Dynamics Test Engineer - 2nd Shift, Project Kuiper

About the position

Project Kuiper is an initiative to increase global broadband access through a constellation of 3,236 satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO). Its mission is to bring fast, affordable broadband to unserved and underserved communities around the world. Project Kuiper will help close the digital divide by delivering fast, affordable broadband to a wide range of customers, including consumers, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations operating in places without reliable connectivity. This role is for a highly dynamic and motivated individual that will work with manufacturing engineers to construct instructions and processes for technicians performing test operations. The Test Engineer will support both development and production testing of satellites, and their subsystems. The focus for this role will be in dynamics testing - both vibration table and acoustics. You will work with the designers, systems engineers and analysts to construct detailed work instructions for technicians performing environmental test operations. This role will be responsible for supporting the test team to ensure that tests are conducted in compliance with industry standards as well as internal work instructions. This includes reviewing post-test data, and performing root cause corrective actions for any failures. This position will have the opportunity to collaborate with cross-functional teams to lead process and lab improvement projects.

Responsibilities

• Operate test consoles and work with engineering and technician teams to conduct dynamic testing
• Review test plans and write work instructions for technicians to set up and execute testing
• Analyze post test data and write test reports of any non-compliant or off-nominal events
• Review failure events and perform root cause analysis and implement corrective actions
• Assess safe working conditions and write Job Hazard Analyses for work areas
• Work in a hands-on lab environment
• Manage technical projects that span cross functional teams
• Establish and increase the efficiency of environmental test processes
• Establish production processes for 5S, FOD control, tool management, calibration procedures and visual management of production tooling and equipment
• Enable production test autonomy by challenging requirements, simplifying work procedures, and automating actions

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Aerospace engineering, or equivalent
• 2+ years hands-on environmental test experience, vibration, shock, acoustic in compliance with MIL-STD-810, SMC-S-016, or MIL-STD-1540
• 2+ years working with Data Acquisition systems
• Familiar with installing test instrumentation

Nice-to-haves

• Experience running force limited vibration testing
• Experience running Direct Field Acoustic Testing
• Ability to read mechanical and electrical drawings
• Familiarity with ICP/IEPE accelerometers, strain gauges, and Force sensors
• Experience with M+P, Kistler, or Vibration Research software and DAS
• Experience with creating automated scripts (Python, Matlab, LabVIEW or similar)
• Experience with SAP or other Manufacturing Execution System for work instruction authoring
• Basic automation experiences (python or similar)
• Experience commissioning and troubleshooting test equipment
• Demonstrated ability to scale production rates

Benefits

• Medical, financial, and/or other benefits
• Equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package