Senior Electrical Test Development Engineer, Customer Hardware

SpaceX

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Work type: On-site
Location: Bastrop, TX
Posted: 76 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 · Senior Electrical Test Development Engineer, Customer Hardware

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The Sr. Electrical Test Development Engineer, Customer Hardware (Starlink) joins the Starlink team to own the development of test solutions for characterizing the reliability and performance of millions of customer-facing devices, including dishes, user terminals, and Wi-Fi routers. This role involves designing, implementing, and verifying development, production, and reliability test solutions for high-volume consumer phased arrays and power supplies. Key responsibilities include selecting commercial-off-the-shelf hardware, designing custom PCBAs, and writing automation software to interact with test equipment and production documentation. The position requires proficiency in Python, C/C++, and various measurement tools like oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, and vector signal generators. The engineer must solve complex problems regarding electronics reliability, failure mechanisms, and environmental testing such as HALT/HASS, thermal, vibration, and TVAC to ensure product yield.

Skills

Python C/C++ PCBAs Automated Test Solutions Oscilloscope Spectrum Analyzer Network Analyzer Vector Signal Generator Source Measurement Unit HALT HASS TVAC Electrical Schematics Metrology

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 and design custom PCBAs to measure signals and apply flight-like loads.
Write Python automation software to interact with units under test, test equipment, and production documentation systems.
Design, implement, and verify development, production, and reliability test solutions for customer-facing devices.
Provide feedback to design and manufacturing engineers to drive infrastructure improvements for product reliability and yield.
Analyze circuits and develop functional test plans to verify and validate product requirements.
Perform environmental testing including HALT/HASS, thermal, vibration, and TVAC.

What we're looking for

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or another engineering discipline.
5+ years of experience with hardware development or electronics test engineering.
5+ years of programming experience.
Ability to work extended hours or weekends as needed for mission-critical deadlines.
Must be a U.S. citizen, national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, asylee, or eligible for required Department of State authorizations.
Experience analyzing circuits and developing functional test plans (preferred).
Experience designing and troubleshooting PCBAs (preferred).
Experience with test equipment and measurement techniques such as oscilloscopes and spectrum analyzers (preferred).

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