Aerospace Hardware Test & Automation Engineer

Inversion; United States; On-site; USD 77,000 - 116,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Reentry Technologies in Playa Vista, CA seeks a Hardware Test and Automation Engineer to join the simulation team. You will build, test, and automate software and hardware systems for flight simulations, enabling rapid integration and testing under realistic conditions.

You will develop automated scripts, create device API wrappers for EGSE gear, and build emulators for flight hardware to support SIL/HIL testing. A TS/SCI clearance is required by ITAR constraints.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering or equivalent technical experience.
• Typically 1+ years of hardware experience.
• Proficiency in scripting languages (Python, Lua, Bash, PowerShell).
• Proficiency in embedded languages (C/C++, Rust).
• Experience with Linux-based systems.
• Experience handling and integrating unhoused/open-frame electronics and prototype hardware.
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government Secret/Top Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Automate provisioning, deployment, execution, operation, and logging tasks to optimize resources.
• Develop automated test scripts to support qualification for flight software and hardware.
• Develop device API wrappers for EGSE equipment via automated test scripts.
• Develop emulators for flight hardware to support SIL and HIL testing.
• Integrate electronics hardware to enable on-demand HIL simulation workflows.
• Contribute to design and development of a simulation system to provision and deploy resources.

Skills

Python

Lua

Bash

PowerShell

C/C++

Rust

Linux

Hardware integration

Security clearance

Education

BS in CS/CE/EE or equivalent

Tools

ROS 2

Webots

Orocos

YARP

Docker

Docker Compose

Job description

Advanced Reentry Technologies in Playa Vista, CA seeks a Hardware Test and Automation Engineer to join the simulation team. You will build, test, and automate software and hardware systems for flight simulations, enabling rapid integration and testing under realistic conditions.

You will develop automated scripts, create device API wrappers for EGSE gear, and build emulators for flight hardware to support SIL/HIL testing. A TS/SCI clearance is required by ITAR constraints.