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# HITL Test Engineer at Astranis

Department: 3411 Hardware TestingEducation: education_optional

Compensation

$150,000 – $215,000/yr

**Location**
: San Francisco, California

**Type**
: Full-time

**Level**
: mid

**Posted**
: Jul 6, 2026

## Description

Astranis is hiring a HITL Test Engineer to design, build, and maintain hardware-in-the-loop testbeds for satellite development. The role owns the full lifecycle of flatsat and HITL testbed builds, coordinates custom harnesses and manufacturing, manages testbed health and access, diagnoses hardware and software failures, supports simulation and observability tooling, and assists with recruiting. Candidates need a bachelor’s degree in EE, AE, CS, or an equivalent background, 2–5+ years of hardware integration, systems bring-up, or test engineering experience, and experience with embedded systems, Python, Linux, version control, schematics, and circuit debugging. The position offers a base salary of $150,000–$215,000 USD, equity, healthcare, retirement benefits, and other perks, with U.S. citizenship, lawful permanent residency, or protected refugee/asylee status required.

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