Join Astranis as a Hardware Integration Test Engineer to design and maintain testbeds for advanced satellites in a fast-paced environment.
Posted by employer 3 years ago
First seen on Joblaze 1 month ago
Last verified on the company career page 9 hours ago
Skills & Technologies
Requirements
- Experience
- 2–5 years
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
- Visa
- Sponsorship available
Benefits
Joblaze summary
The Hardware Integration Test Engineer at Astranis plays a crucial role in designing and maintaining hardware-in-the-loop testbeds that validate satellite systems before launch. This position requires a strong background in hardware integration, systems testing, and proficiency in Python, alongside experience with embedded systems and Linux. Ideal candidates will have 2-5 years of relevant experience and a passion for hands-on development in a fast-paced environment. Astranis, a rapidly growing company in the satellite communications sector, emphasizes collaboration across various engineering teams.
Joblaze insights
- Listed about a month ago — first seen on Joblaze September 3, 2026. Last confirmed on Astranis's careers page October 27, 2026.
- Salary band is above the typical range for comparable tech roles (median ~$129,391).
- Starts above 94% of 339 comparable mid other roles in United States that list Python we track (median $111,197 across 66 companies). See Python salary trends
- Python appears in 17.8% of 3268 comparable mid other roles in United States; hardware integration appears in 0.1% of 3268 comparable mid other roles in United States.
Quick facts
- Is the Hardware Integration Test Engineer role remote?
- No — this is an on-site role in San Francisco, CA.
- What's the salary range?
- Astranis lists $150,000–$215,000 for this role.
- How much experience is required?
- 2–5 years of relevant experience for this Hardware Integration Test Engineer role.
- Where is the role based?
- Astranis is hiring for this position in San Francisco, CA.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: Embedded Systems, Git, HITL, Linux, Python, Test Automation.
- Does Astranis sponsor work visas for this role?
- Yes — the posting indicates visa sponsorship is available for the right candidate.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Astranis targets mid-level candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Hardware Integration Test Engineer role at Astranis.
From the original posting
Astranis builds advanced satellites for high orbits, expanding humanity’s reach into the solar system. Today Astranis satellites provide dedicated, secure networks to highly-sophisticated customers across the globe – large enterprises, sovereign governments, and the US military.
Hardware Integration Test Engineer
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Hardware Integration Test Engineer to join our rapidly-growing team. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining the hardware-in-the-loop (HITL) testbeds that serve as the primary proving ground for every satellite we build and fly. You will collaborate with nearly every engineering team — Flight Software, Guidance Navigation & Control, Avionics, Power, Payload, and Mission Ops — to ensure our testbeds are flight-representative, reliable, and always ready to support testing. If it runs on a satellite, it gets proven on HITL first.
Role
- Own the full lifecycle of flatsat and HITL testbed builds, from initial design and BOM development through hardware procurement and software bring-up
- Scope and design harnessing needs, coordinating with manufacturing to produce custom harnesses for flight-like hardware
- Serve on a rotating on-call point of contact for testbed health, triaging anomalies and managing access for other engineers
- Diagnose and resolve hardware and software failures on the testbed, spanning firmware interfaces, flight software, and physical components
- Drive testbed architecture decisions, including hardware allocation tradeoffs and risk mitigation for testbed contention
- Expand simulation capabilities as new satellite blocks come online, integrating motor emulators and deployment simulators
- Develop tooling to improve testbed observability, monitoring, and automated operations
- Assist in recruiting, interviewing, and hiring additional teammates to our rapidly-growing team
Requirements
- Bachelors degree in EE, AE, CS (or equivalent background knowledge)
- 2-5+ years of experience in hardware integration, systems bring-up, or test engineering
- Comfort working across hardware and software, from rack assembly to debugging Python tracebacks
- Experience with embedded systems, proprietary test hardware, or laboratory hardware like logic analyzers and oscilloscopes
- 2+ years of experience with Python (or equivalent high-level scripting language) for test automation
- 1+ years of experience with Linux and shell command line tools
- 1+ years of experience with version control systems (git or equivalent)
- Experience reading schematics and debugging circuits that interface with embedded software
- Strong debugging instincts and a methodical approach to documenting novel failures
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- A passion for building things, including working in a fast-paced environment and hands-on development
Bonus
- Familiarity with flight software architectures, telemetry systems, or simulation frameworks
- Prior experience with networked lab infrastructure, Kubernetes, or Linux system administration
- Please apply even if you do not meet every single criterion listed above
Base pay is just one component of Astranis’s total rewards package. Your compensation also includes a significant equity package via incentive stock options, high-quality company-subsidized healthcare, disability and life insurance, 401(k) retirement planning, flexible PTO, and free on-site catered meals.
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