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About Astro Digital

Astro Digital designs, builds, and operates small satellite systems for earth observation, communications, in-orbit demonstrations, science, and exploration. Headquartered in Littleton, Colorado with roughly 100 employees and global infrastructure. This role is based in San Jose, CA.

The Role

Join the Spacecraft Integration and Test team as a Test Engineer. You will own and maintain our FlatSat lab, keeping these systems organized, documented, and ready for engineering teams across the company. This is hands-on work preparing, integrating, and testing spacecraft throughout their development and production lifecycle.

As your experience grows, you will have opportunities to specialize in either spacecraft test systems and integration or software development and test automation.

Primary Responsibilities

• Own and maintain the FlatSat lab
• Maintain accurate Bills of Materials (BOMs), hardware inventories, cable documentation, and configuration records
• Coordinate hardware usage and communicate changes to ensure engineers have the equipment they need
• Assemble, configure, and troubleshoot hardware test setups for engineering and spacecraft integration activities
• Support remote team members with hardware setup, configuration, and debugging
• Assist with spacecraft integration and Flight Model (FM) testing as needed
• Execute test procedures, collect and analyze test data, and document results
• Help identify, troubleshoot, and document hardware and software issues discovered during testing
• Ensure laboratory equipment and test infrastructure remain organized, calibrated, and operational
• Contribute to improving lab organization, documentation, and testing processes
• As experience grows, contribute to the development of automated test systems and software tools
• Work closely with systems, electrical, software, and mechanical engineers to support successful spacecraft integration and mission execution

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Aerospace, Electrical, Mechanical, Software, Computer Engineering), Physics, Math, or a related technical field, or equivalent hands-on technical experience
• 0-3 years of relevant engineering or technical experience
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Comfortable working with hardware and willing to learn new systems
• Experience using Linux or willingness to learn
• Basic scripting experience (Python, Bash, or similar) is a plus
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with a multidisciplinary team
• Desire to learn spacecraft integration, testing, and automation

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience assembling or troubleshooting electronic hardware
• Familiarity with oscilloscopes, multimeters, power supplies, or other lab equipment
• Experience maintaining hardware inventories or documentation
• Experience with Python or other scripting languages
• Familiarity with Git or version control
• Exposure to automated testing or continuous integration
• Experience with Linux
• Interest in embedded systems, spacecraft, robotics, or other complex hardware systems

Physical Demands

This position requires the ability to lift and move objects weighing up to 50 lbs. Frequent standing, walking, bending, and reaching may be required.

Export Requirements

This position requires access to export-controlled commodities, technical data, technology, software, and services. U.S. citizenship, U.S. legal permanent resident status, or protected person status under 22 CFR 120.15 and 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) is required.