# Senior Avionics Engineer

About the role Muon Space is seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Senior Avionics Engineer to join our growing team in San Jose, CA. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the design, development, and testing of cutting-edge electrical hardware for our next-generation spacecraft. You will work closely with experienced engineers across various disciplines to bring innovative satellite systems to life. This position is hybrid and requires working on-site in our San Jose, CA office three days per week. Responsibilities Contribute to the design and development of electrical systems for spacecraft avionics, including areas such as 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. Contribu

- **Id**: 3767492
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/muon-space-senior-avionics-engineer>
- **Role**: Aerospace
- **Role family**: Aerospace
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: San Jose, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: yes
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-04T16:58:53Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-04
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-09T05:08:46Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 4
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 5791
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: 401k plan, Equity, Life insurance, Parental leave, Retirement plans, Vision insurance
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Satellite Manufacturing, Earth Observation, Space Services

## Company

- **Id**: 4799
- **Name**: Muon Space
- **Domain**: muonspace.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/muon-space>
- **Size band**: 501-1000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Greenhouse

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 87
- **Open postings**: 19
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.526
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 52
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-08T05:47:12Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 192000
- **Max**: 212000
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 212000

## Technologies

- **Linux** — Optional: no
- **OrCAD** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 4

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: yes

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Hiring locations

- **United States** — Iso: US; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-04T20:31:44Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: Filed H-1B visas in the last two years; Filings 12m: 0

## Liveness

- **Score**: 63
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.632
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 3
- **Expected fill days**: 52
- **Reasons**: conf:1, stale_co, velocity, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-08T05:47:12Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 212000
- **Is top pay**: yes

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