About the role

Muon is seeking a Testbed Hardware Engineer to join our team of testbed engineers.  The ideal candidate is interdisciplinary and has a strong inclination toward good hardware execution.  We’re looking for someone who can elevate the quality and aid in scaling our critical Hardware-In-The-Loop (HITL) avionics test platforms to support increasingly capable satellite programs. Due to the hands-on nature of this role, we do require candidates to be local to the Bay Area. 

Responsibilities

• Conceive of, design, and implement Hardware-In-The-Loop (HITL) testbed hardware for system-level testing of software features and releases
• Collaborate with domain experts (Electrical Engineering, Systems, Flight and Ground Software) to determine testbed hardware needs and translate into requirements.
• Translate satellite avionics design information from system block diagrams, electrical schematics and production drawings into testbed hardware designs.
• Synthesize and document testbed execution plans including well defined phases, and selection of milestones with rationale for each
• Generate and maintain testbed architecture diagrams, capturing avionics electronic hardware components, interfaces to external devices such as comms interfaces
• Coordinate with Supply Chain, Assembly, Integration and Test teams to manage flow of testbed inventory, and build processes of testbed modules.
• Advance testbed hardware from early development to mature lifecycle phases and collaborate with facilities manager to maintain testbed support resources (network, power, GPS) onsite

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree or higher in an engineering program from an accredited college or university, or equivalent experience.
• 2+ years of hands-on experience implementing hardware in some kind of complex electromechanical system (e.g. aviation, space, automotive, robotics).
• Experience with Harness CAD tools and harness assembly
• Experience with PCBA assembly and rework (surface mount, through-hole)
• Experience with light manufacturing with soft metals (e.g. drilling and tapping holes), proper use of torque wrenches
• Familiarity with basic electrical test tools, such as a multimeter
• Experience hands-on debugging hardware in large, complex electronic systems
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Excited to work in a fast-paced environment with new challenges each week

Nice-to-have Skills

• Experience with Linux Command Line tools such as Bash scripting or Python
• Experience with Mechanical CAD tools (Solidworks Preferred)
• Experience with Electrical CAD tools (Altium Preferred)
• Familiarity with electronic test and measurement tools (e.g. oscilloscope, spectrum analyzer, harness tester).

About Muon Space

Muon Space is working at the forefront of satellites, advanced sensors, business intelligence, and climate science to allow humanity to close the loop on climate change.  From satellite missions to modeling to data analytics and actionable insights, we believe measuring, understanding and predicting Earth’s complex, coupled systems is both a great business opportunity and key to leaving future generations a livable, productive and healthy planet.

We are a geographically diverse company with teams in the San Francisco bay area, Los Angeles, Seattle and Boulder.  We seek great talent wherever it may be. However, due to the hands-on nature of this role, we do require candidates to be local to the Bay Area. 

Equal Opportunity

At Muon, our mission embraces the entire planet and we believe our team should too.  Muon is 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.

At Muon Space salary is only part of our total compensation package. In addition to salary, Muon Space provides equity compensation as well as benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401k retirement plan, life insurance, and an employee development program. We also offer three weeks paid vacation for new employees, along with 12 paid holidays and unlimited sick time, along with paid parental leave to name a few of our benefits. 

The salary range for this role is 100K-190K and will depend on a candidate's skills, qualifications, and experience as defined during the interview process.

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.