# Senior Reliability Test Engineer at Astranis

- Company: Astranis
- What the company does: Backed by Y Combinator, a16z and Felicis.
- Company website: http://www.astranis.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: San Francisco
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-08-28
- Apply by: 2026-10-19
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/astranis/jobs/4709397006?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/astranis-senior-reliability-test-engineer/

## About the role

As a Senior Reliability Test Engineer you work at the intersection of every engineering discipline to ensure our hardware meets the highest bar for quality and reliability. You own reliability for complex electromechanical and electronic hardware from concept through high-rate production and on-orbit operations. You set the targets, build the analyses and test frameworks that prove them, own the labs and tooling that generate the evidence, and lead the investigations when hardware fails. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- B.S. in Mechanical, Electrical, Physics, Materials Science, or an equivalent technical discipline
- 5+ years in reliability, test, or design engineering on high-reliability hardware or 3+ years with an M.S
- Hands-on testing experience with mechanical, electrical, and electromechanical systems, and with a wide range of sensors, actuators, instrumentation, and DAQ devices
- Experience standing up reliability engineering frameworks for a product or program, covering detailed reliability analysis, development testing, production testing, and field data analysis
- Experience generating qualification test requirements and executing tests that proactively characterize product behavior and iteratively improve designs and reliability estimates
- Domain depth in one or more of: EEE piece parts, avionics, PCBA reliability, battery systems, EV powertrain or HV devices, thermal systems, actuators, or solar cells

Tags: Reliability Test

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