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Array Labs · 8 hours ago

Electrical Test Engineer

Palo Alto, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

$150K/yr - $300K/yr

Array Labs is building advanced radar imaging satellites for accurate 3D mapping of the Earth. As an Electrical Test Engineer, you will develop hardware and testing infrastructure to validate radar payloads and satellite electronics, ensuring system performance and flight readiness.

AerospaceGeospatialManufacturing

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Develop test solutions for in-house developed avionics hardware products which will fly to space

Write automation software to interact with units under test, test equipment, instrumentation, and production documentation systems

Bring up and debug new subsystems and testbeds with responsible engineers

Analyze test data and provide recommendations for improvements

Participate in design reviews and provide input on testability

Maintain test equipment and facilities

Improving our testing capabilities by finding ways to catch bugs before they manifest in production and prevent them from happening again

Qualification

FPGA programmingTest automationCircuit analysisEmbedded softwareEnvironmental testingTechnical documentationSchematic captureRF system knowledgeDebugging complex systemsBoard reworkLinux navigationProgramming languages

Required

Proficient working in the lab with oscilloscopes, DMMs, power supplies, and logic analyzers

Proficiency with programming and automation/scripting languages or ability to quickly learn them (i.e. Python, C++, SQL, MATLAB) and navigating Linux terminals and file systems

Familiarity with design tools for schematic capture

Strong technical documentation skills, including report writing and test result documentation and storage

Familiarity with software defined radios

Familiarity working with and debugging complex systems (transceivers, SerDes, FPGAs, power management, etc...)

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State

Preferred

Experience analyzing circuits and developing functional test plans

Board rework experience, specifically surface-mount soldering & hot-air rework

Experience operating in a contamination- and ESD-sensitive environments

Embedded software expertise, bare-metal (no-OS), RTOS-based, and Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) libraries for ARM-based microcontrollers or SoCs

Experience with system verification and validation, experience in root-cause test failures to ensure issues are understood and develop and implement mitigations as part of a process of continuous improvement

Bring-up and test of RF, power, and electronics subassemblies

Basic knowledge of RF system architecture and impairments or hands-on experience working with RF circuits and RF test equipment

Experience in space systems and environmental testing such as vibration, shock, thermal, burn-in, and TVAC

Understanding of sources of measurement error and how to implement appropriate mitigation strategies