Head of Space Hardware Reliability & Test

Muon Space, Inc.; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 202,000 - 223,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation time

Paid holidays

Sick time

Paid parental leave

Equity compensation

Job summary

Muon Space, Inc. is seeking a Senior Manager to lead the Hardware Reliability & Test organization, building cross-functional teams spanning Reliability & Qualification, Spacecraft Acceptance Test & Test Framework Engineering, and Test Support Resources to ensure robust qualification across platforms.

The role is hybrid in San Jose, CA, requiring on-site presence three days a week, and offers a competitive salary with equity, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities to shape reliability

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience qualifying complex hardware for spaceflight or similarly demanding environments (thermal, vacuum, vibration, EMI/EMC).
• B.S. in Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field.
• 10+ years in hardware test, qualification, or reliability engineering, including 3+ years leading engineering teams.
• Proven ability to define processes and drive consistency across multiple engineering teams.
• Working knowledge of reliability analysis methods (FMEA, fault trees, statistical reliability modeling).
• Familiarity with software-driven test frameworks and automated test infrastructure.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Build, lead, and grow the Hardware Reliability & Test organization across its three functions.
• Own vehicle and subsystem qualification: define test conditions and levels with owners and ensure consistency across platforms.
• Refine and own quantitative reliability models, identify data gaps, propose additional tests for better designs.
• Own Muon's hardware test frameworks, standards, results databases, and tooling from module-level to spacecraft-level tests.
• Deliver standard, shared spacecraft-level tests easily tailorable per mission.
• Provide shared hardware, software, and logistical resources supporting qualification, reliability, and lifetime testing.
• Partner with Systems Engineering and Business Development to demonstrate systems meet customer requirements.

Skills

Spaceflight hardware

Engineering leadership

Reliability modeling

FMEA & fault trees

Test automation

Effective communication

Education

B.S. in Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field

Tools

Software test frameworks

Automation tooling

Job description

Muon Space, Inc. is seeking a Senior Manager to lead the Hardware Reliability & Test organization, building cross-functional teams spanning Reliability & Qualification, Spacecraft Acceptance Test & Test Framework Engineering, and Test Support Resources to ensure robust qualification across platforms.

The role is hybrid in San Jose, CA, requiring on-site presence three days a week, and offers a competitive salary with equity, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities to shape reliability