Avionics Test Engineer (Starship) Verified today
About the role
The Components Test team develops test and manufacturing processes for advanced spacecraft avionics. As an Avionics Test Engineer, you will design and develop test systems that validate the performance of flight components including inertial measurement units, network hardware, power distribution, antennas, and custom electronics. You will create test systems and infrastructure from the ground up, including hardware, software, and test sequences to exercise all possible failure modes.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain custom test solutions for flight hardware consisting of in-house developed electronics, optics, RF antennas, modulators, and electro-mechanical hardware
- Select commercial-off-the-shelf hardware and/or design custom PCBAs to measure signals, apply flight-like loads, and power units under test
- Write automation software in Python to interact with units under test, test equipment, instrumentation, and production documentation systems
- Work closely with design engineers, manufacturing engineers, and test lab teams to drive innovation in design and infrastructure, increasing product reliability and yield
- Root-cause test anomalies and failures during various states of testing and development to ensure they are understood and implement mitigations
Basic qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in computer engineering, electrical engineering, or an engineering discipline with emphasis in electrical engineering and electronics
- 1+ years of experience with electronic hardware development or software development (academic projects, internships, and professional experience all qualify)
- 1+ years of programming experience using Python, MATLAB, or Embedded C/C++
Preferred skills and experience
- Experience analyzing circuits and developing functional test plans
- Experience designing and troubleshooting PCBAs
- Experience with test equipment such as oscilloscopes, DMMs, DAQs and measurement techniques
- Experience developing object-oriented software
- Experience with RF test equipment including spectrum analyzers, vector network analyzers, and signal generators
- Understanding of electrical schematics and electronics manufacturing
- Understanding of metrology, sources of measurement error, and uncertainty analysis
- Understanding and experience in environmental testing such as HALT, HASS, vibration, shock, thermal, TVAC, and EMI/EMC
Additional requirements
- Extended hours and weekend work may be required to support critical project and mission milestones
- Ability to lift heavy harnesses and fixtures
Compensation
Pay Range:
- Level 1: $105,000 - $140,000
- Level 2: $120,000 - $170,000
Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis based on job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience.
Base salary is one part of total rewards. You may be eligible for long-term incentives in the form of company stock or long-term cash awards, discretionary bonuses, and the ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Benefits include comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, 401(k) retirement plan, short and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, paid parental leave, and various other discounts and perks. You will accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation and be eligible for 10 or more paid holidays per year. Paid sick leave accrues pursuant to Company policy.
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 required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.