Test Engineer

Orbital Materials
San Francisco
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: QA, Test & Release EngineeringSkills: ["Troubleshooting","Data analysis","Problem-solving","Attention to detail","Communication"]

Own day-to-day operation of next-generation tray- and rack-level Direct-to-Chip test rigs, including planning test campaigns, troubleshooting rig faults, and turning raw outputs into clean, structured data for engineering. Contribute to rig design, component selection, supplier management, build and commissioning (leak checks and function testing), and instrumentation such as thermocouples and sensor signal verification.

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Orbital Materials
Orbital Materials
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Test Engineer

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Job Summary

Own day-to-day operation of next-generation tray- and rack-level Direct-to-Chip test rigs, including planning test campaigns, troubleshooting rig faults, and turning raw outputs into clean, structured data for engineering. Contribute to rig design, component selection, supplier management, build and commissioning (leak checks and function testing), and instrumentation such as thermocouples and sensor signal verification.
Location: San Francisco
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: QA, Test & Release Engineering

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead day-to-day operation of tray- and rack-level engineering test and validation rigs.
  • •Plan, set up, and execute test campaigns against engineering requirements.
  • •Troubleshoot rig faults and drive them to resolution.
  • •Review test data for quality and validity; feed clean data into analysis pipelines and flag anomalies.
  • •Contribute to rig design, component selection and procurement; build and commission rigs including leak checks and function testing.

Pay and Benefits

Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVisionPaid Leave

Key Requirements

  • •Experience operating test rigs or lab hardware, ideally in thermal, fluids, or electronics cooling contexts.
  • •Able to review test data for quality and validity, sanity-check results, and structure output for downstream analysis.
  • •Comfortable with low-voltage wiring, thermocouples, and sensor signals.
  • •Practical troubleshooting mindset—solve issues on the rig rather than from a desk.
  • •Ability to size and specify rig components and see procurement through delivery.
Experience:AIHardwareIndustrialData centers
Skills:TroubleshootingData analysisProblem-solvingAttention to detailCommunication
Tech Stack:Test rigsThermal systemsFluidsElectronics coolingThermocouplesSensorsLow-voltage wiringInstrumentationSignal calibration3D printersCNCWorkshop toolingLeak checks

Company Brief

Orbital Materials
Designs and develops hardware and materials for orbital applications, focusing on modular spacecraft components, deployable habitats, and technologies that support on‑orbit operations, manufacturing, and logistics for commercial and government space missions.
Industry: Space Technology
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