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Electronics Test Engineer (Early Career)

Develops test automation software and hardware fixtures for electronics and RF systems in satellite ground infrastructure. Requires 0-4 years experience, bachelor's in electrical engineering, strong programming in Python/C++/Rust, and hands-on test equipment skills.

100k – 145kLos Angeles, CAHardware EngineeringOnsiteEntry level
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About the role

Responsibilities

  • Lead integrated test development from concept through production, including test strategy, requirements, and execution plans
  • Design hardware, wiring, and electrical systems to support electrical and RF testing for both production and development needs (fixtures, harnesses, interfaces, rack integration)
  • Develop modular and reusable test automation software, including frameworks, drivers, and tooling in Linux environments using Python / Rust / C++
  • Own test maintainability and reliability across the lifecycle — defining calibration, upkeep, debugging, and continuous improvement of test assets
  • Create device and subsystem simulators for hardware-in-the-loop (HITL) and automated integration testing
  • Support environmental and qualification testing (thermal, vibration, shock), including defining instrumentation and test procedures where needed

Basic Qualifications

  • 0 - 4 Years of Experience + Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
  • Strong programming abilities (Python, C++, Rust), and comfort developing in a Linux-based environment
  • Hands-on experience with electrical test equipment such as power supplies, DC loads, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and network analyzers

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience root-causing issues in integrated electronics (mixed-signal, digital, RF-adjacent systems)
  • Familiarity with MIL-STD-810 test methods, including vibration, shock, and thermal testing
  • Experience designing test racks / ATE systems (PXI, USB/LXI instrumentation, custom interfaces) and scaling them into production
  • Experience writing reusable test software patterns (hardware abstraction layers, driver libraries, test sequencing frameworks)
  • Comfort working at the boundary between HW + SW: firmware bring-up, control interfaces (I2C/SPI/UART), fault injection, telemetry capture

Compensation and Benefits

  • Electronics Test Engineer/Level 1: $100,000 - $120,000 per year
  • Electronics Test Engineer/Level 2: $120,000 - $145,000 per year
  • Base salary determined by job-related knowledge, skills, education, and experience
  • Eligible for equity (stock options or other long-term incentives), performance bonuses, comprehensive medical/vision/dental, 401(k), disability/life insurance, paid parental leave, PTO, perks

Skills

PythonC++RustLinuxOscilloscopesLogic AnalyzersNetwork AnalyzersPxiMil-Std-810I2CSpiUartHardware-In-The-LoopAte Systems

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