Staff Software Engineer, Test Infrastructure

Muonspace; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 210,000 - 234,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity compensation

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401k retirement plan

Three weeks paid vacation

Unlimited sick time

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Muonspace is looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join their Software Test team in San Jose, CA. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in software testing and tool development, focusing on improving testing capabilities and methodologies.

You will lead the testing infrastructure team and integrate feedback from engineering teams to refine testing processes. The position offers a competitive salary ranging from $210,000 to $234,000, equity grants, and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 10+ years' experience as a software engineer in a team environment.
• Experience with Hardware-in-the-Loop integration testing.
• Proven ability to develop comprehensive testing procedures.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Software Test infrastructure team.
• Deliver solutions for rapid software testing.
• Define metrics for test health and develop reporting techniques.

Skills

Software testing processes

Software tool development

Python programming

Communication skills

Education

B.S. in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Git

Docker

Linux systems administration

Electronics test equipment

Job description

About the role

Muon seeks a Staff Software Engineer to join our Software Test team. An ideal candidate is an expert in software testing processes, an accomplished software tool developer, and experienced with Hardware-in-the-Loop and Simulation-driven testing. In this role, you will shape the best‑practices and architecture of our software testing infrastructure. You will work with leaders across our department to establish testing policy and deliver testing capabilities, improving our velocity and ability to launch successful missions. This position is based at our San Jose, CA office.

Responsibilities

• Be the leading team member for Muon's Software Test infrastructure team.
• Work closely with engineering management to understand our software testing infrastructure needs and deliver solutions to enable rapid delivery of quality flight and ground software.
• Define department‑wide metrics for test health, and develop automated reporting techniques to motivate measurable improvement.
• Integrate feedback from client teams to drive iterative improvements to our testing tools and procedures.
• Work with our Hardware Engineering and Manufacturing teams to expand Hardware-in-the-Loop testing capabilities.
• Work closely with the Simulation team to integrate simulation tools into automated testing campaigns.
• Collaborate with management to improve team estimation and planning.
• Define success metrics to drive team alignment with company goals.
• Mentor Test and Simulation team engineers.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to deliver comprehensive department‑scale testing procedures and infrastructure, including Hardware-in-the-Loop integration testing.
• Experience designing infrastructure or orchestration for running and reporting on end‑to‑end integration tests on large multi‑component systems.
• B.S. or equivalent experience in Computer Science or a related field.
• 10+ years' experience as a software engineer in a team environment.
• Strong programming experience in Python.
• Familiarity with common electronics test equipment (e.g., oscilloscopes, multimeters, power supplies, logic analyzers).
• Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git) and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines (e.g. Github Actions).
• Familiarity with Linux systems administration and Docker containers.
• Willingness to operate in novel technical domains.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

Nice‑to‑have Skills

• Knowledge of C/C++.
• Fluency in statistical analysis.
• Experience testing embedded hardware projects, like robotics, autonomous vehicles, or aerospace.
• Familiarity with cloud deployment environments, like Kubernetes and virtual instances.
• Experience with Software-in-the-Loop simulation.

Salary

The salary range for this role is $210,000 - $234,000 plus a competitive equity grant and comprehensive benefits package. Final compensation will be based on skills, qualifications, experience, and geographic location as assessed during the interview process.

Benefits

At Muon, salary is only part of our total compensation package. In addition to salary, full‑time employees receive equity compensation as well as benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401k retirement plan, short & long term disability and life insurance. We also offer three weeks paid vacation for new employees, along with 12 paid holidays, unlimited sick time and paid parental leave.

Equal Employment Opportunity

We are dedicated to creating a diverse and dynamic company and workforce. We believe in equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, age, national origin, citizenship, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or gender identity. We value diversity in the workplace, and that starts with our applicants. We encourage you to apply, even if you don't check all the boxes, and we look forward to reviewing your application! In addition, if you need a reasonable accommodation as part of your application for employment or interviews with us, please let us know.

ITAR/EAR Requirements

This position requires access to export controlled information. To conform to U.S. Government export regulations applicable to that information, applicant must either be (A) a U.S. person, defined as a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder), (iii) refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, (B) eligible to access the export controlled information without a required export authorization, or (C) eligible and reasonably likely to obtain the required export authorization from the applicable U.S. government agency. The Company may, for legitimate business reasons, decline to pursue any export licensing process.