Senior Hardware Test Automation Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Onsite in Louisville, Colorado, United States; up to 10% domestic travel.

Salary: $126,887–$181,949 USD per year, plus bonus, equity, and benefits.

Company

hirify.global develops integrated quantum computing, networking, sensing, and security solutions; Capella, an hirify.global company, delivers space systems, advanced sensing, and mission-ready intelligence.

What you will do

• Own automated hardware test development from concept through deployment.
• Develop Python-based automation for controlling lab equipment, running procedures, and verifying hardware behavior.
• Create reusable test frameworks and libraries across satellite hardware subsystems.
• Design and execute verification and validation campaigns, including functional, corner-case, and fault-condition testing.
• Analyze test results, investigate anomalies, and identify root causes.
• Coordinate test interfaces with electrical, mechanical, flight software, and ground software teams while documenting procedures and configurations.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in a similar hardware test automation role.
• Bachelor’s degree in electrical or computer engineering, computer science, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Proficiency in Python for test scripting and automation.
• Hands-on testing of electrical or mechanical systems, subsystems, or components, including cabling and instrumentation.
• Experience with complex hardware systems in aerospace, defense, semiconductors, robotics, or a related field.
• Experience with Git, CI/CD pipelines, lab equipment, and control interfaces such as GPIB, Ethernet, and USB.

Nice to have

• Experience testing aerospace or other high-reliability hardware.
• Knowledge of hardware-in-the-loop testing and embedded interfaces such as UART, SPI, I²C, CAN, and SpaceWire.
• Experience with GitLab-based continuous integration and automated test execution.
• Familiarity with NumPy, pandas, Matplotlib, Plotly, PyQt, or Grafana for test data analysis and visualization.
• Strong documentation and communication skills focused on reproducibility and rigor.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Matching 401(k), unlimited PTO, and paid holidays.
• Parental and adoption leave, legal insurance, and a home technology stipend.
• Work in a culture emphasizing collaboration, rigorous engineering, autonomy, productivity, and respect.
• Employment is subject to U.S. export control and government contract requirements; additional immigration-status information may be reviewed for compliance.