Automation & Controls Engineer - Spaceflight Test Systems

Telemetry Today LLC; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 74,000 - 101,000; Full time

Job summary

Astranis in Northern California is seeking an Automation & Controls Engineering Associate to help build the automated test infrastructure used to shake, heat, cool, evacuate, and otherwise stress satellite hardware during environmental testing.

From electrical control systems and safety interlocks to test automation software and telemetry pipelines, your work will help enable safe, reliable, and repeatable spacecraft testing.

Qualifications

• Hold a B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Computer Science, or a related technical degree.
• Experience in electrical circuits, instrumentation, sensors, or data acquisition.
• Experience with embedded systems, PLCs, or industrial automation.
• Knowledge of control systems, state machines, or hardware/software integration.
• Strong proficiency in Python.
• Clear written communication and ability to work on a cross-functional, hands-on engineering team.
• Willingness to work in a lab or factory environment and perform hands-on hardware tasks.

Responsibilities

• Support the design, build, integration, and commissioning of automated test systems for spacecraft hardware and ground-support equipment.
• Own electrical controls hardware, including control panels, wiring, sensors, actuators, relays, power distribution, DAQ systems, and safety interlocks.
• Integrate automated systems with environmental test equipment, including thermal and thermal-vacuum chambers, vibration systems, pumps, valves, and programmable controllers.
• Collaborate with environmental test, mechanical, electrical, reliability, manufacturing, and software teams to build safe and repeatable test solutions.

Skills

Python proficiency

Cross-functional collaboration

Hands-on hardware experience

Education

B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Computer Science, or related technical degree

Tools

Electrical controls hardware

PLC / industrial automation

Job description

Astranis in Northern California is seeking an Automation & Controls Engineering Associate to help build the automated test infrastructure used to shake, heat, cool, evacuate, and otherwise stress satellite hardware during environmental testing.

From electrical control systems and safety interlocks to test automation software and telemetry pipelines, your work will help enable safe, reliable, and repeatable spacecraft testing.