Muon Space
Senior Optical Test Engineer
$179K–$230K
Mountain View, CA +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 6, 2026
- Location
- Mountain View, CA
Mountain View, California, United States - Experience
- Ph.D. plus 3+ years; or M.S. plus 6+ years industry experience; or B.S. plus 8+ years industry experience.
- Education
- Ph.D., M.S., or B.S.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be a U.S. person, eligible to access export-controlled information without export authorization, or eligible and reasonably likely to obtain required export authorization; the company may decline to pursue export licensing for legitimate business reasons.
About the job
Conducts hands-on testing, characterization, and environmental qualification of optical, optomechanical, and moving-mechanism subsystems and instruments for infrared remote sensing.
What you'll do
- Define test strategies and standards; create procedures; execute tests; analyze data; and prepare reports.
- Conduct functional, performance, vibration, thermal-vacuum/TVAC, and thermal-stress testing at subsystem and instrument levels.
- Develop and operate ground support equipment and testbeds for characterization, calibration, spacecraft integration, and system check-outs.
What they ask for
- Ph.D. plus 3+ years working with imaging systems or remote sensing instruments in a multidisciplinary environment; or M.S. plus 6+ years of industry experience; or B.S. plus 8+ years of industry experience.
- Basic software skills in one or more languages, such as Python or C++.
- Experience with precision optical and mechanical metrology equipment.
- Experience with root cause analysis, rigorous data analysis, post-processing, and test report generation.
Nice to have
- Proficiency in CAD (SolidWorks preferred) for test fixture design.
- Experience assembling and characterizing moving mechanism assemblies; exposure to optical component and system design and analysis; or cleanroom experience.
Pay
$179,000 - $230,000 USD base salary
Tools
Python, C++, SolidWorks
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