# HITL Test Engineer

Hiring organization: [Astranis](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/astranis)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/07bf1848-d000-4d84-b24c-c7b40b4239f1

Listed on Astranis's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Employment type: full time
- Seniority: Mid
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Salary: 150000 – 215000 USD per year

## Summary

This role designs and operates hardware-in-the-loop testbeds that validate satellite systems before flight, requiring someone comfortable across hardware assembly, embedded systems, and scripting to support multiple engineering teams.

_Our summary, not Astranis's wording._

## Skills named

Embedded Systems, Git, Linux, Python, Shell Scripting

## Required

- Bachelor's degree in EE, AE, or CS
- 2-5+ years hardware integration or test engineering experience
- Proficiency across hardware and software domains
- Embedded systems or laboratory hardware experience
- 2+ years Python or equivalent scripting
- 1+ year Linux and shell command line
- 1+ year version control systems
- Ability to read schematics and debug circuit-software interfaces
- Methodical debugging and documentation
- Strong written and verbal communication
- Passion for building in fast-paced hands-on environment

## Nice to have

- Flight software architectures familiarity
- Telemetry systems experience
- Simulation frameworks knowledge
- Networked lab infrastructure experience
- Kubernetes experience
- Linux system administration experience

Apply on Astranis's site: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/astranis/jobs/4694895006