Engineering Manager, Compute Components
Muon Space · San Jose, CA
Posted about a month ago · $210,000 - $234,000
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 30 days Muon Space's roles stay open a median of 40 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 88% of Muon Space's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Muon Space
- high 43 stale, 2 reposted of 115 open
- Hiring momentum
- 131 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Muon Space's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Muon Space.
About this role
Muon Space is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead the Compute Components team within their High Performance Compute (HPC) division. This role focuses on people management, ensuring timely and quality deliveries, and supporting the growth and success of the engineering team. The manager will collaborate with technical leads to translate architectural plans into actionable tasks while maintaining a healthy team culture and improving technical environments.
- benefits
- 3/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Muon Space as an employer.
What you need
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- 3+ years of engineering management experience, with 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.
Nice to have
- 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).
What you get
- Salary range of $210,000 - $234,000, plus a competitive equity grant and comprehensive benefits package.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- 401k retirement plan.
- Short & long term disability and life insurance.
- Three weeks paid vacation for new employees, along with 12 paid holidays, unlimited sick time and paid parental leave.
Worth weighing
- Hybrid work model requiring three days on-site in San Jose, CA.
- Position involves managing a team in a high-stakes environment related to space technology.
- No specific mention of the technology stack used, which may impact the role's relevance to current industry trends.
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Listed by Muon Space on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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