Spacecraft Power Electronics Test Engineer

Redwire; Littleton (CO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Redwire Space in Littleton, CO, is seeking an Electronics Test Engineer (all senior levels) to lead bring-up, verification testing of spacecraft power electronics boards. The role is highly hands-on, requiring methodical troubleshooting and collaboration with design engineers.

Candidates should have a BS in Electrical Engineering and 8+ years in board-level testing of power electronics, with experience in oscilloscopes, SMUs, and related bench instrumentation; travel up to 10% may be required.

Qualifications

• BS Degree in Electrical Engineering.
• 8+ years hands-on experience testing and troubleshooting complex electronic PCBs.
• Experience testing power electronics (DC/DC converters, power sequencing, protection circuits).

Responsibilities

• Perform board-level bring-up, functional and design verification testing on spacecraft power electronics boards.
• Methodically troubleshoot issues using schematics, layouts, component data, and design intent.
• Analyze anomalies and drive root-cause identification (component failures, layout concerns, firmware interface issues).
• Use bench instrumentation to validate power rails, heater drivers, analog front ends, digital interfaces, and protection circuits.
• Document findings clearly and provide actionable feedback to design engineering teams.
• Collaborate with software, systems, manufacturing, and other teams to ensure production readiness.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Power electronics testing

PCB testing

Lab bench skills

Education

BS Degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Oscilloscopes

SMUs

Electronic loads

DMMs

Power analyzers

Job description

Redwire Space in Littleton, CO, is seeking an Electronics Test Engineer (all senior levels) to lead bring-up, verification testing of spacecraft power electronics boards. The role is highly hands-on, requiring methodical troubleshooting and collaboration with design engineers.

Candidates should have a BS in Electrical Engineering and 8+ years in board-level testing of power electronics, with experience in oscilloscopes, SMUs, and related bench instrumentation; travel up to 10% may be required.