Senior Electrical Test Engineer

Torrance, CA. Posted a month ago

The role

The Senior Electrical Test Engineer will lead integrated test development from concept through production. This role involves designing hardware and electrical systems, developing test automation software, and supporting environmental and qualification testing.

What you will do

Lead integrated test development from concept through production
Design hardware, wiring, and electrical systems for electrical and RF testing
Develop modular and reusable test automation software in Linux environments using Python / Rust / C++
Own test maintainability and reliability across the lifecycle
Create device and subsystem simulators for hardware-in-the-loop and automated integration testing
Support environmental and qualification testing including thermal, vibration, and shock

Required qualifications

4+ Years of Experience
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
Strong programming abilities (Python, C++, Rust)
Comfort developing in a Linux-based environment
Hands-on experience with electrical test equipment such as power supplies, DC loads, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and network analyzers
Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed

Nice to have

Experience root-causing issues in integrated electronics (mixed-signal, digital, RF-adjacent systems)
Familiarity with MIL-STD-810 test methods, including vibration, shock, and thermal testing
Experience designing test racks / ATE systems (PXI, USB/LXI instrumentation, custom interfaces) and scaling them into production
Experience writing reusable test software patterns (hardware abstraction layers, driver libraries, test sequencing frameworks)
Comfort working at the boundary between HW + SW: firmware bring-up, control interfaces (I2C/SPI/UART), fault injection, telemetry capture

Before you apply

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined in 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligib

About the company

Northwood is a modern space infrastructure company building a global network of phased array and parabolic ground stations. They design, build, and rapidly deploy scalable systems for satellite missions.