Muon Space
Senior Manager, Test Engineering
$207K–$230K
San Jose, CA +1 · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 13, 2026
- Location
- San Jose, CA
San Jose, California, United States - Experience
- 8+ years in spacecraft, aerospace, defense, or complex hardware test engineering; 3+ years leading or managing test engineers.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident. For access to export-controlled information, applicants must meet the stated U.S.-person, export-authorization, or eligibility-to-obtain-authorization criteria; the company may decline to pursue export licensing.
About the job
Leads Muon Space’s production test engineering organization, scaling spacecraft and payload testing, environmental test capabilities, and production infrastructure as spacecraft manufacturing grows.
What you'll do
- Lead and develop spacecraft and environmental test engineers; set test strategy, requirements, procedures, and acceptance criteria.
- Lead spacecraft integrated, environmental, and customer payload integration testing, translating requirements into repeatable production processes.
- Scale testbeds, EGSE, infrastructure, capacity, and processes to improve production throughput and test repeatability.
What they ask for
- Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
- 8+ years of experience in spacecraft, aerospace, defense, or complex hardware test engineering.
- 3+ years of experience leading or managing test engineers.
- Experience developing spacecraft or system-level test programs, spacecraft AIT and integrated testing, environmental testing, and test infrastructure such as testbeds or EGSE.
Nice to have
- Direct spacecraft or launch vehicle integration and test experience; customer payload integration experience.
- Experience with automated spacecraft test frameworks and test software, including Python, LabVIEW, or C/C++; familiarity with Flight Software test interfaces or hardware-in-the-loop testing.
Pay
$207,000 - $230,000 USD base salary
Tools
Python, LabVIEW, C/C++, Flight Software, EGSE, AS9100
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