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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Reliability Engineer - **Company:** Muon Space Inc - **Location:** San Jose, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $216,000.0 - $236,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Code Coverage, Failure Mode Effects Analysis, Python (Programming Language), Reliability Engineering, Software Tools, Strategies of Testing, Reliability of Systems - **Published:** September 19, 2026 - **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/senior-reliability-engineer-technical-lead-muon-space-10126584 ## About the Role * 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 * Excellent communication and presentation skills * B.S. or higher in Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace Engineering, or related field Nice-to-have Skills * Spacecraft or satellite reliability experience, including radiation effects on electronics * On-orbit anomaly investigation or FRACAS experience * Experience with reliability approaches for COTS-based space hardware * Experience with reliability software tools (ReliaSoft, Relyence, or similar) * Experience standing up new processes or functions within an engineering organization * Technical leadership or mentoring experience ## Description 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., * 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 guidelines, COTS screening philosophy, and radiation-tolerance approach, capturing and codifying their expertise * Identify gaps in test coverage and reliability data, and help drive the tests that close them- partnering with qualification and test teams on test conditions, sample sizes, and life-test strategies * Close the loop with the fleet: use on-orbit performance data and anomalies to refine models and drive design guidance * Embed reliability into the hardware lifecycle by partnering with design teams on design reviews, worst-case analyses, and qualification planning * Communicate Muon's reliability posture to leadership and customers, and support proposals with reliability analyses * Mentor engineers across teams on reliability methods, laying the foundation for a growing reliability function ## Related Videos - [Mutation Testing and Fuzzing in C#](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/703-mutation-testing-and-fuzzing-in-c) - [Your Testing Strategy is broken - lets fix it!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1672-your-testing-strategy-is-broken-lets-fix-it) - [From Space to Software: Reliability Lessons 40 Years After Challenger](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100283-from-space-to-software-reliability-lessons-40-years-after-challenger) - [ Secure Code Superstars: Empowering Developers and Surpassing Security Challenges Together](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/422-secure-code-superstars-empowering-developers-and-surpassing-security-challenges-together) - [To Me My X-Tests! - Mutation testing Strategies](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1959-to-me-my-x-tests-mutation-testing-strategies) - [Test-reduction - Doing more with less](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/977-test-reduction-doing-more-with-less) ## Related Articles - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [Trustworthy AI Starts at Deployment: 5 Checks Before You Ship](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/753-trustworthy-ai-starts-at-deployment-5-checks-before-you-ship) - [Dev Digest 121 - AI goes offline](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/456-dev-digest-121-ai-goes-offline) - [Dev Digest 138 - Are you secure about this?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/486-dev-digest-138-are-you-secure-about-this) - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers) - [Top Characteristics of a Software Engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/166-top-characteristics-of-a-software-engineer)