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Posted 5mo ago•Burlingame, California

GNC Hardware Test Engineer

MiddleOn-site (Burlingame)Salary undisclosed
Required Skills
PythonLinux
Job Description

Xona is the navigational intelligence company bringing real-time, centimeter-level certainty to any device, anywhere on Earth.

With Pulsar – the world’s most advanced PNT satellite infrastructure in Low Earth Orbit – Xona will offer a future-proof, backwards-compatible global positioning system optimized for absolute precision, superior power, and robust protection.

We’re looking for a GNC Hardware Test Engineer to help build, integrate, and validate sensor and test hardware for spacecraft GNC systems. This is a hands-on lab role ideal for someone who enjoys working across sensors, embedded hardware, test software, and rapid prototyping.

What You’ll Do

  • Build and maintain test jigs to evaluate GNC sensor performance.

  • Integrate and test sensors such as IMUs, magnetometers, GNSS receivers, sun sensors, Earth horizon sensors, and star trackers.

  • Develop and debug sensor communication over interfaces such as SPI, I2C, UART, and CAN.

  • Support hardware-in-the-loop test setups for GNC softw

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