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Hardware Test Engineer I, Testbeds & EGSE Verified today

Muon Space · San Jose, CA · Production · first seen 2026-09-03
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About the role

Muon seeks an early-career Hardware Test Engineer to join the Testbeds & EGSE team. You'll build the Hardware-In-The-Loop (HITL) testbeds behind every Muon mission and the electrical ground support equipment (EGSE) used to interface with satellites during assembly, integration, and test. You'll assemble and bring up testbeds for each mission, and contribute to the design of next-generation EGSE.

This team spans electrical, embedded software, mechanical, and industrial controls disciplines. What matters most is hands-on instinct, curiosity about how systems work, and eagerness to learn fast.

This role requires onsite work at our San Jose location 5 days a week.

Responsibilities

  • Build, integrate, and bring up HITL testbed hardware: racks, avionics modules, harnessing, and external interfaces for each mission
  • Assist in the design of testbed hardware and next-generation EGSE to power, command, and monitor satellites during integration and test
  • Translate flight hardware designs (block diagrams, schematics, drawings) into each mission's testbed configuration, working with the electrical missions team
  • Debug hardware and interface issues across testbeds, working alongside electrical, software, and systems engineers
  • Maintain testbed support infrastructure: power, network, and lab resources, and respond when systems go down
  • Create and maintain documentation: testbed architecture diagrams, build records, and checkout procedures
  • Coordinate with supply chain and production teams on testbed inventory and module builds

Required Qualifications

  • 2+ years of hands-on experience building, testing, or debugging hardware in a complex electromechanical system (internships and substantial project work considered)
  • Background in electrical engineering, embedded software, mechanical engineering, or industrial controls
  • Hands-on hardware skills: assembly, wiring, and basic troubleshooting with tools like multimeters and oscilloscopes
  • Understanding of electronics fundamentals and common communication interfaces (UART, SPI, I2C, CAN, Ethernet)
  • Basic scripting or programming ability (Python or Bash)
  • Strong problem-solving skills and a hands-on approach to engineering challenges
  • Excellent communication and teamwork skills, with a strong desire to learn in a fast-paced environment
  • B.S. in an engineering discipline or equivalent hands-on experience
  • Comfort in a Linux heavy development environment

Nice-to-have Skills

  • Experience with HITL testbeds, test labs, or lab automation
  • Experience using RF testing equipment
  • Harness design and assembly experience, or familiarity with electrical CAD (Altium) or mechanical CAD (SolidWorks)
  • PCBA assembly and rework experience
  • Experience with industrial automation or rack-based electronics and networking
  • Aerospace or other high-reliability industry experience

Compensation

Salary range: $143,000 - $162,000, plus equity grant and comprehensive benefits package. Final compensation determined based on skills, qualifications, experience, and geographic location.

ITAR/EAR Requirements

This position requires access to export controlled information. Applicant must be a U.S. person (U.S. citizen, national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee), eligible to access export controlled information without authorization, or eligible and reasonably likely to obtain required export authorization from the U.S. government.