Test Engineer - Space Solar Hardware
Starpath Robotics•Hawthorne, CA
•$80,000 - $120,000•Onsite
About The Position
The Starlight team is focused on dramatically improving space solar power to support Starpath’s core mission and the greater space economy. Starlight manufactures the lowest cost and highest performance space solar ever, which will power the majority of new satellites built on Earth and all of Starpath’s equipment on the Moon and Mars. As Test Engineer, you will be responsible for validating the performance of our solar products in a variety of environmental conditions.
Requirements
- B.S. or higher in an engineering discipline
- Experience building/owning hardware
- Strong engineering judgement using first-principles based rationale
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
Nice To Haves
- Solar array / power subsystem experience
- Direct experience with environmental testing and/or high-rate manufacturing
- Startup or rapid development program experience
Responsibilities
- Assist activities related to the qualification and acceptance of space solar hardware
- Execute environmental tests according to reference mission specifications (TVAC, vibration, thermal, radiation, etc.)
- Work with the greater solar engineering organization to assess and mitigate risks (FMEA/FMECA-lite, fault trees where useful)
- Support failure analysis, root cause investigations, and corrective/preventive actions
- Partner with Manufacturing on quality controls, acceptance gates, and nonconformance workflows
- Communicate testing rationale and results clearly to stakeholders
Benefits
- PTO
- health/dental/vision coverage
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
