HITL Test Engineer

Astranis
San Francisco
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 150,000 - 215,000Function: QA, Test & Release EngineeringEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Debugging","Methodical documentation","Written communication","Verbal communication","Hands-on development"]

Design, build, and maintain hardware-in-the-loop (HITL) testbeds that prove every satellite before flight. Own flatsat and HITL testbed build lifecycle from BOM and procurement through software bring-up, coordinate harnessing with manufacturing, and diagnose hardware/software failures across firmware, flight software, and physical components. Help guide testbed architecture decisions, expand simulation capabilities, build tooling for observability and automated operations, and support team growth through recruiting.

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HITL Test Engineer

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Job Summary

Design, build, and maintain hardware-in-the-loop (HITL) testbeds that prove every satellite before flight. Own flatsat and HITL testbed build lifecycle from BOM and procurement through software bring-up, coordinate harnessing with manufacturing, and diagnose hardware/software failures across firmware, flight software, and physical components. Help guide testbed architecture decisions, expand simulation capabilities, build tooling for observability and automated operations, and support team growth through recruiting.
Location: San Francisco
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: QA, Test & Release Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own the full lifecycle of flatsat and HITL testbed builds from initial design/BOM through procurement and software bring-up.
  • •Scope and design harnessing needs and coordinate with manufacturing to produce custom harnesses for flight-like hardware.
  • •Triaging anomalies and serve as a rotating on-call point of contact for testbed health and engineer access.
  • •Diagnose and resolve hardware and software failures spanning firmware interfaces, flight software, and physical components.
  • •Drive testbed architecture decisions, expand simulation capabilities, and develop tooling for observability, monitoring, and automated operations.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 150,000 - 215,000
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health InsuranceDisability InsuranceLife Insurance401kPaid LeaveMeal Allowance

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in EE, AE, CS (or equivalent background knowledge).
  • •2-5+ years of experience in hardware integration, systems bring-up, or test engineering.
  • •Comfort working across hardware and software, from rack assembly to debugging Python tracebacks.
  • •Experience with embedded systems and laboratory test hardware (e.g., logic analyzers and oscilloscopes).
  • •2+ years of Python for test automation; 1+ years each with Linux/shell tools and version control (git or equivalent).
Experience:Hardware integrationSystems bring-upEmbedded systemsTest engineeringAerospaceSatellite communications
Education:Bachelor's in EE, AE, CS
Skills:DebuggingMethodical documentationWritten communicationVerbal communicationHands-on development
Tech Stack:PythonLinuxShell command lineGitEmbedded systemsLogic analyzersOscilloscopesKubernetesFlight software architecturesTelemetry systemsSimulation frameworks

Eligibility

Work Authorization:Authorization required. Sponsorship not provided.

Company Brief

Astranis
Designs and manufactures small geostationary communications satellites to provide affordable broadband connectivity to underserved regions using proprietary microGEO satellite technology and integrated ground systems.
Industry: Space Technology
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Funding: Series B
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2015
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