Hands-On Spacecraft Testbed & Simulation Engineer

University of Colorado Boulder; Boulder (CO); On-site; USD 99,000 - 157,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Colorado Boulder’s Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics seeks a Testbed and Simulation Engineer to join the spacecraft test team for a deep-space mission launching in 2028. You will develop behavioral hardware models and build SIL/HIL environments that validate flight software, command and data handling, fault protection, and mission operations teams.

You will write C++ models and Python orchestration, deploy to lab EGSE hardware, and contribute to the full simulator stack

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a physical science, engineering, or a related field.
• ≥ 3 years of relevant work experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop behavioral hardware models for spacecraft subsystems.
• Build and maintain SIL and HIL simulator environments.
• Write and deploy C++ models and Python orchestration.
• Integrate simulation environments with command, telemetry, and test data systems.
• Deploy, configure, and test embedded/EGSE systems.
• Maintain containerized simulator environments and CI/CD pipelines.
• Coordinate a small team of engineers to achieve goals.

Skills

C/C++ development

Python scripting

Linux proficiency

Multi-threaded programming

Inter-process communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in a physical science or engineering

Tools

Docker

Podman

Job description

University of Colorado Boulder’s Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics seeks a Testbed and Simulation Engineer to join the spacecraft test team for a deep-space mission launching in 2028. You will develop behavioral hardware models and build SIL/HIL environments that validate flight software, command and data handling, fault protection, and mission operations teams.

You will write C++ models and Python orchestration, deploy to lab EGSE hardware, and contribute to the full simulator stack