Spaceflight Hardware Test Engineer

Telemetry Today LLC; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 176,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Healthcare benefits

401(k) retirement planning

On-site catered meals

Job summary

Astranis Space Technologies is seeking a Hardware Test Engineer in Northern California. You will own the test program from concept to production, building test systems, executing qualification tests, and driving corrective actions from failures.

The candidate thrives in a fast-paced hardware environment, with hands-on design and development, ability to read schematics, and experience with a range of test equipment. Collaboration across engineering is essential.

Qualifications

• Candidates have a B.S. in Electrical or Computer Engineering, Physics, or related field.
• 2+ years testing power electronics, avionics, or other high‑reliability hardware.
• Hands‑on hardware development and design/test objectives in fast paced environments.

Responsibilities

• Define test requirements and methods across hardware operating environments.
• Write and run qualification/validation test plans (functional, thermal cycling, vibration, shock, TVAC, accelerated life, HALT/HASS).
• Design, build, and automate test equipment and fixtures in Python for high throughput.
• Lead failure investigations and drive corrective actions to closure.

Skills

Python for test automation

Reading schematics

Digital interfaces (CAN, SPI, I2C,UART

Electrical hardware development

Technical writing

Education

B.S. in Electrical/Computer Engineering or Physics

Tools

Oscilloscopes

DMMs

DAQs

Power supplies

Electronic loads

SMUs

Environmental chambers

Test fixtures

Job description

Astranis Space Technologies is seeking a Hardware Test Engineer in Northern California. You will own the test program from concept to production, building test systems, executing qualification tests, and driving corrective actions from failures.

The candidate thrives in a fast-paced hardware environment, with hands-on design and development, ability to read schematics, and experience with a range of test equipment. Collaboration across engineering is essential.