Senior HITL Test Engineer

Responsibilities

• Own the full lifecycle of flatsat and HITL testbed builds, from initial design and BOM development through hardware procurement and software bring-up
• Scope and design harnessing needs, coordinating with manufacturing to produce custom harnesses for flight-like hardware
• Diagnose and resolve hardware and software failures on the testbed, spanning firmware interfaces, flight software, and physical components
• Drive testbed architecture decisions, including hardware allocation tradeoffs and risk mitigation
• Expand simulation capabilities by integrating motor emulators and deployment simulators
• Develop tooling to improve testbed observability, monitoring, and automated operations
• Serve as a rotating on-call point of contact for testbed health and anomaly triage

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in EE, AE, CS, or equivalent background knowledge
• 2-5+ years of experience in hardware integration, systems bring-up, or test engineering
• 2+ years of experience with Python (or equivalent high-level scripting language) for test automation
• 1+ years of experience with Linux and shell command line tools
• 1+ years of experience with version control systems (Git or equivalent)
• Experience reading schematics and debugging circuits that interface with embedded software
• Experience with embedded systems, EGSE, or laboratory hardware like logic analyzers and oscilloscopes
• U.S. Citizenship, Lawful Permanent Residency, or Refugee/Asylee Status required

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with flight software architectures, telemetry systems, or simulation frameworks
• Prior experience with networked lab infrastructure, Kubernetes, or Linux system administration

Benefits

• Competitive base salary ($150,000 - $215,000 USD)
• Significant equity package via incentive stock options
• High-quality company-subsidized healthcare, disability, and life insurance
• 401(k) retirement planning
• Flexible PTO
• Free on-site catered meals

About the Company

Astranis builds advanced satellites for high orbits, expanding humanity’s reach into the solar system. We provide dedicated, secure networks to large enterprises, sovereign governments, and the US military. Based in Northern California, we design, build, and operate our satellites from our 153,000 sq. ft. headquarters.