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Electrical Test Specialist

Astranis· Operations
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San Francisco$48/hr - $55/hrFull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Avionics Test Specialist responsible for running and operating functional and performance tests on flight hardware and software, testing PCBA’s, subsystems, and full spacecraft across environmental conditions, while debugging, calibrating, and providing feedback to optimize test processes.

Responsibilities

  • Execute automated tests and reporting scripts for functional and performance testing of spacecraft electronics
  • Plan and execute functional and performance test plans (both manual and automated test cases)
  • Develop standard operating procedures for test operations and related processes to train test operators across all environments
  • Provide first-level troubleshooting, assist root cause efforts, and implement corrective actions for test and support equipment failures
  • Maintain, troubleshoot, and calibrate test and support equipment
  • Provide Design for Manufacturing and Test feedback to optimize processes and test setups

Qualifications

  • 2+ years of working experience testing complex electrical systems
  • Experience working in a linux environment, including usage of bash
  • Programming experience (Python, C++, etc.)
  • Hands-on experience using electrical test equipment (multimeters, oscilloscopes, or power supplies) and data acquisition systems
  • Experience developing and executing test plans and procedures from requirements
  • Strong sense of accountability, integrity, and team focus with extensive multitasking and organizational experience
  • Must be willing to work all shifts, overtime and/or weekends as needed, including support of 24/7 operations for critical integration and test campaigns.

Skills

Required:LinuxProgrammingElectrical test equipmentTest planning and procedures

Benefits

  • All our positions offer a compensation package that includes equity and robust benefits.
  • 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.
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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About Astranis

Advanced satellites for high orbits.

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.

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