Muon Space
Hardware Test Engineer II, Testbeds & EGSE
About this role
Muon Space seeks a Hardware Test Engineer II to design and build Hardware-In-The-Loop testbeds and electrical ground support equipment for satellite missions. You'll lead testbed infrastructure design, integrate hardware, debug complex systems, and mentor junior engineers while working hands-on in a fast-paced aerospace environment.
What you'll do
- Lead design of HITL testbed infrastructure, architecture, and external interfaces
- Design next-generation EGSE for powering, commanding, and monitoring satellites during integration and test
- Translate flight hardware schematics and block diagrams into testbed designs in collaboration with electrical teams
- Build, integrate, bring up, and support testbed hardware fleet in daily operation
- Debug hardware and interface issues across testbeds, coordinating with electrical, software, and systems engineers
- Create and maintain testbed documentation, architecture diagrams, and interface definitions
What they're looking for
- Complex electromechanical systems design and testing
- Electrical schematic and block diagram interpretation
- Hardware debugging with multimeters and oscilloscopes
- Python or Bash scripting
- Electronics fundamentals and communication interfaces (UART, SPI, I2C, CAN, Ethernet)
- Linux development environment
- Electrical CAD (Altium preferred)
- Mechanical CAD (SolidWorks preferred)
Benefits
- Equity compensation
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401k retirement plan
- Short and long-term disability and life insurance
- Three weeks paid vacation for new employees
- 12 paid holidays
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Muon Space
Muon Space builds satellites and infrared remote sensing instruments for Earth observation and geospatial data collection. The company is hiring systems engineers, flight software engineers, optical engineers, and software engineers to develop spacecraft, embedded satellite systems, and internal operational software.
- Website
- muonspace.com
Likely interview questions
- Describe your experience designing hardware systems that others would build and use in production—what was your design process and how did you incorporate feedback?
- Walk us through a time you debugged a complex hardware-software interface issue. What tools and approach did you use?