Test Engineering Specialist

Xiphos Systems Corporation, founded in 1996, is a vibrant and energetic company in the heart of Montreal’s Plateau area. For over 20 years, we have pushed the envelope of what is possible in NewSpace and secured the trust of various space agencies and space companies around the world. The industry has adopted our design approach and, as a result, we have been experiencing several years of rapid, steady growth and the trend is continuing!

Our vision is to migrate terrestrial computing and network communication techniques into space environments. The company’s expertise in networked processors has evolved into a line of high-performance, fault-tolerant flight control and sensor processing hardware and software solutions in wide and varied advanced space applications.

Xiphos’ primary markets are small satellites, space station applications, as well as lunar landers, rovers, and robotics. We have delivered our standard and custom products all over the world and have been essential to many successful space missions. With low power consumption, high processing power, enhanced flexibility, excellent robustness, and proven functions available off-the-shelf, our Q-cards are increasingly the preferred solution in the fast-growing field of NewSpace.

ROLE DESCRIPTION

Reporting to the Test Engineering Lead, Xiphos is looking for an innovative Test Specialist with hands-on experience working with aerospace flight hardware. In this role, you will be writing test plans and procedures based on customer requirements, testing electronics, developing test scripts, and executing automated tests. Depending on the projects, you may also travel to various test facilities as required to conduct on-site qualification and acceptance tests of flight hardware. The responsibilities for this position require the ideal candidate to work entirely on-site.

MAIN TASKS

• Test harness design
• Create acceptance test plans for Xiphos products
• Qualification test campaigns
• Planning and execution of TVAC, radiation, shock/vibe test campaigns
• Test script development/continuous improvement (Python, RobotFramework)
• Procure EGSE and build new test workstations
• Assist customer debugging investigations
• Support the production team with functional testing of Xiphos’ flight hardware
• Participate in agile team processes for task planning
• Hardware testing and characterization
• Ability to read and understand HW schematics, design documents, etc.

MUST HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH

• Python
• Linux OS
• Electronics test equipment
• Multimeters, oscilloscope, waveform generator, etc.
• Degree in electrical, computer, aerospace, or related engineering field
• Must be able to obtain Canadian government security clearance (Canadian Controlled Goods Program)

NICE TO HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH

• Proficiency in French
• Radiofrequency (RF) design/testing
• Space hardware/satellites
• Robot Framework
• Embedded SW development
• JIRA/Confluence
• Agile work environment (sprint planning, etc.)
• Visual inspections of PCBs, familiarity with IPC standards

QUALIFICATIONS

• Completed Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or other related area of study
• 5-7 years of experience working withing a test engineering environment
• Must be able to obtain Canadian government security clearance
• Bilingual (French, English)