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Senior Electrical Hardware Engineer

Muon Space· Engineering - Hardware
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Hybrid (San Jose, CA)$192k - $212kfull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Senior Electrical Hardware Engineer role at Muon Space in San Jose, CA. Hybrid on-site three days per week, contributing to design, development, and testing of electrical hardware for next-generation spacecraft.

Responsibilities

  • Contribute to the design and development of electrical systems for spacecraft avionics, including flight computers, power distribution, guidance and navigation, sensors, actuators, and communication systems.
  • Schematic capture and PCB layout
  • Bring-up, testing, and validation of newly designed hardware.
  • Collaborate with software engineers on the integration and testing of hardware and software components.
  • Build and test early hardware prototypes to evaluate design concepts and mitigate risks.
  • Work cross-functionally with mechanical, software, systems, and production teams to ensure successful integration and manufacturability of hardware.
  • Contribute to the creation of design documentation, test procedures, and reports.
  • Participate in design reviews and provide constructive feedback.
  • Mentor other engineers and push the team to new heights in your respective domain

Qualifications

  • Prefer, but don’t require B.S. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
  • 5-8 years of experience in hardware engineering, preferably with exposure to electronic systems (relevant internships and academic projects will be considered).
  • Familiarity with electronic components, circuits, and test equipment (e.g., oscilloscopes, multimeters, power supplies).
  • Expert level knowledge in schematic capture and PCB layout software (e.g., Altium, Cadence/Orcad).
  • Understanding of microcontrollers and common communication interfaces (e.g., UART, SPI, I2C, CAN, Ethernet).
  • Experience with embedded systems, embedded programming concepts and comfortable in a Linux development environment
  • Strong problem-solving skills and a hands-on approach to engineering challenges.
  • Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
  • A strong desire to learn and contribute in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Skills

Required:Electrical engineering fundamentalsSchematic capture and PCB layoutMicrocontrollers and interfacesEmbedded systems / LinuxTest and validationCross-functional collaboration

Benefits

  • three weeks paid vacation for new employees
  • 12 paid holidays
  • unlimited sick time
  • paid parental leave
  • medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401k retirement plan
  • short & long term disability and life insurance
  • equity compensation
Last updated Sep 19, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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