Innovative Spacecraft Electronics Test Engineer

Astranis; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity stake in the company

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Unlimited vacation days

Free lunch catered daily

OneMedical membership

Great office chairs and stand-up desks

Machine shop access

Commuting reimbursement from outsideSF

Fully-paid parental leave

Job summary

Astranis in San Francisco is seeking an Electronics Test Engineer to develop, design, and implement tests and test systems for the spacecraft's custom electronics. You’ll prove that our power designs work across environments to guarantee on orbit reliability and write Python to control bench equipment and DUTs.

Collaborate with the design team through qualification and acceptance, design PCBA interfaces with flight hardware, and assist in recruiting new teammates as our team grows rapidly.

Qualifications

• Hands-on hardware development and testing experience for electrical systems.
• Experience with Python for test automation and control of bench equipment.
• Familiarity with debugging circuits that include embedded software and test instrumentation.
• Ability to translate high-level requirements into clear test objectives.
• Experience with environmental testing such as vibration, shock, thermal, burn-in, TVAC.
• Experience with designing and building electrical harnesses and connectors.

Responsibilities

• Develop, design, and implement tests and test systems for spacecraft electronics.
• Prove that power designs work across environments to ensure on-orbit success.
• Develop and design automated hardware and software solutions to test and validate electronics.
• Design PCBA interfaces with flight hardware.
• Write Python to control bench equipment and DUTs.
• Collaborate with design team through qualification and acceptance processes.
• Assist in recruiting and growing the team.

Skills

Python

Hardware development

Electrical testing

Debugging circuits

Requirements to design/test objectives

Team collaboration

Education

Associate’s or B.S. in electrical or computer engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

Oscilloscopes

Multimeters

Power supplies

eloads

Job description

Astranis in San Francisco is seeking an Electronics Test Engineer to develop, design, and implement tests and test systems for the spacecraft's custom electronics. You’ll prove that our power designs work across environments to guarantee on orbit reliability and write Python to control bench equipment and DUTs.

Collaborate with the design team through qualification and acceptance, design PCBA interfaces with flight hardware, and assist in recruiting new teammates as our team grows rapidly.