Contractor – Sr. Electronics Test Engineer

SpaceNews; Littleton (CO); On-site; USD 69,000 - 131,000; Full time

Job summary

Redwire Space in Littleton, CO is seeking a Contractor – Electronics Test Engineer to lead bring-up, verification, and troubleshooting of spacecraft power electronics boards. The role emphasizes hands-on testing, root-cause analysis, and collaboration with design engineers.

Ideal candidates have 8+ years of PCB power electronics experience, familiarity with SMPS, test instrumentation, and on-site work with flight hardware.

Qualifications

• BS degree in Electrical Engineering.
• 8+ years hands-on PCB power electronics testing.
• Able to isolate hardware issues to component level.
• Experience with SMPS, power sequencing, protection circuits.
• Comfortable lab onsite with flight hardware.

Responsibilities

• Lead board-level bring-up and verification testing on spacecraft power electronics boards.
• Troubleshoot issues using schematics, layouts, and data sheets.
• Analyze anomalies and determine root causes.
• Validate power rails, heater drivers, and analog/digital interfaces with bench tools.
• Document findings and provide feedback to design teams.
• Collaborate with software, systems, and manufacturing for readiness.

Skills

Electronics testing

Troubleshooting

PCB testing

Test equipment

Power electronics

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Oscilloscopes

SMUs

Electronic loads

DMMs

Power analyzers

Job description

Summary

Where dreams and reality collide and the output is out of this world! At Redwire Space, we are a team of dreamers and doers. Where the impossible becomes possible, and every day is an opportunity to learn and get one step closer to knowing the unknown. Join us on our mission to expand humanity’s presence in space.

Summary

Where dreams and reality collide and the output is out of this world! At Redwire Space, we are a team of dreamers and doers. Where the impossible becomes possible, and every day is an opportunity to learn and get one step closer to knowing the unknown. Join us on our mission to expand humanity’s presence in space. Through continuous innovation and operational excellence our team in Littleton, CO are using their engineering talents to design and deploy Power Distribution, Embedded Monitoring and Control, Power Conversion, and Camera based solutions. These cutting-edge capabilities are helping to revolutionize space flight. With many more exciting projects on the horizon, our team could use your curiosity, passion, talent and experience to help us Build Above!

Redwire Space Missions, LLC in Littleton, CO has an exciting opportunity for a Contractor – Electronics Test Engineer (all senior levels) for up to 6 months, with potential follow-on work opportunity. We are seeking an experienced Electronics Test Engineer to lead the bring-up, functional and design verification testing of spacecraft power electronics boards. This role is highly hands-on and requires a methodical troubleshooter who can work beyond strict test procedures, identify root cause of anomalies, and collaborate closely with design engineers. This position focuses exclusively on board-level testing.

Responsibilities

• Perform board-level bring-up, functional and design verification testing on spacecraft power electronics boards.
• Methodically troubleshoot issues using schematics, layouts, component data, and design intent.
• Analyze anomalies and drive root-causes identification (component failures, layout concerns, firmware interface issues, power sequencing errors, etc.).
• Use bench instrumentation to validate power rails, heater drivers, analog front ends, digital interfaces, and protection circuits.
• Execute tests in situations where procedures are evolving; develop and refine test steps as required.
• Document findings clearly and provide actionable feedback to design engineering teams.
• Support failure analysis, corrective actions, and re-testing as needed.
• Collaborate with software, systems, manufacturing, and other functional teams to ensure design maturity and production readiness.

Ideal Experience

• BS Degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Minimum 8+ years of hands-on experience testing and troubleshooting complex electronic PCBs.
• Proven ability to isolate and diagnose hardware issues down to component-level root cause.
• Direct experience testing power electronics (e.g., DC/DC converters, power sequencing, protection circuits).
• Strong familiarity with standard bench instrumentation (oscilloscopes, SMUs, electronic loads, DMMs, power analyzers).
• Comfortable working onsite in a lab environment with flight hardware.
• Experience working with SMPS, Load Switches, Op-Amps and Comparators.
• Experience with FPGA, microcontroller, or microprocessor-based control and telemetry interfaces.
• Ability to travel as needed, up to 10% on average.

Desired Skills

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Strong proficiency interpreting and working directly from schematics and board layouts.
• Ability to work with incomplete test documentation and adapt procedures during bring-up.
• Experience testing or bringing up spacecraft power modules (PCU, PDU, BMS/BCPM, heater drivers) or similar flight-class power systems.
• Demonstrated expertise troubleshooting high-reliability power electronics, including nuanced failure modes (e.g., control-loop instability, sequencing transients, marginal component derating).
• Experience diagnosing complex mixed-signal interactions, such as analog front-end drift, ADC sampling artifacts, logic-level timing collisions, or firmware handshake issues.
• Ability to assess and validate protection circuitry behavior under edge cases: current-limit foldback, soft-start anomalies, OV/UV trigger thresholds, fault-latching logic.
• Strong capability in identifying latent design defects (not just overt failures), including component tolerance stacking, thermal coupling issues, or layout-induced noise paths.
• Knowledge of EMI/EMC design practices and grounding/shielding techniques.
• Experience methodically troubleshooting and resolving issues and anomalies in accordance with root cause corrective action (RCCA) process.
• Experience working cross-functionally with design engineering to refine schematics, update component selections, or propose design corrections based on board-level findings.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to generate clear design documentation and review materials.
• Ability to distill complex technical data into digestible presentation material for customers and executive leadership.

Don’t meet every single requirement above? No worries. We want people who can grow, collaborate and build a stronger team. We strive to build a diverse and inclusive culture, so if you’re excited about this job posting, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Pay Range

$50.00 - $95.00/hr.

How We Determine What We Pay (Compensation Philosophy)

Redwire determines pay for positions using local, national, and industry-specific survey data, for our locations throughout the US. We will evaluate external equity and the cost of labor/prevailing wage index, in the relative marketplace for jobs directly comparable to jobs within our company. For new hires, we strive to make competitive offers allowing the new employee room for future growth. Salaries will be based on the applicant’s level of experience, education, and specialized knowledge and skills. Additionally, we consider the external market rate, the amount we have budgeted internally, and internal equity within the company for the same position. An employee/candidate with a stronger skill set will receive higher pay.

Redwire is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Redwire is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

All offers of employment at Redwire are contingent upon clear results of a thorough background check and your ability to provide proof of eligibility to work in the US. Note that some positions will also require US citizenship or ability to obtain a security clearance due to requirements of a classified program.

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR Click Here