Electrical Test Engineer

About the role

Lanteris Space is seeking a motivated, detail-oriented engineer to join our Electrical Test Engineering team in Palo Alto, CA. In this role you will support the integration and testing of flight-critical electrical systems, wire harnesses, and avionics components for advanced spacecraft. Working under the guidance of senior engineering staff, you will play a hands-on role in ensuring vehicle system functionality and flight readiness.

Responsibilities

• Test Environment Definition: Perform analysis of test equipment requirements and coordinate with the Electrical Aerospace Ground Equipment (EAGE) team to ensure the proper design and setup of all relevant test hardware. Review scripts from the Front-End Engineering and Development (FED) team to ensure the safe execution of commands to verify bus test requirements.
• Scheduling/Tasking: Meet with the spacecraft team daily to determine electrical testing to be performed while optimizing the overall schedule. Generate task logs to communicate authorization of tasks to be performed by the electrical team. Work with a Senior EVE to provide leadership to the electrical test team for 3-shift, 7-days-per-week operations.
• System Integration: Assist in the electrical integration of spacecraft subsystems, ensuring clean connectivity, power distribution, and command and data handling operations.
• Test Definition: Help draft, update, and maintain detailed engineering documentation, including wiring interconnect diagrams, electrical schematics, and step-by-step test procedures. Ensure that all documentation complies with spacecraft test requirements.
• Test Execution & Verification: Support the execution of functional and environmental testing campaigns, including Thermal Vacuum (TVAC), Vibration, Acoustics, and Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) testing. Provide initial review of all tests run during the spacecraft build process. Travel to the Launch Base with a Senior EVE to perform final checkout of the spacecraft prior to launch.
• Anomaly Resolution: Provide first-line debugging of all electrical non-conformances and test anomalies and then coordinate with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to resolve all electrical anomalies discovered during testing.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
• Bachelor's degree in electrical, electronics, aerospace engineering, or a related discipline. Four years of additional experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree.

Preferred Qualifications

• General:
  • Strong verbal and written communication, organization, and leadership skills.
  • Ability to work in a collaborative team.
  • Debugging and troubleshooting skills.
• Familiarity with Electrical Hardware:
  • Basic test equipment such as oscilloscopes, Digital Multi-Meters (DMMs), and function generators.
  • Understanding of mathematics, physics, materials, and chemistry as they relate to electrical circuits.
• Familiarity with Spacecraft Architecture:
  • Familiarity with satellite design and testing obtained through educational training and/or on-the-job experience in a related field.
  • Familiarity with satellite command and telemetry.

Pay

The base pay for this position within California is $67,000.00 - $111,000.00 annually. For all other states, geographic cost of labor is used to develop market-driven ranges, and each location where we hire may have a different range.

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, health and welfare insurance, and 401(k) to eligible employees.