Senior Software Engineer, Hardware Test Frameworks Lead

Muon Space; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 184,000 - 208,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Medical insurance

401k

Job summary

Muon Space seeks a Senior Software Engineer to lead our hardware test frameworks, bridging software and hardware for spacecraft testing. You will design Python frameworks, build test tooling, and drive standard shared tests from module level to full spacecraft integration.

You will mentor engineers, own architecture, and integrate frameworks with CI/CD and hardware-in-the-loop systems, working on-site in San Jose, CA three days per week.

Qualifications

• Experience developing software that controls and tests physical hardware, including writing drivers for test instruments (e.g., VISA/SCPI, serial, CAN, or Ethernet-based)
• B.S. in Computer Science, Electrical/Computer Engineering, or a related technical field
• 8+ years of software engineering experience, with demonstrated technical leadership of complex, multi-engineer projects
• Expert-level Python, including designing frameworks or libraries adopted by other engineering teams
• Working knowledge of electronics and lab test equipment; comfortable debugging at the bench
• Experience with databases and building tooling and user interfaces
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Excited to work in a fast-paced environment with new challenges each week

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical lead for Muon's hardware test frameworks: own architecture, standards, and the technical roadmap
• Design and build Python-based test frameworks and tooling used from module-level through fully assembled spacecraft testing
• Write drivers and abstractions for test instruments and ground support equipment (power supplies, DAQs, oscilloscopes, environmental chambers, RF test equipment)
• Architect test results databases and user interfaces, selecting the right technologies for Muon's scale
• Build standard, shared spacecraft-level tests that can be tailored per mission
• Partner with subsystem, bus, and test teams to drive framework adoption, supporting and training users
• Integrate test frameworks with CI/CD and hardware-in-the-loop infrastructure for automated regression testing
• Mentor engineers and set the bar for code quality across hardware test software

Skills

Python

Hardware testing

Test framework design

CI/CD

Mentoring

Communication

Electronics

Education

BS in Computer Science or Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

VISA/SCPI

CAN

Ethernet

DAQs

Job description

Muon Space seeks a Senior Software Engineer to lead our hardware test frameworks, bridging software and hardware for spacecraft testing. You will design Python frameworks, build test tooling, and drive standard shared tests from module level to full spacecraft integration.

You will mentor engineers, own architecture, and integrate frameworks with CI/CD and hardware-in-the-loop systems, working on-site in San Jose, CA three days per week.