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Senior Manager, Test Operations

Muon Space· Production - AIT
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San Jose, CA$185k - $205kfull-timePosted 2w ago

About the role

Senior Manager of Test Operations to lead and scale Muon Space's Test Operations for spacecraft and subsystem production, overseeing technicians, staffing, capacity, and production throughput, and industrializing test processes for repeatable production.

Responsibilities

  • Lead, mentor, and develop Spacecraft and Subsystems Test Technicians and technical leads.
  • Establish staffing plans, shift coverage, skill matrices, and technician development paths.
  • Set daily operational priorities and drive consistent execution across teams and shifts.
  • Build a culture of safety, accountability, quality, and ownership of flight hardware.
  • Own day-to-day execution of spacecraft and subsystem test operations.
  • Ensure tests are performed using approved procedures, configurations, tooling, and acceptance criteria.
  • Partner with Test Engineering to transition new or immature tests into stable production operations.
  • Identify and resolve operational constraints, bottlenecks, and resource conflicts.
  • Develop and implement the operating model required to scale test operations with production volume.
  • Establish repeatable processes, standard work, training, and qualification requirements.
  • Develop capacity and labor models for stations, equipment, shifts, and future production demand.
  • Partner with Engineering and Manufacturing to design test infrastructure, stations, EGSE, tooling, and facilities for scalable production.
  • Identify opportunities to reduce test cycle time, improve utilization, and increase throughput.
  • Support the transition of new spacecraft platforms, subsystems, and test capabilities into production.
  • Build organizational capability through cross-training, workforce planning, and scalable team structures.
  • Establish and manage metrics for throughput, cycle time, utilization, schedule adherence, rework, and test capacity.
  • Drive daily management and continuous improvement across Test Operations.
  • Use operational data to identify constraints and prioritize investments in people, equipment, and infrastructure.
  • Support MRR, TRR, and production readiness activities.
  • Ensure operational readiness for new programs, facilities, test stations, and production lines.

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of experience in aerospace, spacecraft, defense, advanced manufacturing, or complex hardware production and test.
  • 5+ years leading technical, production, integration, or test organizations.
  • Experience directly leading technicians and hands-on technical teams.
  • Experience with spacecraft, subsystem, avionics, electrical, functional, or environmental test operations.
  • Demonstrated experience scaling teams, processes, and infrastructure in a growing production environment.
  • Experience with workforce planning, staffing models, shift operations, and technician development.
  • Strong understanding of flight hardware handling, configuration control, quality, safety, and hardware protection.
  • Demonstrated ability to improve throughput, cycle time, utilization, and schedule performance.
  • Strong cross-functional communication and leadership skills.

Skills

Required:Staffing and workforce planningTest operations managementLeadership and mentorship

Benefits

  • equity grant
  • medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401k retirement plan
  • short & long term disability and life insurance
  • three weeks paid vacation
  • 12 paid holidays
  • unlimited sick time
  • paid parental leave
Last updated Oct 17, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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