Avionics Test Hardware Development Engineer

Develop and design hardware to test flight designs, including automated hardware design, PCBA design, and software writing in Python.

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.

Role

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

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
Don't meet them all? Not a problem. Please apply even if you do not meet all these criteria.

Bonus

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

What we offer:

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.

Astranis pay ranges are informed and defined through professional-grade salary surveys and compensation data sources. The actual base salary offered to a successful candidate will additionally be influenced by a variety of factors including experience, credentials & certifications, educational attainment, skill level requirements, and the level and scope of the position.

Base Salary

$110,000—$140,000 USD

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))