Space Hardware Test Engineer - End-to-End Lab Validation

World Aquatics; Ivry-sur-Seine; Remote; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity package

Competitive compensation

Relocation support

Job summary

Gama, a NewSpace startup, seeks a Hardware Test Engineer to drive test campaigns for solar arrays, power electronics and batteries. You will design benches, write procedures and ensure data reliability for scale‑up to production.

You will work with mechanical, electrical and manufacturing engineers to shape hardware testing, maintain calibration and uphold safety in a fast‑paced, international environment.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree or Master’s in electrical, mechanical, aerospace or physics engineering.
• 3+ years hands‑on hardware test lab experience, space/aerospace/energy or similar.
• Experience running environmental or electrical test campaigns, from plan to report.
• Strong instrumentation and measurement skills (sensors, data acquisition, power supplies).
• Programming skills for test automation and data analysis.
• Rigorous, safety‑minded approach with documentation and traceability.
• Proactive ownership and ability to work with multiple teams.
• Professional level English; French is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Set up, operate and maintain lab test equipment (TVAC, chambers, solar simulators, power supplies, loads).
• Define end‑of‑line and acceptance testing for high‑volume production.
• Design and build test benches and fixtures for cells, arrays, power electronics and batteries.
• Write test plans, procedures and reports; run development, qualification and acceptance campaigns.
• Develop and maintain test automation and data acquisition software (e.g., Python, LabVIEW).
• Own equipment calibration and preventive maintenance; apply lab safety rules.
• Contribute to spec of new test equipment; liaise with suppliers and facilities.
• Support anomaly investigations and root-cause analyses.

Skills

Engineering basics

Test campaigns

Instrumentation & measurement

Programming for test automation

Safety & documentation

Interpersonal collaboration

English proficiency

Education

Engineering degree or Master’s in electrical/mechanical/aerospace/physics

Tools

LabVIEW

Python

Data acquisition systems

Job description

Gama, a NewSpace startup, seeks a Hardware Test Engineer to drive test campaigns for solar arrays, power electronics and batteries. You will design benches, write procedures and ensure data reliability for scale‑up to production.

You will work with mechanical, electrical and manufacturing engineers to shape hardware testing, maintain calibration and uphold safety in a fast‑paced, international environment.