Avionics Test Engineer, Optical

The role

You will develop production test hardware and software to deliver optical avionics through ATP and QTP. You will work with the Optical team to validate prototype designs, define test requirements, and design test infrastructure.

What you will do

• Design and fabricate test hardware, harnessing, and test systems to support optical payload development testing
• Develop modular, reusable test automation software and drivers in Python, Rust, C++ for Linux platforms
• Execute development and production tests to meet internal and external customer needs
• Develop data acquisition, control, and instrumentation systems to test at the integrated level
• Own the project management of multiple test assets and acceptance testing of optical avionics
• Design device simulators deployed across component subsystem and HITL testbeds
• Collaborate with a cross-functional team to establish product requirements, testing methods, and project test schedules
• Design and build optical tables with automated active alignment for high-rate optical testing

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical, computer, aerospace, or other relevant engineering discipline or any equivalent combination of education and experience
• 2+ years of experience with test hardware design and software scripting
• Strong programming abilities (Python, C++, or Rust)
• Experience designing, building, and testing electrical assemblies and test fixtures

Nice to have

• Experience with design and testing of optical systems
• Experience with camera automation and quantitative image processing (ex. beam profiling), power meters, and laser interlocks
• Experience with data acquisition, controls, and dedicated test equipment
• Familiarity with SMC-S-016 or MIL-STD-810 testing methods, including vibration, shock, and thermal testing
• Understanding of the failure modes of electrical and optical systems in space environments
• Demonstrated ability to own electrical or optical hardware test systems within an integrated engineering team
• Creative problem solver that can balance schedule, resource, and technical constraints

Benefits

• Paid time off
• Medical/dental/vision coverage
• Life insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Many other perks

Before you apply

• Must be a U.S. person as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.15 or otherwise eligible for a federally issued export control license

About the company

K2 is building the largest and highest-power satellites ever flown. They are mass-producing high-power satellite platforms for missions from LEO to deep space.