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Avionics System Test Engineer

Long Beach💼 Full-time💰 $121,100–$121,100🗓 2026-09-11 → 2026-09-26

Core

Design, build, and validate automated Hardware-in-the-Loop (HITL) test systems for avionics units in satellites and artificial-gravity space stations.

Role type

Senior IC Avionics System Test Engineer

Builds

Automated HITL test assets, test cases, and validation environments for space station and satellite avionics

Domain

Aerospace / Avionics / Space Infrastructure

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Hardware-in-the-Loop (HITL) system design, Linux command line proficiency, test equipment operation (power supplies, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers), root cause analysis, fault-tolerant software design, technical documentation

Preferred skills

Satellite communications/telemetry systems, automated test system development, embedded systems testing, Python/C++ programming, modular DAQ ecosystem design, CI/CD pipelines

Technologies

Linux, Python, C++, Cmake, Git, GNU tools, JIRA, Bitbucket, Confluence, GitHub, NI, Weidmuller, Beckhoff

Responsibilities

Design HITL test assets for avionics validation, develop and implement system-level test cases, procure and integrate test equipment, lead test system design reviews, mentor junior engineers, produce technical documentation for test operators

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities

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