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Engineering Technician

Xona Space Systems

Xona Space Systems

Software Engineering
Burlingame, CA, USA
USD 30-40 / hour
Posted on Nov 4, 2025

Location

Burlingame, CA

Employment Type

Full time

Location Type

On-site

Department

Satellite

Compensation

  • $30.00 – $40.00 per hour

The final job level and salary will be determined based on a range of factors including the candidate’s education, qualifications, knowledge, skills, abilities, and relevant experience. The listed salary range is provided to offer insight into potential compensation, but it’s not a guarantee of the final offer. While we include the full range to be transparent, offers most often fall within the middle portion rather than the top.

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.

As an Engineering Technician, you will be an integral part in supporting our R&D and AI&T teams at Xona. You will work closely with engineers to test, assemble, rework, and document all electrical, RF, and mechanical design elements that make up our PNT payload and satellite. Your work will have significant impact on our goal of bringing cutting edge navigation technologies to space.

Requirements

  • 2+ years of technician or related experience

  • Hands on experience with soldering, wiring, cable making etc
    Ability to interpret PCBA schematics, technical drawings, test plans, and work to procedures

  • Ability to perform payload and spacecraft integration tasks in lab and clean room environments

  • Perform payload testing of communications, telemetry and command, thermal, and power subsystems per the applicable procedure including setting up, adjusting and calibrating standard test equipment

  • Hands-on experience using electrical test equipment (multimeters, oscilloscopes, power supplies, spectral analyzers, etc.)

  • Maintain work instructions, connector mate logs, test log

  • Develop, maintain, and own process and documentation for PCBA and harness manufacturing, inspection, rework, staking, and conformal coating

  • Analyze and interpret electrical/RF test data and provide results and issues to engineering
    Familiar with windows style PC operating systems

  • Willing and able to work all shifts, overtime, and/or weekends, travel to support launch and off-site environmental testing as required

  • Climbing ladders, long durations of standing, grasping, sitting, pulling, and physical bending movements

  • Must be able to lift at least 40 lbs unassisted

  • Be able to clearly communicate written and orally in English

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience with handling and integrating space flight components and spacecraft environmental testing

For U.S. Roles: To comply with U.S. Government space technology export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the United States (i.e. Green Card holder), or other protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3).

For U.K. Roles: To comply with U.K. regulations, this role requires Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) checks, and successful candidates must be eligible to obtain UK Security Clearance (SC).

For Canada Roles: Successful candidates must obtain and hold a security clearance at the reliability status level, and pass security assessment for the Canadian Controlled Goods Program (CGP) and ITAR.

We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.