K2 Space
Avionics Test Engineer
$100K–$150K
Los Angeles, CA +1 · Full-time · Posted Dec 10, 2025
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles - Experience
- 2+ years of experience with test hardware design and software management.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical, computer, or other relevant engineering discipline or any equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be a “U.S. person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.15 or otherwise eligible for a federally issued export control license.
About the job
Own avionics test development and execution for satellite computing, data acquisition, RF, and power subsystems, delivering flight hardware through acceptance and qualification testing.
What you'll do
- Design and fabricate test hardware, harnesses, test systems, and reusable test automation software.
- Execute and lead development, production, and subsystem test campaigns; investigate root causes and improve production reliability.
- Develop integrated data acquisition, control, instrumentation, and device-simulation systems; manage test assets and flight-avionics acceptance testing.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical, computer, or another relevant engineering discipline, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- 2+ years of experience with test hardware design and software management.
- Strong programming abilities in Python, C++, and Rust.
- Experience with RF test equipment such as vector network analyzers (VNA) and spectrum analyzers.
Nice to have
- Experience with data acquisition, controls, and dedicated test equipment; familiarity with SMC-S-016 or MIL-STD-810 testing methods.
- Experience with software-defined radio hardware, RF equipment calibration, serial and ethernet communications, or electrical-system failure modes in space environments.
Pay
USD $100,000 - $150,000 base salary
Tools
Linux, Python, C++, Rust, vector network analyzers (VNA), spectrum analyzer, SMC-S-016, MIL-STD-810
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