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Senior Software Engineer, Hardware Test

Muon San Jose💼 Full-time💰 $184,000–$184,000🗓 2026-07-31 → 2026-09-26

Core

Technical lead for hardware test frameworks, standards, and tooling used to test Muon hardware from module level through fully assembled spacecraft.

Role type

Senior IC software engineer (hardware test frameworks)

Builds

Python-based test frameworks, drivers, abstractions, test results databases, and user interfaces for spacecraft testing

Domain

Aerospace / Space Systems / Hardware Testing

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

Python (frameworks/libraries), hardware driver development (VISA/SCPI, serial, CAN, Ethernet), database design, UI development, CI/CD integration, technical leadership

Preferred skills

Embedded C/C++ modification, hardware-in-the-loop simulation, aerospace hardware testing, pytest, time-series databases (InfluxDB), dashboarding (Grafana)

Technologies

Python, VISA, SCPI, SQL, InfluxDB, Grafana, pytest, CI/CD

Responsibilities

Own architecture and technical roadmap for test frameworks; design and build test tooling; write drivers for test instruments; architect test results databases and UIs; build standard spacecraft-level tests; integrate frameworks with CI/CD and hardware-in-the-loop infrastructure; mentor engineers and set code quality standards

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with technical leadership

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