Power Electronics Test Engineer

Astranis • San Francisco, CA

15d • $110,000 - $140,000

About The Position

As a Power Electronics Test Engineer at Astranis, you will be responsible for developing, designing, and implementing tests and test systems (test support custom hardware) for all the custom electronics on our spacecraft. You'll prove that our suite of power designs work across environments to guarantee success on orbit.

Requirements

• Associate's or B.S. degree 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
• Experience using Python
• U.S. Citizenship, Lawful Permanent Residency, or Refugee/Asylee Status Required (To comply with U.S. Government space technology export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the United States, or other protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3))

Nice To Haves

• Understanding and experience in environmental testing such as vibration, shock, thermal, burn-in, and TVAC
• Power electronics experience such as switching converters and load switches
• Experience using Altium Designer
• Experience with 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 electronics hardware
• Design PCBA's to interface with flight hardware
• 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
• Assist in recruiting, interviewing, and hiring additional teammates to our rapidly-growing team.

Benefits

• All our positions offer a compensation package that includes equity and robust benefits.
• Base pay is a single component of Astranis's total rewards package, which may also include equity in the form of incentive stock options, high quality company-subsidized healthcare, disability and life insurance benefits, flexible PTO, 401(K) retirement, and free on-site catered meals.

What This Job Offers

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