Electrical Test Development Engineer, Customer Hardware

SpaceX

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Work type: On-site
Location: Bastrop, TX
Posted: 30 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
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SpaceX designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft with the mission of enabling humans to become a multi-planetary species. It operates the Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, and Starship launch vehicles, as well as the Starlink satellite internet constellation.

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TL;DR · Electrical Test Development Engineer, Customer Hardware

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The Electrical Test Development Engineer, Customer Hardware (Starlink) joins the team to take ownership of developing test solutions for characterizing the reliability and performance of high-volume consumer devices, including phased arrays, Wi-Fi routers, and power supplies. The role involves designing and implementing automated production and reliability test solutions while collaborating with cross-functional teams to improve product yield. Key responsibilities include selecting commercial-off-the-shelf hardware, designing custom PCBAs, and writing Python automation software to interface with instrumentation and field data. Candidates should possess skills in circuit analysis, troubleshooting PCBAs, and using tools like oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, and network analyzers. The position requires expertise in electrical schematics, metrology, and environmental testing such as HALT/HASS and thermal cycles to solve complex problems related to the reliability of consumer-facing hardware within a large satellite constellation infrastructure.

Skills

Python C++ Oscilloscope Spectrum Analyzer Network Analyzer Vector Signal Generator Source Measurement Unit HALT HASS TVAC Electrical Schematics

What you'll do

Design and develop automated test solutions for high-volume consumer phased arrays, WiFi routers, and power supplies.
Select commercial-off-the-shelf hardware or design custom PCBAs to measure signals and apply flight-like loads.
Write Python automation software to interact with units under test, instrumentation, and production documentation systems.
Develop, implement, and verify development, production, and reliability test solutions for customer-facing devices.
Provide feedback to design and manufacturing teams to improve product reliability and yield.
Analyze electrical schematics and manufacturing processes to improve test coverage.
Perform environmental testing such as HALT/HASS, thermal, vibration, and TVAC.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or another engineering discipline.
1+ years of experience in hardware development or electronics test engineering.
1+ years of programming experience.
Experience analyzing circuits, designing/troubleshooting PCBAs, and developing functional test plans (preferred).
Experience with test equipment and measurement techniques such as oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, and network analyzers (preferred).
Understanding of electrical schematics, electronics manufacturing, metrology, and uncertainty analysis (preferred).
Proficiency in Python or C/C++ and experience with object-oriented software (preferred).
U.S. citizenship, permanent residency, or other specific legal status required for ITAR compliance.

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