Muon Space
Senior Electrical Hardware Test Engineer
$184K–$208K
San Jose, CA +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Jul 22, 2026
- Location
- San Jose, CA
San Jose, California, United States - Experience
- 3+ years in hardware test engineering; 8+ years of total relevant software/hardware engineering experience.
- Education
- B.S. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field preferred, but not required.
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicants must meet one of the stated export-control access conditions: be a U.S. person, be eligible to access the information without export authorization, or be eligible and reasonably likely to obtain the required export authorization.
About the job
Own and develop automated test infrastructure and validation strategies for satellite avionics, including test racks, scripts, and fixtures.
What you'll do
- Define avionics validation strategies and create test plans and automated test racks with the test and reliability team.
- Write and maintain Python scripts, and develop rack self-test and preventive-maintenance methods.
- Partner with hardware engineers on DFT/DFM, create custom fixtures, and mentor engineers while setting test-team practices.
What they ask for
- 3+ years of hardware test engineering experience and 8+ years of total relevant software/hardware engineering experience.
- Knowledge of electronic components, circuits, and test equipment.
- Experience with embedded systems, embedded programming concepts, Linux, Python scripting, and AI-assisted script development.
- Understanding of microcontrollers and communication interfaces; familiarity with schematic capture and PCB layout software.
Nice to have
- Experience with electronics for space applications.
- Experience with FPGAs, SoC, or embedded Linux platforms.
Pay
$184,000 - $208,000 USD base salary
Tools
Python, Altium, Cadence/Orcad, UART, SPI, I2C, CAN, Ethernet
AI focus
Use AI to expedite development of scripts.
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