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# Lead Avionics Test Engineer

- **Company:** Moon Corporation
- **Location:** Hawthorne, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Testing (Software), Altium Designer, Automation of Tests, Unit Testing, C++ (Programming Language), Code Coverage, Embedded Software, Ethernet, Firmware, Python (Programming Language), LabVIEW, Operational Databases, Systems Development Life Cycle, Robotic Automation Software, Schematic Capture, Software Engineering, Test Data, Hardware Testing, MIL-STD-810 Environmental Testing, Pcb Layout, Programming Languages
- **Published:** September 18, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.thejobnetwork.com/job/7cfbaa38-d9c1-45a8-bd1a-b21095a98854/lead-avionics-test-engineer

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in a science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM) related field
 * 5+ years of experience in avionics development, hardware test, manufacturing, or test automation, including hardware and software responsibilities
 * Experience leading engineers and developing automated test solutions for high-reliability electronics, including test equipment, automation software, and validation activities, * Experience designing and validating automated test racks, including custom PCBAs, signal conditioning, instrumentation selection, and wire harness design
 * Experience writing test automation software using Python, C/C++, LabVIEW, or similar programming languages
 * Familiarity 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 with embedded software development, firmware integration, and nonconformance, MRB, or corrective action processes in a flight hardware production environment

## Description

The Lead Avionics Test Engineer will build and manage a team of test engineers responsible for the avionics test architecture, automated test system development, and manufacturing test infrastructure that verifies every rover avionics unit before it leaves the factory. You will define how avionics hardware gets tested at Astrolab, setting standards, shaping testable designs, and building the systems and team to execute at production scale.
What you'll do:

 * Build and lead a team of avionics test engineers including hiring, setting technical direction, executing priorities, and fostering a culture of ownership, craftsmanship, and collaboration
 * Own the full lifecycle of avionics unit test systems: architecture definition, rack design (DCR, PDR, CDR, TRR), implementation, validation, and production sustainment
 * Partner with design teams to implement Design for Test (DFT) feedback, evaluate test coverage, and develop test plans
 * Design and develop automated test systems including COTS equipment selection, custom PCBA and harness design, and test software to verify UUT functionality, exercise failure modes, and interface with production data platforms (MES and test data archive)
 * Set team standards for test system development, validation, documentation, and quality in compliance with the Astrolab Software Development Process and related standards
 * Root cause test anomalies and production failures, drive corrective actions to closure, and support vehicle-level failure investigations as needed


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