Senior Hardware Test Engineer

Astranis builds advanced satellites for high orbits expanding humanitys reach into the solar system. Today Astranis satellites provide dedicated secure networks to highly-sophisticated customers across the globe large enterprises sovereign governments and the US military.

With five satellites on orbit and many more set to launch soon the company is servicing a backlog of more than $1 billion of commercial contracts. Astranis is the preferred satellite communications partner for buyers with stringent requirements for uptime data security network visibility and customization.

Astranis has raised over $1.2 billion from some of the worlds best investors including Andreessen Horowitz Baillie Gifford Blackrock Fidelity Franklin Templeton and Snowpoint and employs a team of 500 engineers and entrepreneurs. Astranis designs builds and operates its satellites out of its 153000 sq. ft. headquarters in Northern California USA.

As a Senior Hardware Test Engineer youll work across engineering disciplines to make sure our hardware meets the highest bar for quality and reliability. Youll own testing from concept through high-rate production. That means building the test plans and systems that prove out designs running the labs that generate the evidence presenting results that drive key decisions and following failures through to corrective action. The ideal candidate is self-driven and has built test systems and software from the ground up.

• Work cross-functionally to define test requirements and choose test methods that cover the stresses hardware sees in its operating environment.
• Write and run 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 keep up with 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.

• B.S. in Electrical or Computer Engineering Physics or a related field.
• 5 years testing power electronics avionics or other high-reliability electronic hardware.
• 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
• 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 including test plans reports requirements and specifications.

• 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.

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