Test Specialist, Factory Automation (Starlink)
SpaceX•Redmond, WA
•$34 - $51•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
- Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
- Access to a 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 Washington State)
- Company shuttles from select Seattle locations to the SpaceX Redmond office
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
