Lead Electrical Test Engineer: High-Volume PCB Testing

InvestedintheMission; Bastrop (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX in Bastrop, TX is seeking a Lead Electrical Test Engineer for Starlink. You will be the technical owner of high-volume PCB electrical test, including in-circuit and flying-probe, and lead test engineers and technicians on programs, fixtures, and PCBAs.

You will design fixtures, write test software, develop DFT guidelines, and collaborate with CAM and design teams to improve yield, throughput, and test coverage. Travel to other SpaceX factories as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or related field.
• 3+ years in high-volume electrical or manufacturing test (ICT, flying probe, functional, or equivalent).
• 2+ years mentoring engineers on a test process.

Responsibilities

• Own electrical test production program quality: in-circuit and flying-probe programs, fixtures, correlation, change control, and first-article for new products and panel revisions, including yield, false-fail / false-pass, and throughput.
• Design and own test fixtures and racks for multi-unit production test: mechanical structure, unit presentation, and electrical interface, designed for production rate and durability.
• Design and own test PCBAs: schematic, layout, bring-up, and fabrication/assembly of boards used in the test process.
• Debug yield, false-fail, and false-pass on the production floor; drive technical root cause with CAM and process engineering.
• Develop and maintain Design For Test (DFT) guidelines and work with design and CAM teams to implement them on new panels.
• Develop test strategies, perform test coverage analyses, and conduct formal test strategy reviews with peer teams.
• Write or maintain automation software to interact with testers, instrumentation, and production documentation systems.
• Technically lead test engineers, technicians, and specialists on programs, fixtures/racks, test PCBAs, and debug.
• Spend a substantial share of time on individual technical work (programs, fixtures/racks, test PCBAs, equipment).
• Travel to other SpaceX factories to transfer working production programs and fixtures as needed.

Skills

Test program leadership

Mentor engineers

Python programming

C/C++ programming

Git repositories

Test equipment troubleshooting

Electrical testing

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering

Tools

Teradyne ICT

Flying probe tester

Fixture design

PCB test design

Git

Job description

SpaceX in Bastrop, TX is seeking a Lead Electrical Test Engineer for Starlink. You will be the technical owner of high-volume PCB electrical test, including in-circuit and flying-probe, and lead test engineers and technicians on programs, fixtures, and PCBAs.

You will design fixtures, write test software, develop DFT guidelines, and collaborate with CAM and design teams to improve yield, throughput, and test coverage. Travel to other SpaceX factories as needed.