Design, build, and operate mission-optimized satellite constellations with Muon Space. Backed by Air Street.
About the role
Muon seeks a Senior Reliability Engineer to serve as the technical lead of the reliability vertical within our Hardware Reliability & Test organization. You'll own how Muon predicts, measures, and improves hardware reliability- building out and standardizing the models, methods, and practices that ensure our constellations keep delivering mission-critical data. The role reports to the Senior Manager of Hardware Reliability & Test.
What they're looking for
- 8+ years of engineering experience with complex, high-reliability hardware, including 5+ years in reliability engineering
- Strong command of reliability analysis methods: FMEA/FMECA, fault trees, statistical reliability modeling, and derating analysis
- Experience applying industry reliability standards (e.g., MIL-HDBK-217, ECSS, AEC-Q, or similar)
- Demonstrated ability to turn test and field data into failure-rate estimates and actionable design recommendations
- Statistical fluency: Weibull analysis, confidence bounds, accelerated life testing with supporting tools (Python, R, or dedicated reliability software)
- Proven ability to define processes and drive consistency across multiple engineering teams
More about this role
Muon seeks a Senior Reliability Engineer to serve as the technical lead of the reliability vertical within our Hardware Reliability & Test organization. You'll own how Muon predicts, measures, and improves hardware reliability- building out and standardizing the models, methods, and practices that ensure our constellations keep delivering mission-critical data. The role reports to the Senior Manager of Hardware Reliability & Test.
This is a build-and-lead opportunity: reliability practice at Muon today lives within individual hardware teams, and you'll be the one to unify it. The role carries substantial growth potential as the vertical expands, including a path into people management for the right candidate.
This position is hybrid and requires working on-site in our San Jose, CA office three days per week.
- Own and evolve Muon's quantitative reliability models from component failure rates through system-level availability
- Build and standardize reliability methods across hardware teams: FMEA/FMECA, fault trees, and single-point-failure analysis
- Partner with domain experts across the hardware org to establish common part-level reliability standards including derating...
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