Product Test Engineer II Verified today

CesiumAstro · Austin, TX · Production · first seen 2026-07-17

About the Role

You are responsible for the analysis, design, and implementation of engineering test plans and procedures for high-reliability, high-volume satellite systems. You will work closely with multi-disciplinary teams to address company-wide hardware test needs.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

  • Lead and develop test requirements with engineering teams
  • Design test architectures and map requirements to reusable test procedures
  • Implement and execute test plans, logging and presenting results to stakeholders
  • Manage lab operations and guide equipment purchase decisions
  • Evaluate non-conformances, determine root cause, and drive system improvements
  • Write test plans, procedures, and provide go/no-go judgment with documented rationale

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, or Manufacturing Engineering
  • 2+ years of experience in engineering
  • Demonstrated experience developing and implementing test systems
  • Applied experience in test optimization for manufacturing environments
  • Test architecture design and development, including scripting, test executives, hardware, and measurement abstraction layers
  • Programming or scripting experience (Python or C#)
  • Experience writing test plans and procedures
  • Experience in a production environment
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Engineering intuition, critical thinking, and comfort with ambiguity

Preferred Qualifications

  • Programming or scripting experience (MATLAB, C/C++, etc.)
  • Proficiency with statistics and metrology
  • Understanding of RF and mixed-signal hardware (amplifiers, filters, ADCs/DACs, antennas)

Employment Details

Full-time position. Benefits include company stock options, health, dental, vision, HSA, FSA, life, disability and retirement plans.

Clearance and Eligibility

To conform with United States Government Space Technology Export Regulations, applicants must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, conditional resident, asylee, refugee, or eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.