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Engineering Manager, Compute Components

Muon Space· Engineering - Software
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Hybrid (San Jose, CA)$240k - $265kFull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Engineering Manager role leading the Compute Components team within Muon Space's HPC group. Focus on people management, delivering on roadmap, coaching, and scaling the team. Hybrid role with on-site presence in San Jose, CA 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

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 for 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

Skills

Required:People managementFPGAGPUHardware-integrated systemsDelivery practices

Benefits

  • equity grant
  • comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision Insurance
  • 401k retirement plan
  • short & long term disability and life insurance
  • three weeks paid vacation, 12 paid holidays, unlimited sick time, paid parental leave
Last updated Sep 19, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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