Automation Engineer
AST SpaceMobile3 months ago
Dallas, TX, USAMid Level
H1B sponsor
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks and regression suites for embedded systems.
- Develop and execute hardware-in-the-loop and software-in-the-loop test workflows.
- Support system-level testing across development, integration, validation, and deployment activities.
- Debug hardware/software interface issues and troubleshoot system-level failures.
- Develop Python test scripts and tools using modern test frameworks.
- Integrate, configure, and commission hardware in laboratory test environments.
- Maintain lab setups and resolve connectivity issues involving hardware components.
- Contribute to continuous integration and automated testing pipelines.
- Document test procedures, results, and system interfaces.
- Collaborate with hardware, software, integration, and service enablement teams.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
- At least 4 years of experience in software development, automation, or embedded systems testing.
- Strong hands-on Python development experience.
- Experience with embedded systems and low-level debugging.
- Familiarity with UART, SPI, I2C, or CAN communication protocols.
- Experience with HIL and SIL testing environments is preferred.
- Hands-on laboratory hardware experience and experience integrating and validating hardware in test setups are preferred.
- Familiarity with Docker, Linux systems, and Bash or equivalent scripting is preferred.
- Experience with data analysis tools for test results and telemetry evaluation is preferred.
- Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and automated testing workflows is preferred.
- Strong collaboration, communication, problem-solving, analytical, and documentation skills.
Benefits
- Work is performed in standard office and laboratory environments with hands-on hardware setup, configuration, and troubleshooting.
- Flexibility to support extended hours during critical testing or integration phases.
- Equal opportunity, at-will employment.
About AST SpaceMobile
AST SpaceMobile builds a space-based cellular broadband network that connects directly to standard smartphones, selling capacity to mobile network operators and government users. The public company, founded in 2017 and headquartered in Midland, Texas, trades on NASDAQ. It has demonstrated direct 4G/5G voice and data links from its BlueWalker 3 test satellite and is developing commercial satellites to extend coverage to remote and underserved areas.