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Quality Engineer, Electrical

Muonspace · San Jose, CA · On-site

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About Muonspace

Design, build, and operate mission-optimized satellite constellations with Muon Space. Backed by Air Street.

About the role

Muon seeks an Electrical Quality Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate is a hands-on, seasoned professional passionate about aerospace manufacturing, with a strong commitment to production and quality assurance for high-reliability spaceflight electronics. You will play a key role in developing, implementing, and maintaining our quality programs, ensuring our satellites meet the highest standards of accuracy, reliability, quality, and safety. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Physics, or a related field
  • 5+ years experience in Quality Engineering, Quality Assurance, or manufacturing
  • 3+ years experience working with aerospace Class 3 electrical components
  • Willingness to travel up to 40% to supplier sites as needed for audits, FAIs, and corrective action support
  • Working knowledge of IPC-A-610, IPC J-STD-001, and IPC/WHMA-A-620 at Class 3, including the Space Addendums
  • Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, PCB/PCBA drawings, and wiring diagrams
More about this role

Muon seeks an Electrical Quality Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate is a hands-on, seasoned professional passionate about aerospace manufacturing, with a strong commitment to production and quality assurance for high-reliability spaceflight electronics. You will play a key role in developing, implementing, and maintaining our quality programs, ensuring our satellites meet the highest standards of accuracy, reliability, quality, and safety.

This position is fully onsite and requires working in our San Jose, CA office five days a week.

  • Inspection and Testing: Plan, execute, and oversee the inspection and testing of satellites, sub-assemblies, and component-level hardware including PCBAs, harnesses, and other electrical hardware. Identify conformances and nonconformances in Class 3 aerospace hardware per IPC-A-610, IPC J-STD-001, and IPC/WHMA-A-620, including all applicable Space Addendums. Support inspections of solder, conformal coating, and harnesses, as well as environmental and functional testing including TVAC, vibration testing, and EMI testing.
  • Nonconformance & Corrective Action Management: Lead nonconformance root-cause analysis and disposition of corrective...

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