Senior Space Hardware Reliability Engineer

Astranis; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 145,000 - 235,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Health insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Flexible PTO

On-site catered meals

Job summary

Astranis in San Francisco, CA is seeking a Senior Reliability Test Engineer to own reliability for complex hardware from concept to on-orbit operations. You will set targets, build analyses and test frameworks, and lead investigations when failures occur.

The ideal candidate is self-driven and has designed reliability test campaigns from the ground up. You will develop qualification and validation plans, automate test equipment in Python, and guide design for reliability across PCBAs, power

Qualifications

• B.S. in Mechanical, Electrical, Physics, Materials Science, or equivalent.
• 5+ years in reliability, test, or design on high-reliability hardware (or 3+ years with an M.S.).
• Hands-on testing with mechanical, electrical, and electromechanical systems and sensors/DAQs.
• Experience standing up reliability engineering frameworks across product/programs.
• Experience generating qualification requirements and tests to characterize behavior.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute qualification/validation test plans (environmental, life, shock, vibration, thermal cycling).
• Design and automate test equipment and instrumentation in Python.
• Set reliability targets for PCBAs, power electronics, avionics, actuators, batteries, RF systems.
• Lead DFMEA/FTA with cross-functional teams and translate outputs to design changes.
• Maintain reliability models and perform Weibull analysis on data.

Skills

Reliability engineering

Test planning

Cross-functional

Python

C++

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's or higher in Engineering

Tools

Python scripting

C++

DFMEA tools

Job description

Astranis in San Francisco, CA is seeking a Senior Reliability Test Engineer to own reliability for complex hardware from concept to on-orbit operations. You will set targets, build analyses and test frameworks, and lead investigations when failures occur.

The ideal candidate is self-driven and has designed reliability test campaigns from the ground up. You will develop qualification and validation plans, automate test equipment in Python, and guide design for reliability across PCBAs, power