Avionics Test Hardware Development Engineer

Astranis • San Francisco, CA

110d • $110,000 - $140,000

About The Position

As an Avionics Test Hardware Development Engineer at Astranis, you will be responsible for developing, designing, and implementing hardware that will test our flight designs and ensure they work for our entire mission in space.

Requirements

• B.S. or M.S. in electrical or computer engineering, or equivalent technical degree
• A passion for hardware development, including working in a fast-paced environment and hands-on design and development
• Comfort with ambiguity and turning high-level requirements into clear design/test objectives
• Hands-on experience using electrical test equipment (multimeters, oscilloscopes, power supplies, eloads, etc.)
• Experience with debugging circuits with embedded software, from oscilloscope to scripting
• A passion for prototyping - designing PCBAs, 3D printing enclosures, etc.

Nice To Haves

• Experience debugging electrical circuits especially signal integrity
• Experience using Altium Designer
• Experience using Python
• Experience with designing and building electrical harnesses and connectors
• Experience automating tests, test equipment, or similar instrumentation

Responsibilities

• Develop and design automated hardware design to validate electronic flight hardware
• Design PCBA's to interface with flight hardware
• Review all avionics flight hardware to ensure sufficient DFT (design-for-test)
• Write software in Python to control bench equipment, devices under test, and other test hardware
• Work closely with the design team to provide feedback and insight through qualification and acceptance process
• Design, build, and support test infrastructure for hardware-in-the-loop tests

Benefits

• Equity in the form of incentive stock options
• High quality company-subsidized healthcare
• Disability and life insurance benefits
• Flexible PTO
• 401(K) retirement
• Free on-site catered meals

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees