Muon Space
Senior Software Engineer, Hardware Test
$213K–$237K
San Jose, CA +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Jul 31, 2026
- Location
- San Jose, CA
San Jose, California, United States - Experience
- 8+ years of software engineering experience, with demonstrated technical leadership of complex, multi-engineer projects.
- Education
- B.S. in Computer Science, Electrical/Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be a U.S. person, eligible to access export-controlled information without export authorization, or eligible and reasonably likely to obtain the required export authorization.
About the job
Leads the architecture and development of Python frameworks, tools, and infrastructure for testing Muon hardware from modules through assembled spacecraft.
What you'll do
- Own the hardware test frameworks’ architecture, standards, and technical roadmap; build shared tests and tooling.
- Develop instrument drivers and test results databases and user interfaces; integrate automated testing with CI/CD and hardware-in-the-loop infrastructure.
- Partner with test and engineering teams to drive adoption, train users, and mentor engineers.
What they ask for
- Experience developing software that controls and tests physical hardware, including test-instrument drivers.
- B.S. in Computer Science, Electrical/Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
- Expert-level Python, including designing frameworks or libraries used by other engineering teams.
- Working knowledge of electronics and lab test equipment; experience with databases, tooling, and user interfaces.
Nice to have
- Experience testing spacecraft, launch vehicles, or other aerospace hardware.
- Experience with embedded C/C++, hardware-in-the-loop simulation, production/acceptance test systems, pytest, or results/time-series databases and dashboarding tools.
Pay
$213,000 - $237,000 (base salary)
Tools
Python, VISA/SCPI, serial, CAN, Ethernet, CI/CD, pytest, InfluxDB
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