Principal Integration & Test Engineer
$101,000–$188,000 year
On-siteChantilly, Virginia, United States
Job Summary
Integrate and test space payload hardware and software across development, qualification, and flight-like configurations. Debug issues spanning application software, embedded firmware, FPGA interfaces, electronics, sensors, and communication links using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and protocol analyzers. Support bring-up of payload electronics, processors, and data interfaces while investigating failures through logs and telemetry. Work with cross-functional teams to resolve integration issues, document test results, and contribute to automated test tools and lab infrastructure. Assist with system-level environmental testing including thermal vacuum, vibration, and EMI/EMC campaigns. Ensure configuration management and baseline verification for all testing activities.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, or related field (OR equivalent years of experience / combined education)
- 9 or more years of related experience
- Experience integrating and testing embedded systems, avionics, or aerospace hardware
- Ability to debug across software, firmware, and electronics
- Experience reading and interpreting schematics, ICDs, test procedures, requirements, and design documentation
- Experience with embedded debugging tools, logs, telemetry, and lab instrumentation
- Familiarity with C/C++, Python, or similar scripting languages for test automation and troubleshooting
- Ability to support travel or off-site work, as needed
Desired Qualifications
- Experience with space payloads, spacecraft avionics, or mission-critical embedded systems
- Experience debugging FPGA-based systems and firmware-controlled electronics
- Familiarity with Linux-based embedded systems, RTOS, or board bring-up
- Experience supporting TVAC, vibration, or EMI/EMC test campaigns
- Knowledge of space-qualified components, radiation-tolerant electronics, or flight hardware processes
- Experience with requirements verification, anomaly reporting, and formal test documentation
- Familiarity with CI/CD, automated test frameworks, HIL testing, or lab automation
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