Lead Production Test Development Engineer, Customer Hardware (Starlink)
SpaceX · Bastrop, TX
About this role
**Lead Production Test Development Engineer, Customer Hardware (Starlink)** SpaceX is leveraging its experience in building rockets and spacecraft to deploy Starlink, the world’s most advanced broadband internet system. Starlink is the world’s largest satellite constellation, providing fast, reliable internet to millions of users worldwide. We design, build, test, and operate all parts of the system—from thousands of satellites and consumer receivers to the software that brings it all together. As a Starlink Production Test Development Lead, you will lead a team of test engineers responsible for high-volume production test. You will design, implement, and verify development, production, and reliability test solutions, working closely with electrical, silicon, software, mechanical, and manufacturing teams to take projects from concept through full-scale production. **Responsibilities** - Lead a small team of test engineers developing fixtures, test cases, and automated test solutions for high-volume consumer phased arrays, WiFi routers, power supplies, and upcoming products - Develop and maintain Design For Test (DFT) guidelines and work with design teams to implement them on new products - Develop test strategies, perform thorough test coverage analyses, and conduct formal test strategy reviews with peer teams - Write automation software in Python to interact with units under test, test equipment, instrumentation, field data, and production documentation systems - Provide feedback to design engineers, manufacturing engineers, and test lab teams to drive improvements that increase product quality and yield - Challenge assumptions and find simple solutions to complex problems **Basic Qualifications** - Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or other engineering discipline - 5+ years of experience with hardware development or electronics test engineering (internship and extracurricular experience is applicable) - 5+ years of object-oriented programming experience **Preferred Skills and Experience** - 2+ years of experience with technical leadership - Experience analyzing circuits, developing functional test plans, and performing test coverage analysis - Experience designing and troubleshooting PCBAs - Experience with test equipment and measurement techniques (e.g., oscilloscope, multimeter, electronic load, spectrum analyzer, network analyzer, vector signal generator, source measurement unit) - Understanding of electrical schematics and electronics manufacturing to analyze and improve test coverage - Understanding of metrology, sources of measurement error, and uncertainty analysis - Experience interacting with repositories using Git commands - Thorough understanding of electronics reliability and failure mechanisms - Experience with environmental testing (e.g., HALT/HASS, thermal, vibration, TVAC) - Strong understanding of computers and programming languages (Python, C/C++) - Demonstrated ability to work in a highly cross-functional role - Basic understanding of networking concepts, VLANs, and NAT **Additional Requirements** - Ability to work extended hours or weekends as needed for mission-critical deadlines **ITAR Requirements** - To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S.
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