Head of FPGA

Muon seeks an Head of FPGA to join our satellite development team in Mountain View, CA to build the software that runs our orbiting satellites.  The ideal candidate is a capable people manager and has experience organizing and directing complex FPGA projects throughout a complete lifecycle from concept to delivery. Previous experience working on interdisciplinary projects is a strong asset, such as robotics, autonomous vehicles, avionics, or aerospace.

Location - This position can be based in Mountain View, California, United States or Remote. 

Responsibilities

• Guide a team of FPGA engineers that are developing Muon’s algorithms and firmware by implementing algorithms in hardware descriptor languages, HDL (Verilog), to solve for our constellation and mission needs
• Experience planning FPGA development activities, contributing to program schedules, and delivering capabilities on schedule
• Collaborate closely with our Scientists, Flight Software, Electrical, RF, Instrument, and Systems teams to resolve design strategy and requirements ambiguity for challenging FPGA designs, RF Instruments and Optical Instruments
• Develop project test plans and test procedures, provide test planning support, and assist in the execution of both lab testing and field testing
• Hire and mentor new team members to build the capabilities and capacity of the team
• Create an inclusive, collaborative, and team-oriented culture that fosters high productivity and opportunities for growth
• Identify and implement processes, tools, and infrastructure that help accelerate our design and development effort
• Own the end-to-end development from product concept to delivery to customer/mission
• Excitement to tackle diverse opportunities week to week

Qualifications

• 3+ years direct management experience of 4+ people
• 7+ years experience on high performing FPGA development teams
• Demonstrated ability to drive a collaborative technical team across multiple projects
• Significant current/previous hands-on technical work on an interdisciplinary project (such as robotics, autonomous vehicles, avionics, or aerospace) with DSP, RF and Optical development
• Experience in HDL Design / Development including HDL coding
• Experience with test bench development, testing and V&V

Nice-to-have Skills

• Experience with DSP, RF modulation/de-modulation, and signal sampling fundamentals and FPGA implementation
• Experience with specific technologies such as Xilinx RFSoC, MPSoC, Vivado and SystemVerilog.
• Experience building and executing on technical roadmaps and plans
• Equivalent experience or B.S. in computer science, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, robotics, aerospace, or related field
• Experience evaluating external IP in build vs. buy decisions and licensing

Salary

The salary range for this role is $150k - $250k and will depend on a candidate's skills geographic location, qualifications, and experience as defined during the interview process.

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, we provide 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.