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# Hardware Test Engineer

- **Company:** ASTRANIS INTERNATIONAL LLC
- **Location:** United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $145,000.0 - $235,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Data Analysis, Automation of Tests, Linux, Ethernet, Python (Programming Language), SQL Databases, Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter, Serial Peripheral Interface
- **Published:** October 8, 2026
- **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/senior-hardware-test-engineer-astranis-9796177

## About the Role

* B.S. in Electrical or Computer Engineering, Physics, or a related field.
 * 5+ years testing power electronics, avionics, or other high-reliability electronic hardware.
 * A passion for hardware development, including working in a fast-paced environment and hands-on design and development
 * Comfort with ambiguity and turning high-level requirements into clear design/test objectives
 * Experience with environmental chambers, automated test equipment, and test fixtures.
 * Strong ability to read schematics and understand circuits.
 * Hands-on experience with oscilloscopes, DMMs, DAQs, power supplies, electronic loads, and SMUs.
 * Experience with digital interfaces and protocols, such as CAN, SPI, I2C, UART, and Ethernet.
 * Proficiency in Python for test automation and data analysis.
 * Strong technical writing, including test plans, reports, requirements, and specifications., * High voltage testing experience.
 * Vacuum or TVAC testing experience.
 * Knowledge of electronics reliability and failure mechanisms.
 * Familiarity with ASTM, JEDEC, IEEE, ISO, and MIL test standards.
 * Familiarity with HITL/SITL testing, Linux, and SQL.

## Description

* Work cross-functionally to define test requirements and choose test methods that cover the stresses hardware sees in its operating environment.
 * Write and run qualification and validation test plans, including functional, thermal cycling, vibration, shock, TVAC, accelerated life, and HALT/HASS testing.
 * Design, build, and automate test equipment, fixtures, and instrumentation end to end in Python, maximizing throughput to keep up with fast design cycles.
 * Select, operate, and maintain environmental chambers, data acquisition systems, custom test racks, and measurement equipment.
 * Write test procedures and reports, and present results clearly to stakeholders and leadership.
 * Lead failure investigations and see corrective actions through to closure.