Astranis
HITL Test Engineer
$150K–$215K
San Francisco, CA +1 · Full-time · Posted Jul 6, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
San Francisco, California, United States - Experience
- 2–5+ years in hardware integration, systems bring-up, or test engineering; 2+ years with Python or an equivalent high-level scripting language; 1+ years each with Linux and shell command-line tools, and version control systems.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in EE, AE, CS, or equivalent background knowledge.
- Visa sponsorship
- U.S. citizenship, lawful permanent residency, or refugee/asylee status required.
About the job
Designs, builds, and maintains hardware-in-the-loop satellite testbeds, supporting flight-representative testing and resolving hardware and software issues.
What you'll do
- Own flatsat and HITL testbed builds, from design and BOM development through procurement and software bring-up.
- Diagnose testbed failures, support testbed health and access, and make architecture and hardware allocation decisions.
- Expand simulation capabilities and develop tools for testbed observability, monitoring, and automated operations.
What they ask for
- 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.
- 2+ years of Python or equivalent high-level scripting language experience; at least 1 year each with Linux and shell command-line tools, and version control systems.
- Experience with embedded systems, lab hardware, schematics, and debugging circuits that interface with embedded software.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with flight software architectures, telemetry systems, or simulation frameworks.
- Prior experience with networked lab infrastructure, Kubernetes, or Linux system administration.
Pay
$150,000–$215,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
Python, Linux, shell command line tools, git, Kubernetes
Model-written summary · the original posting is authoritative