Avionics Integration Engineer

Astranis•San Francisco, CA

19h•$115,000 - $145,000•Onsite

About The Position

As an Avionics-Focused Electrical Integration Engineer at Astranis, you will be responsible for developing, designing, and implementing tests and test systems for the vast majority of electronics on our spacecraft. You'll prove that our suite of avionics, power, propulsion, and thermal designs work across environments to guarantee success on orbit.

Requirements

B.S. or M.S. in electrical or computer engineering, or equivalent technical degree
1+ years of experience or equivalent internship or project experience
Strong Electrical Engineering fundamentals
Experience using electrical test equipment (multimeters, oscilloscopes, power supplies, etc)
Experience with debugging systems and circuits with multiple layers of hardware and software integration
Experience working with and comprehending wiring diagrams, electrical schematics, block diagrams, and more.
Exposure to turning high-level requirements into clear design/test objectives
A passion for hardware development, including working in a fast-paced environment and hands-on design and development

Nice To Haves

Experience in environmental testing such as vibration, shock, thermal, burn-in, and TVAC
Experience with Technical Project Management
Experience using Altium Designer
Experience using Python
Exposure to designing and building electrical harnesses and connectors
Experience automating tests, test equipment, or similar instrumentation

Responsibilities

Develop and design automated hardware and software solutions to test+validate flight-worthy hardware
Firefight complex vehicle electrical systems issues
Design PCBA's to interface with flight hardware
Write software in object-oriented Python to control test equipment, custom hardware, and our satellites.
Ensure we deliver high caliber products by implementing new integration and test processes that will raise our efficiency without compromising quality.
Lead large, high-visibility test campaigns with multiple stakeholders across the company. This includes scheduling, work distribution, mitigating risks, and top-to-bottom execution.
Work closely with the design team to provide feedback and insight through qualification and acceptance process.
Contribute to large inter-org mitigation efforts of system-level and unit-level issues
Assist in recruiting, interviewing, and hiring additional teammates to our rapidly-growing team.