through One Medical where available)
• Parental leave for primary and secondary caregivers
• Generous time off policy
• 401(k) plan through Betterment and equity management through Carta
• Fully stocked kitchen at our HQ and we cater lunch 3 days per week
• Dog-friendly office

• Proficiency in Python and C++
• Proven ability to collaborate with specialized experts to deliver complex, cross-functional products
• B.S. or equivalent experience in Computer Science or a related field
• 5+ years’ experience as a software engineer in a team environment
• Willingness to operate in novel technical domains
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• 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
• Knowledge of the Julia language
• Fluency in statistical analysis
• Experience with numerical simulation techniques
• Familiarity with cloud deployment environments, like Kubernetes and virtual instances
• Knowledge of CI/CD and DevOps best practices
• Familiarity with Linux systems administration and Docker containers
• Experience with Software-in-the-Loop simulation
• General familiarity with orbital satellite operations