Join Astranis as a Hardware Test Engineer to ensure high-quality hardware for advanced satellite systems.
Posted by employer 1 day ago
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Last verified on the company career page 11 hours ago
Skills & Technologies
What you'll build
- Define test requirements and choose test methods
- Write and run qualification and validation test plans
- Design, build, and automate test equipment
- Select, operate, and maintain environmental chambers
- Lead failure investigations
Must have
- B.S. in Electrical or Computer Engineering, Physics, or a related field
- 2+ years testing power electronics, avionics, or other high-reliability electronic hardware
- Experience with environmental chambers and automated test equipment
- Strong ability to read schematics and understand circuits
- Proficiency in Python for test automation
Nice to have
- High voltage testing experience
- Vacuum or TVAC testing experience
- Knowledge of electronics reliability and failure mechanisms
- Familiarity with ASTM, JEDEC, IEEE, ISO, and MIL test standards
- Familiarity with HITL/SITL testing, Linux, and SQL
Practical constraints
- U.S. Citizenship, Lawful Permanent Residency, or Refugee/Asylee Status Required
Requirements
- Experience
- 2+ years
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
- Visa
- No sponsorship (stated in posting)
Benefits
Joblaze summary
The Hardware Test Engineer at Astranis is responsible for ensuring the quality and reliability of satellite hardware through comprehensive testing processes. This role requires expertise in designing and automating test systems, as well as proficiency in Python for data analysis and test automation. Ideal candidates will have a background in electrical or computer engineering, with at least two years of experience in testing high-reliability electronics. Astranis, a rapidly growing company in the satellite communications sector, emphasizes a collaborative approach across engineering disciplines.
Joblaze insights
- Listed today — first seen on Joblaze November 8, 2026. Last confirmed on Astranis's careers page November 8, 2026.
- Salary band is below the typical range for comparable tech roles (median ~$127,000).
- Starts above 49% of 357 comparable mid other roles in United States that list Python we track (median $110,000 across 63 companies). See Python salary trends
- Python appears in 17.8% of 3490 comparable mid other roles in United States; Computer Engineering appears in 0.4% of 3490 comparable mid other roles in United States.
Quick facts
- Is the Hardware Test Engineer role remote?
- No — this is an on-site role in San Francisco, California, United States.
- What's the salary range?
- Astranis lists $110,000–$176,000 for this role.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 2 years of relevant experience for this Hardware Test Engineer role.
- Where is the role based?
- Astranis is hiring for this position in San Francisco, California, United States.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Environmental Chambers, Physics, Python, Test Fixtures.
- 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 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 Test Engineer
As a Hardware Test Engineer, you'll work across engineering disciplines to make sure our hardware meets the highest bar for quality and reliability. You'll own testing from concept through high-rate production. That means building the test plans and systems that prove out designs, running the labs that generate the evidence, presenting results that drive key decisions, and following failures through to corrective action. The ideal candidate is self-driven and has built test systems and software from the ground up.
Role
- Work cross-functionally to define test requirements and choose test methods that cover the stresses hardware sees in its operating environment.
- Write and run qualification and validation test plans, including functional, thermal cycling, vibration, shock, TVAC, accelerated life, and HALT/HASS testing.
- Design, build, and automate test equipment, fixtures, and instrumentation end to end in Python, maximizing throughput to keep up with fast design cycles.
- Select, operate, and maintain environmental chambers, data acquisition systems, custom test racks, and measurement equipment.
- Write test procedures and reports, and present results clearly to stakeholders and leadership.
- Lead failure investigations and see corrective actions through to closure.
Requirements
- B.S. in Electrical or Computer Engineering, Physics, or a related field.
- 2+ years testing power electronics, avionics, or other high-reliability electronic hardware.
- A passion for hardware development, including working in a fast-paced environment and hands-on design and development
- Comfort with ambiguity and turning high-level requirements into clear design/test objectives
- Experience with environmental chambers, automated test equipment, and test fixtures.
- Strong ability to read schematics and understand circuits.
- Hands-on experience with oscilloscopes, DMMs, DAQs, power supplies, electronic loads, and SMUs.
- Experience with digital interfaces and protocols, such as CAN, SPI, I2C, UART, and Ethernet.
- Proficiency in Python for test automation and data analysis.
- Strong technical writing, including test plans, reports, requirements, and specifications.
Bonus
- High voltage testing experience.
- Vacuum or TVAC testing experience.
- Knowledge of electronics reliability and failure mechanisms.
- Familiarity with ASTM, JEDEC, IEEE, ISO, and MIL test standards.
- Familiarity with HITL/SITL testing, Linux, and SQL.
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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