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Test Engineer

Orbital· Direct-to-Chip
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San Francisco, CAFull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Role focused on operating and improving Orbital's next-generation Direct-to-Chip test rigs, from tray-level to rack-scale validation, including test execution, data handling, rig design input, and commissioning.

Responsibilities

  • Lead day-to-day operation of our tray and rack level engineering test and validation rigs
  • Plan, set up and execute test campaigns against engineering requirements
  • Troubleshoot rig faults and drive them to resolution
  • Carry out preliminary review of test data for quality and validity
  • Feed clean, well-structured data into our analysis pipelines
  • Report findings back to the engineering team and flag anomalies early
  • Propose next steps to drive system efficiency
  • Contribute to the final design of tray and rack level test rigs
  • Size, identify and procure key rig components, managing suppliers and lead times
  • Build and commission rigs, including leak checks and function testing
  • Install and wire thermocouples, sensors and signal instrumentation
  • Support mechanical and electrical builds, including control panels, under the guidance of our mechanical and electrical leads
  • Verify sensor calibration and signal integrity before test

Qualifications

  • Experience operating test rigs or lab hardware, ideally in a thermal, fluids or electronics cooling context
  • Confident with data — able to spot bad readings, sanity-check results and structure output for downstream analysis
  • Comfortable with low-voltage wiring, thermocouples and sensor signals
  • Practical troubleshooter who works the problem on the rig rather than from a desk
  • Able to size and specify components and see procurement through to delivery
  • Hands-on capability with 3D printers, CNC or workshop tooling is a genuine bonus

Skills

Required:Test rig operationData review and analysisInstrumentation and sensing
Nice to have:Procurement and component sizing

Benefits

  • Competitive salary and equity package - the ability to own part of Orbital as we grow
  • Flexible and generous paid time off
  • Excellent health, dental and vision insurance plan
  • Regular company offsites
  • The experience of working in a cutting-edge organisation dedicated to a better future
Last updated Aug 27, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Orbital

Advanced Materials for Next-Gen Data Centers

Orbital builds next-gen data center products powered by AI-discovered advanced materials—solving industry’s hardest challenges with performance breakthroughs.

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