Hardware Test and Automation Engineer

What you will do:

• Build and own test stations. Design, wire, code, and keep them running. 

• Write the Python code that runs the benches. Automated test scripts, data acquisition, processing pipelines, reporting tools — all versioned in Git, structured to be shared with and used by other engineers.

• Run formal test campaigns. From component-level validation to subsystem acceptance, including occasional flight hardware (mostly EM/EQM units). Document results, feed performance models, support design reviews.

• Bring up and debug electronic boards. Incoming inspection, first article checks, board-level debug with oscilloscope, logic analyzer, multimeter, and power supplies.

• Participate in AIT campaigns, including environmental testing.

What you bring:

• BS+5 or MS+3 in Electronics, Mechatronics, Embedded Systems, Test Engineering, Aerospace, or related field.

• 3+ years of relevant experience in hardware testing, validation, or characterization — in any rigorous domain: aerospace, semiconductor, automotive, medical, defense, industrial.

• Strong Python proficiency. Structured, maintainable code. 

• Git as a daily workflow. Branches, pull requests, code review.

• Comfortable handling sensitive hardware: ESD protocols, clean room practices, careful documentation. 

• Strong hands-on experience with lab instruments: oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, multimeters, power supplies, signal generators.

• Comfortable in Linux / Bash environments. 

• Experience building and operating test jigs using Raspberry Pi, Arduino, or similar embedded platforms.

• Organized and proactive problem solver who thrives in a hands-on, fast-paced startup environment.

Bonus points:

• Knowledge of GNC sensors and actuators (IMUs, star trackers, reaction wheels, magnetorquers...) and associated test methods. 

• Experience with spacecraft AIT and environmental testing (thermal vacuum, vibration, EMC). 

• Familiarity with common embedded communication interfaces: SPI, I²C, UART, CAN, RS-422/485. 

• Exposure to CI/CD, configuration management, or test framework design (pytest, etc.).

• PCB design experience (Altium, KiCad, or equivalent) for test boards and adapters.