Spacecraft Hardware Reliability & Test Leader

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

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401k

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

Parental leave

Job summary

Muon Space is seeking a Senior Manager to lead and grow the Hardware Reliability & Test organization. You will partner with every hardware function to ensure consistent qualification and provide the tests and tooling for spaceflight hardware from module-level to spacecraft-level integration.

The role requires on-site presence in San Jose, CA three days a week, with leadership duties spanning Reliability & Qualification, Spacecraft Acceptance Test & Test Framework Engineering, and Test Support

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience qualifying complex hardware for spaceflight or similarly demanding environments (thermal, vacuum, vibration, EMI/EMC).
• Proven ability to define processes and drive consistency across multiple engineering teams.
• Working knowledge of reliability analysis methods (e.g., FMEA, fault trees, statistical reliability modeling).
• Familiarity with software-driven test frameworks and automated test infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Build, lead, and grow the Hardware Reliability & Test organization across its three functions.
• Own vehicle and subsystem qualification: partner with subsystem and bus owners to define test conditions and levels, and ensure consistency across platforms.
• Refine and own quantitative reliability models, identifying gaps in data and proposing additional test to better inform our designs.
• Own Muon's hardware test frameworks, standards, results databases, and tooling, from module-level through spacecraft-level test.
• Deliver standard, shared spacecraft-level tests that can be easily tailored per mission.
• Provide shared hardware, software, and logistical resources supporting qualification, reliability, and lifetime testing across the hardware org.
• Partner with Systems Engineering and Business Development to demonstrate our systems meet customer requirements.
• Communicate reliability posture and test status to leadership and customers.

Skills

Spaceflight hardware qualification

Leadership experience

Reliability analysis methods

Test frameworks automation

Communication skills

Education

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

Job description

Muon Space is seeking a Senior Manager to lead and grow the Hardware Reliability & Test organization. You will partner with every hardware function to ensure consistent qualification and provide the tests and tooling for spaceflight hardware from module-level to spacecraft-level integration.

The role requires on-site presence in San Jose, CA three days a week, with leadership duties spanning Reliability & Qualification, Spacecraft Acceptance Test & Test Framework Engineering, and Test Support