Avionics Test Engineer (All Levels)

Salary: $132,000 - 172,000 per year Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in a science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM)-related field
• At least 1 year of experience in avionics development, hardware testing, manufacturing, or test automation, with responsibilities involving both hardware and software
• Experience using test equipment and measurement techniques, such as oscilloscopes, DMMs, DAQs, and electronic loads, to verify and validate electronic hardware requirements
• Programming experience in Python, C/C++, or a similar language
• Experience designing and validating automated test racks, including custom PCBAs, signal conditioning, instrumentation selection, and wire harness design
• Experience with SMC-S-016, MIL-STD-810, or other environmental testing standards, including shock, thermal, burn-in, TVAC, vibration, and EMI/EMC testing
• Experience with avionics hardware such as power electronics, motor controllers, GNC sensors, optics, RF devices, or communication interfaces including Ethernet, RS-422, RS-485, and CAN
• Experience with schematic capture, PCB layout, or wire harness design using Altium Designer or equivalent tools
• Experience reading electrical schematics and understanding electronics manufacturing processes to analyze and improve test coverage
• Experience with embedded software development, firmware integration, and nonconformance, MRB, or corrective action processes in a flight hardware production environment
• For senior and staff-level roles: experience leading test campaigns from kickoff through test report, mentoring engineers, and establishing standards for test system development and validation

• Own avionics unit test systems through their full lifecycle, from architecture and rack design reviews through implementation, validation, and production sustainment
• Design and develop automated test systems, selecting commercial off-the-shelf equipment and creating custom PCBAs, harnesses, and fixtures to verify units under test and exercise failure modes
• Write test automation software in Python, C/C++, or similar languages to interface with units under test, test equipment, and production data platforms
• Work with Responsible Engineers and Manufacturing Engineers to provide Design for Test feedback, improve test coverage, and increase product reliability and yield
• Manage flight hardware through environmental screening, including thermal, vibration, TVAC, and burn-in testing, and act as the primary contact for issues or stoppages
• Investigate test anomalies and production failures, drive corrective actions to completion, and support vehicle-level failure investigations as needed

• Altium Designer
• Embedded
• Ethernet
• Firmware
• Hardware
• Support
• Python
• RS-485

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We are Astrolab, The Lunar Operations Company. We design and build the rovers, power systems, and data networks needed to support a sustained lunar economy, tackling challenges that must be solved before human exploration can scale. We are hiring an Avionics Test Engineer to build and operate the automated systems used to verify rover avionics before they leave the factory. This posting covers entry-level through staff-level positions, with leveling based on experience. Our team brings together accomplished engineers to build the foundations of planetary surface exploration. We offer company equity, comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and mental health benefits, a 401(k) with company match, flexible PTO and parental leave, a weekly lunch stipend, complimentary on-site snacks and beverages, and a monthly on-site social hour with food and drinks.

last updated 42 week of 2026