Senior Software Engineer at Muon Space

Compensation

$184,000 – $208,000/yr

Location: San Jose, California
Type: Full-time
Level: Senior
Posted: Jun 17, 2026

Description

Muon Space is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their Software Test team. The role involves building and supporting in-house software testing infrastructure, integrating simulation tools, expanding test coverage, and mentoring junior engineers. The ideal candidate will have strong programming experience in Python, familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, and knowledge of Linux systems administration.

Required Skills

software testing processes
software tool development
Hardware-in-the-Loop
Simulations driven testing
software testing infrastructure
hardware testbed capabilities
simulated test scenarios
technical goals
client teams
test coverage
off-nominal test scenarios
simulation tools
automated testing campaigns
reliable estimation and planning
team alignment
performance metrics
Mentor Test and Simulation team engineers
deliverable software testing infrastructure
programming experience in Python
Git
Github Actions
Linux systems administration
Docker containers
communication and presentation skills

Additional Information

Required Previous Experiences: 8+ years' experience as a software engineer in a team environment.
Preferred Qualifications: Knowledge of C/C++.
Fluency in statistical analysis.
Familiarity with common electronics test equipment (e.g., oscilloscopes, multimeters, power supplies, logic analyzers).
Experience testing embedded hardware projects, like robotics, autonomous vehicles, or aerospace.
Experience designing infrastructure or orchestration for running and reporting on end-to-end integration tests on large multi-component systems.
Experience with Hardware-in-the-Loop integration testing.
Familiarity with cloud deployment environments, like Kubernetes and virtual instances.
Experience with Software-in-the-Loop simulation.