{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"46f2ce7b22a0d5218d99ea15","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/46f2ce7b22a0d5218d99ea15","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/46f2ce7b22a0d5218d99ea15","title":"Electrical Test Specialist","description":"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. With five satellites on orbit and many more set to launch soon, the company is servicing a backlog of more than $1 billion of commercial contracts. Astranis is the preferred satellite communications partner for buyers with stringent requirements for uptime, data security, network visibility, and customization. Astranis has raised over $750 million from some of the world’s best investors, from Andreessen Horowitz to Blackrock and Fidelity, and employs a team of 450 engineers and entrepreneurs. Astranis designs, builds, and operates its satellites out of its 153,000 sq. ft. headquarters in Northern California, USA.\n\nAvionics Test Specialist\nA Test Specialist will be responsible for running and operating functional and performance tests on flight hardware and software. They will be testing PCBA’s, subsystems, and full spacecraft over a wide range of environmental conditions such as vibration, thermal vacuum, and EMI/EMC. They will directly run, process, and debug test failures on the floor and work with engineering to root cause solutions. They are also responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting, and calibrating test equipment and test fixtures in the lab.\n\nRole\n\nExecute automated tests and reporting scripts for functional and performance testing of spacecraft electronics\n\nPlan and execute functional and performance test plans (both manual and automated test cases)\n\nDevelop standard operating procedures for test operations and related processes to train test operators across all environments\n\nProvide first‑level troubleshooting, assist root cause efforts, and implement corrective actions for test and support equipment failures\n\nMaintain, troubleshoot, and calibrate test and support equipment\n\nProvide Design for Manufacturing and Test feedback to optimize processes and test setups\n\nRequirements\n\n2+ years of working experience testing complex electrical systems\n\nExperience working in a linux environment, including usage of bash\n\nProgramming experience (Python, C++, etc.)\n\nHands‑on experience using electrical test equipment (multimeters, oscilloscopes, or power supplies) and data acquisition systems\n\nExperience developing and executing test plans and procedures from requirements\n\nStrong sense of accountability, integrity, and team focus with extensive multitasking and organizational experience\n\nMust be willing to work all shifts, overtime and/or weekends as needed, including support of 24/7 operations for critical integration and test campaigns.\n\nBonus\n\nBachelor's degree in a science or engineering discipline\n\nDevOps software experience with networking, using and deploying container environments and utilizing tools like docker and kubernetes\n\nExperience with RF testing and the usage of network analyzers and signal generators\n\nExperience with designing and building electrical harnesses and connectors\n\nWhat we offer:\nAll our positions offer a compensation package that includes equity and robust benefits.\n\nBase 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.\n\nAstranis pay ranges are informed and defined through professional-grade salary surveys and compensation data sources. The actual base salary offered to a successful candidate will additionally be influenced by a variety of factors including experience, credentials & certifications, educational attainment, skill level requirements, and the level and scope of the position.\n\nBase Hourly Pay\n\n$48 — $55 USD\n\nU.S. Citizenship, Lawful Permanent Residency, or Refugee/Asylee Status Required\n(To comply with U.S. Government space technology export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the United States, or other protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3))\n\nOur mission and our products are meant to connect the world and everyone in it, regardless of gender, race, creed, or any other distinction. 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Today, Astranis satellites provide dedicated, secure networks to highly‑sophisticated customers across the globe— large enterprises, sovereign governments, and the US military. With five satellites on orbit and many more set to launch soon, the company is servicing a backlog of more than $1 billion of commercial contracts. Astranis is the preferred satellite communications partner for buyers with stringent requirements for uptime, data security, network visibility, and customization. Astranis has raised over $750 million from some of the world’s best investors, from Andreessen Horowitz to Blackrock and Fidelity, and employs a team of 450 engineers and entrepreneurs. Astranis designs, builds, and operates its satellites out of its 153,000 sq. ft. headquarters in Northern California, USA.\n\nAvionics Test Specialist\nA Test Specialist will be responsible for running and operating functional and performance tests on flight hardware and software. They will be testing PCBA’s, subsystems, and full spacecraft over a wide range of environmental conditions such as vibration, thermal vacuum, and EMI/EMC. They will directly run, process, and debug test failures on the floor and work with engineering to root cause solutions. 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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.\n\nAstranis pay ranges are informed and defined through professional-grade salary surveys and compensation data sources. The actual base salary offered to a successful candidate will additionally be influenced by a variety of factors including experience, credentials & certifications, educational attainment, skill level requirements, and the level and scope of the position.\n\nBase Hourly Pay\n\n$48 — $55 USD\n\nU.S. Citizenship, Lawful Permanent Residency, or Refugee/Asylee Status Required\n(To comply with U.S. Government space technology export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the United States, or other protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3))\n\nOur mission and our products are meant to connect the world and everyone in it, regardless of gender, race, creed, or any other distinction. 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