Spacecraft Systems Integration & Test Development Engineer

Orchard•Palo Alto, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

@Orchard, LLC is hiring a Spacecraft Systems Integration and Test Development Engineer for a satellite assembly, integration, and test (AIT) role based in Palo Alto, California. The position focuses on front-end test development for unique and complex spacecraft and involves working with Systems, Subsystems, and Flight Software engineers throughout a program lifecycle. The engineer helps ensure spacecraft are designed for testability and manufacturability, that unique and updated designs are properly captured and flowed down for AIT, and that test scripts are developed and spacecraft issues are troubleshot as needed. The position requires a U.S. citizen and at least two years of relevant experience in satellite design and testing, obtained through educational training and/or on-the-job experience in a related field. A bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Physics, or a related field is required, although four additional years of experience may substitute for the degree. The California annual base pay range is $82,000 to $136,000; starting pay depends on job-related factors including experience, qualifications, skills, work location, and market conditions.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. citizen.
At least two years of relevant experience in satellite design and testing, gained through educational training and/or on-the-job experience in a related field.
Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Physics, or a related field; four additional years of experience may substitute for a degree.
Experience with satellite command and telemetry databases.
Experience with Microsoft Office.
Experience with one or more of C++, VBA, Python, JavaScript, or TCL.

Nice To Haves

Highly skilled with Microsoft Office.
Strong collaboration and communication skills.
Strong scripting and requirements definition background.

Responsibilities

Work with Systems, Subsystems, and Flight Software engineers to identify new requirements affecting AIT and participate in development of the verification and validation plan.
Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams to capture unique designs and deviations from heritage for efficient development or updates of test scripts and procedures.
Create electrical bus test script flows and procedures for new subsystems and functionality.
Develop or update test scripts based on the Bus Test Requirements Document.
Review and verify that test scripts and procedures comply with test requirements.
Use engineering analysis to troubleshoot anomalies and provide solutions.
Learn and understand spacecraft subsystem functions, interfaces, and physical hardware.
Develop standalone software and tools to support development and spacecraft testing.
Create process improvements within the Electrical/Comm Test Engineering Department.
Provide specialty training internally and to outside groups.