Senior Avionics Test Engineer - On-Site, El Segundo

Varda Space Industries; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 203,000; Full time

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On-site in El Segundo, CA

Job summary

Varda Space Industries in El Segundo, CA, is hiring a Senior Avionics Test Engineer to design, build, and operate test systems for spacecraft avionics and to develop Python-based test software.

You will lead qualification and proto-flight tests, collaborate with Responsible Engineers, and help advance HITL testbeds and automated testing to ensure systems perform under extreme conditions.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in system validation, component testing, or test software development in aerospace.
• Proficient in Python.
• Experience with electronics test equipment (power supplies, DAQ, electronic loads, oscilloscopes, multimeters).
• Familiarity with sensors (thermocouples, RTDs, 4-20mA).
• Proficiency with Git.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate test systems for spacecraft avionics components and assemblies to fully exercise components during environmental stress testing and component acceptance testing.
• Develop software in Python to implement and execute test procedures, analyze test data, assess pass/fail criteria, and generate test reports.
• Collaborate with component Responsible Engineers (REs) to identify test cases and develop innovative testing strategies to ensure avionics products meet performance standards.
• Craft comprehensive test plans for flight hardware, manage and conduct qualification, acceptance, and proto-flight tests.
• Work closely with avionics test systems engineers and manufacturing engineers to standardize test software behavior, user interfaces, and data reporting.
• Contribute to developing engineering best practices, focusing on increased test automation and efficiency.
• Collaborate with avionics systems and flight software engineers to develop and operate HITL testbeds to simulate the spacecraft on the ground.
• Draw from your experiences to mentor and train new engineers.

Skills

Python programming

Test software development

Electronics testing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

Tools

Git

DAQ systems

Oscilloscopes

Unix environments

Job description

Varda Space Industries in El Segundo, CA, is hiring a Senior Avionics Test Engineer to design, build, and operate test systems for spacecraft avionics and to develop Python-based test software.

You will lead qualification and proto-flight tests, collaborate with Responsible Engineers, and help advance HITL testbeds and automated testing to ensure systems perform under extreme conditions.