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You'll work closely with Software, GNC, and Avionics teams to translate testing requirements into reliable hardware solutions, ensuring testbeds are delivered on schedule and ready to support vehicle development and mission validation.\nResponsibilities\nLead, mentor, and develop a team of engineers responsible for spacecraft testbed hardware design, integration, and deployment\nCollaborate with Flight Software, Embedded Software, GNC, and Avionics teams to define testbed requirements and translate simulation and validation needs into hardware designs\nOwn the electrical and hardware architecture of spacecraft ironbirds, flatsats, and HITL testbeds, including avionics interfaces, simulation hardware, and supporting equipment\nEstablish technical priorities, project schedules, resource plans, and delivery milestones to support vehicle development and test campaigns\nOversee the design and development of custom electrical interfaces, load boards, harnesses, and supporting test hardware\nCoordinate engineering and technician resources to ensure timely fabrication, assembly, integration, commissioning, and checkout of spacecraft testbeds\nAlign testbed hardware architecture with Avionics Test and Electrical Ground Support Equipment (EGSE) platforms, leveraging common designs, components, and tooling\nEnsure testbed reliability, maintainability, and scalability through standardized designs, processes, and documentation\nProvide technical leadership in troubleshooting complex electrical and hardware-software integration issues\n\nMinimum Qualifications\nBachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field\n7+ years of experience developing electrical test systems, including hardware-in-the-loop (HITL), avionics integration, embedded hardware testing, or related fields\n2+ years of experience leading engineering teams, projects, or technical programs\nStrong understanding of electrical test system design, avionics interfaces, instrumentation, and hands-on electrical troubleshooting\nExperience designing and deploying complex electrical test systems involving instrumentation, signal conditioning, and hardware interfaces\nExperience managing engineering schedules, resources, and deliverables across multiple concurrent projects\nStrong communication, organizational, and technical problem-solving skills\n\nPreferred Skills and Experience\nExperience managing, mentoring, and developing multidisciplinary engineering teams\nExperience developing ironbirds, flatsats, or HITL testbeds for spacecraft, launch vehicles, or other complex embedded systems\nFamiliarity with HITL software architectures, real-time simulation, and their implications for hardware selection and system design\nExperience with avionics test equipment, EGSE, and reusable test hardware platforms\nStrong electrical troubleshooting skills across analog and digital systems\nFamiliarity with Linux-based systems, Python, C++, and hardware-software integration\nExperience with networking (TCP/IP, serial protocols) and remote hardware control\nExperience establishing standardized hardware architectures and coordinating fabrication, assembly, and deployment across multiple programs\n\nAdditional Information:\nCompensation bands are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data. 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