Hardware Test Engineer

Astranis•San Francisco, CA

1d•$110,000 - $176,000

About The Position

Astranis is hiring a Hardware Test Engineer to work across engineering disciplines and ensure hardware meets high standards for quality and reliability. The engineer will own testing from concept through high-rate production, developing test plans and systems to validate designs, operating labs to generate evidence, presenting results that inform decisions, and following failures through corrective action. The ideal candidate is self-driven and has built test systems and software from the ground up.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or a related field.
At least 2 years of experience testing power electronics, avionics, or other high-reliability electronic hardware.
Passion for hardware development, including working in a fast-paced environment and hands-on design and development.
Comfort with ambiguity and the ability to turn high-level requirements into clear design and test objectives.
Experience with environmental chambers, automated test equipment, and test fixtures.
Strong ability to read schematics and understand circuits.
Hands-on experience with oscilloscopes, DMMs, DAQs, power supplies, electronic loads, and SMUs.
Experience with digital interfaces and protocols such as CAN, SPI, I2C, UART, and Ethernet.
Proficiency in Python for test automation and data analysis.
Strong technical writing skills, including test plans, reports, requirements, and specifications.
Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or other protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), to comply with U.S. Government space technology export regulations.

Nice To Haves

High-voltage testing experience.
Vacuum or TVAC testing experience.
Knowledge of electronics reliability and failure mechanisms.
Familiarity with ASTM, JEDEC, IEEE, ISO, and MIL test standards.
Familiarity with HITL/SITL testing, Linux, and SQL.

Responsibilities

Work cross-functionally to define test requirements and choose methods that cover stresses hardware encounters in its operating environment.
Write and execute qualification and validation test plans, including functional, thermal cycling, vibration, shock, TVAC, accelerated life, and HALT/HASS testing.
Design, build, and automate test equipment, fixtures, and instrumentation end to end in Python, maximizing throughput to support fast design cycles.
Select, operate, and maintain environmental chambers, data acquisition systems, custom test racks, and measurement equipment.
Write test procedures and reports, and present results clearly to stakeholders and leadership.
Lead failure investigations and see corrective actions through to closure.