Verification & Qualification Engineer - Solar & Deployables
Muon Space · San Jose, CA
Posted about 2 months ago · $183,000 - $198,000
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 71 days Muon Space's roles stay open a median of 78 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 88% of Muon Space's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Muon Space
- high 113 stale, 2 reposted of 115 open
- Hiring momentum
- 131 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-24
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Muon Space's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Muon Space.
About this role
The Verification & Qualification Engineer at Muon will be responsible for managing requirements and ensuring the verification and qualification of solar and deployable systems for spacecraft. This role involves collaborating with design engineers, developing test plans, executing test campaigns, and maintaining rigorous documentation and traceability throughout the product development process. The position requires hands-on work and is based onsite in San Jose three days a week.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Muon Space as an employer.
What you need
- 5+ years of experience developing, building, or testing complex, high-reliability hardware
- 3+ years in requirements management, verification, or qualification
- Demonstrated experience with requirements traceability and structured verification
- Experience planning and/or executing qualification, acceptance, or environmental test campaigns
- Strong understanding of verification methods
- Hands-on test experience: procedures, fixtures, instrumentation, data capture, and reporting
Nice to have
- Space industry experience with flight hardware qualification
- Familiarity with space environmental test standards
- Medical device or other regulated-industry background
- Experience with requirements management tools
- Experience with reliability engineering, FMECA, or single-point-failure analysis
What you get
- Salary range of $173,000 - $193,000
- Competitive equity grant
- Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401k retirement plan
- Short & long term disability and life insurance
- Three weeks paid vacation for new employees
Worth weighing
- Onsite work required three days a week
- Role involves hands-on testing and execution
- Experience in structured product development is emphasized, which may limit flexibility in approach
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Listed by Muon Space on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-24. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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