Test Specialist, Factory Automation (Starlink)

SpaceX•Redmond, WA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The SpaceX Factory Automation and Hardware Component Test team is seeking exceptional technical talent to simulate the rigors of long duration operation in the vacuum of near-Earth space, the rigors of rocket launch, and the toughest terrestrial environments! In this role you will help provide broadband access to underserved people across the world. And in the process you will literally leave your fingerprints on cutting-edge propulsion, radio, laser, and power hardware and the production machine that builds it.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalency certificate
3+ years of hands on experience with mechanical/structural/fluid/electrical systems
2+ years of experience performing electronic testing and inspection using portable measuring devices

Nice To Haves

Associate degree
2+ years of experience working in a production or engineering function
Hands-on experience fabricating harnesses, electro-mechanical assemblies, printed circuit board assemblies, and test stations
Electromechanical design and debug, including PCBAs, wire harnesses, electronics enclosures, line automation, and server racks
Excellent attention to detail and an insistence on permanently correcting errors
Electromechanical build processes including iron & hot-air soldering; wire crimping and stripping; machine and hand drilling, shaping, cutting, and joining; 3D plastic printing
Electrical debug tools including multimeter, oscilloscope, spectrum analyzer, network analyzer
Experience working in a variety of software environments, applications, and languages including Linux, Windows, Microsoft Office, git, SVN, JIRA, Altium, Mentor PCB, NX, Bash, and Python

Responsibilities

Design and build wire harnesses, PCBAs, test racks, robotics, and environmental simulation equipment
Support production, engineering, and qualification tests including equipment bring-up and configuration, dry runs, and in situ troubleshooting.
Manage first article builds, address shortages and errors, and feedback finding into documentation
Manage supply chain and vendors for outsourced equipment builds
Develop and manage maintenance plans for production equipment
Maintain safe, clean, stocked, and orderly work area

Benefits

long-term incentives, in the form of company stock or long-term cash awards
potential discretionary bonuses
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
401(k) retirement plan
short and long-term disability insurance
life insurance
paid parental leave
various other discounts and perks
3 weeks of paid vacation
10 or more paid holidays per year
paid sick time in compliance with state and federal law
Company shuttles are offered to employees for roundtrip travel from select Seattle locations to the SpaceX Redmond office Monday to Friday.