Hardware Test Automation Engineer
Core
Design, build, and automate test systems to support the development and qualification of satellite payloads, propulsion systems, and mechanisms for the Starlink satellite constellation.
Role type
Hardware Test Automation Engineer
Builds
Test and ground support equipment (GSE), flight hardware fixtures, automated test equipment, facilities infrastructure, and vacuum systems.
Domain
Aerospace / Satellite Systems / Test Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Test system automation, instrumentation design, data acquisition (DAQ) system design, electronics test engineering, electrical installation, schematic design (electrical, pneumatic, fluid), user interface design for complex machinery, troubleshooting hardware-software interactions.
Preferred skills
Python, MATLAB, C/C++ programming, programmable logic controllers (PLC), electronics test rack design, field measurements, digital and analog interface knowledge (USB, VISA, TCP/IP, CAN bus, SPI, I2C, Modbus), metrology and uncertainty analysis, design of fluids/thermal/vacuum/structural/electromechanical systems.
Technologies
Python, MATLAB, C/C++, PLC, oscilloscopes, digital multimeters (DMM), DAQs, power supplies, electronic loads, spectrum analyzers, source measurement units.
Responsibilities
Develop cross-functional automation solutions to improve test capability and safety; design and implement GSE including flight hardware fixtures and vacuum systems; create electrical, pneumatic, and fluid schematics; perform electrical installation of valves, switches, and transducers; design user interfaces for complex machines; troubleshoot interactions between software and hardware.
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC