Spacecraft Avionics Test Engineer II - HITL & Automation

Varda Space Industries; Hawthorne (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 173,000; Full time

Job summary

Varda Space Industries in Hawthorne, California, is seeking a Spacecraft Avionics Test Engineer II. You will design, build, and operate test systems for spacecraft avionics and develop Python-based test procedures to stress and validate flight hardware for space missions.

You will collaborate across engineering teams, contribute to HITL testbeds, and help standardize software, reporting, and automation to ensure mission readiness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• At least 3 years of experience in system validation, component testing, or test software development.
• Proficiency in programming and debugging with Python.
• Experience with electronics test equipment including power supplies, DAQ systems, electronic loads, oscilloscopes and multimeters.
• Familiarity with sensors including thermocouples, RTDs and 4-20mA devices.
• Proficiency with Git source control.

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 REs to identify test cases and develop testing strategies for performance under extreme conditions.
• Craft comprehensive test plans for flight hardware and conduct qualification, acceptance, and proto-flight tests.
• Work with avionics test systems engineers and manufacturing engineers to standardize test software behavior, UIs, and data reporting.
• Contribute to engineering best practices with increased test automation and efficiency.
• Collaborate with avionics systems and flight software engineers to develop HITL testbeds to simulate the spacecraft on the ground.

Skills

Python

DAQ systems

Oscilloscopes

Multimeters

Git

Thermocouples

RTDs

Education

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

Tools

Power supplies

DAQ systems

Oscilloscopes

Multimeters

Job description

Varda Space Industries in Hawthorne, California, is seeking a Spacecraft Avionics Test Engineer II. You will design, build, and operate test systems for spacecraft avionics and develop Python-based test procedures to stress and validate flight hardware for space missions.

You will collaborate across engineering teams, contribute to HITL testbeds, and help standardize software, reporting, and automation to ensure mission readiness.