Senior Hardware Reliability & Test Manager

• Muon is seeking a Senior Manager to lead and build our Hardware Reliability & Test organization
• This team partners with every hardware function to ensure consistent qualification across our platforms, owns a holistic system reliability narrative, and provides the frameworks, tooling, and shared resources for testing Muon hardware from module level through fully assembled spacecraft
• You will grow and lead teams spanning Reliability & Qualification, Spacecraft Acceptance Test & Test Framework Engineering, and Test Support Resources
• Build, lead, and grow the Hardware Reliability & Test organization across its three functions
• Own vehicle and subsystem qualification: partner with subsystem and bus owners to define test conditions and levels, and ensure consistency across platforms
• Refine and own quantitative reliability models, identifying gaps in data and proposing additional test to better inform our designs
• Own Muon’s hardware test frameworks, standards, results databases, and tooling, from module-level through spacecraft-level test
• Deliver standard, shared spacecraft-level tests that can be easily tailored per mission
• Provide shared hardware, software, and logistical resources supporting qualification, reliability, and lifetime testing across the hardware org
• Partner with Systems Engineering and Business Development to demonstrate our systems meet customer requirements
• Communicate reliability posture and test status to leadership and customers

Benefits

• 100% health, dental, and vision coverage for employees; 50% coverage for dependents (Concierge Medical offered through One Medical where available)
• Parental leave for primary and secondary caregivers
• Generous time off policy
• 401(k) plan through Betterment and equity management through Carta
• Fully stocked kitchen at our HQ and we cater lunch 3 days per week
• Dog-friendly office- B.S. in Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field
• Proven ability to define processes and drive consistency across multiple engineering teams
• Familiarity with software-driven test frameworks and automated test infrastructure
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Hands-on experience qualifying complex hardware for spaceflight or similarly demanding environments (thermal, vacuum, vibration, EMI/EMC)
• 10+ years of experience in hardware test, qualification, or reliability engineering, including 3+ years leading engineering teams
• Working knowledge of reliability analysis methods (e.g., FMEA, fault trees, statistical reliability modeling)
• Excited to work in a fast-paced environment with new challenges each week
• We encourage you to apply, even if you don’t check all the boxes, and we look forward to reviewing your application!
• Experience with test data pipelines and results databases at scale
• Experience with spacecraft environmental test standards (e.g., NASA GEVS, SMC-S-016)
• Advanced degree or experience in engineering, reliability, or a related field
• Experience standing up new teams, processes, or test capabilities
• Experience applying industry reliability standards (e.g., MIL-HDBK-217, ECSS, ISO 26262, or AEC-Q component qualification)