About PLD Space

PLD Space is an international companyon a mission to transport satellites into space, vertically integrating the engineering, testing, manufacturing, and operations of its reusable and sustainable rockets. Headquartered in Elche (Spain) and founded in 2011 by Raúl Torres and Raúl Verdú, PLD Space hasestablisheditself as a integral benchmark in the small satellite launch sector. Its family of MIURA launchers and LINCE crewed capsulepositionthe company as a leader in European technological sovereignty for space transportation, covering the full spectrum of space missions.

PLD Spaceoperatesover 188,000 m² of facilities in Elche, Teruel (Spain), Kourou (French Guiana), and Duqm (Oman), enabling the company to provide comprehensive satellite and payload launch services into space.

Teamwork, courage, determination and ambition enable PLD Space to guarantee an autonomous, independent satellite space access capability, based on reliability at a globally competitive price. The company is able to offer best-in-class launch services to commercial satellite operators, institutions, space agencies and national and international governmental entities

Mission

The Avionics Test Automation Engineer is responsible for developing and maintaining the automated test capabilities required to execute avionics verification, validation, acceptance, qualification and integration activities in a repeatable, reliable and traceable way.

This role combines software development, test engineering, instrumentation control, data acquisition and avionics hardware understanding. The Avionics Test Automation Engineer transforms test execution needs into automated sequences, software tools, instrument interfaces,



data processing utilities and reporting capabilities that improve test efficiency, reduce human error and support recurrent production.

The position requires a hybrid technical profile with strong programming skills, practical understanding of electronic test environments, and the ability to work closely with test operations, V&V;, test hardware, facilities and product engineering teams.

Responsibilities

- Review test specifications, AIT plans, procedures and recurrent test needs to identify opportunities for automation.
- Define the automation approach for avionics test activities, including automated sequences, instrument control, data acquisition, result processing and reporting.
- Develop, maintain and document automated test sequences, scripts, drivers, libraries and software tools for PCBA, unit, subsystem, and system-level validations.
- Develop APIs for EGSE/SCOE and laboratory instrumentation such as power supplies, electronic loads, switching systems, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers and other test and measurement equipment.
- Integrate automated test software with physical benches, EGSE/SCOEs, and avionics units under test.
- Implement data acquisition, logging and telemetry recording capabilities required during test execution.
- Validate automated test tools and sequences before operational use, ensuring correct behavior, safe error handling,



proper data capture and compatibility with the intended setup.
- Support test readiness activities, ensuring that software versions, configuration files, and data recording tools are ready before execution.
- Support AIT engineers during test execution by ensuring automated tools operate correctly and by troubleshooting automation-related issues.
- Ensure configuration control of test automation assets.
- Develop data processing and reporting utilities to support V&V; assessment.
- Contribute to the standardization of test automation practices, reusable software libraries, coding guidelines and common frameworks for avionics testing.
- Capture lessons learned and improve automated sequences, data tools, reporting methods, usability and maintainability for recurrent test activities.

Necessary Requirements

- Engineering degree in Computer Engineering, Electronics, Telecommunications, Aerospace Engineering, Industrial Engineering with software, electronics or automation specialization, or similar.
- Strong programming skills in Python, C/C++, MATLAB, LabVIEW, or similar languages/tools, with the ability to develop structured, reliable and maintainable software.
- Good understanding of software development fundamentals, including modular design, version control, debugging, documentation, error handling and code maintainability.
- Ability to translate defined test sequences, procedures or operational needs into automated scripts, software tools or test applications.
- Good understanding of electronics and laboratory test equipment, including power supplies, electronic loads, oscilloscopes, multimeters, process calibrator, signal generator

📌 Avionics Test Automation Engineer (Elche)
🏢 PLD Space
📍 Elche