Principal Manufacturing Test Engineer I

Cesiumastro; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company stock options

Health, dental, vision insurance

Retirement plans

Job summary

CesiumAstro in Austin, Texas is seeking a Principal Manufacturing Test Engineer I to enhance manufacturing processes for high-reliability satellites. The role requires at least 9 years of experience and a degree in an engineering discipline.

You will be responsible for developing test plans and collaborating with engineering teams to implement efficient testing architectures and logging results effectively. The company provides competitive compensation and an extensive benefits package including health and retirement plans.

Qualifications

• 9+ years of experience in electronic manufacturing.
• Experience writing test plans and providing rationale.
• Applied experience in manufacturing production environments.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and implement engineering test plans and procedures.
• Develop test requirements and implementation plans.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary engineering teams.

Skills

Test optimization

Excellent communication

Engineering intuition

Critical thinking

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, or Manufacturing Engineering

Tools

Python

MATLAB

C/C++

Job description

Please Note: To conform with the United States Government Space Technology Export Regulations, the applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., conditional resident, asylee or refugee (protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

At CesiumAstro, we are developers and pioneers of out-of-the-box communication systems for satellites, UAVs, launch vehicles, and other space and airborne platforms. We take pride in our dynamic and cross‑functional work environment, which allows us to learn, develop, and engage across our organization. If you are looking for hands‑on, interactive, and autonomous work, CesiumAstro is the place for you. We are actively seeking passionate, collaborative, energetic, and forward‑thinking individuals to join our team.

We are looking to add a Principal Manufacturing Test Engineer I to our team. If you are great at what you do, enjoy working in a startup environment, and are passionate about developing leading‑edge manufacturing processes for high‑reliability, high‑volume satellites, we would like to hear from you.

In this position, you are responsible for the analysis, and implementation, execution of engineering test plans and procedures. The ideal candidate possesses a strong combination of hardware and software knowledge with proficiencies in test equipment, test architectures, and automation. The successful candidate will work closely with multi‑disciplinary teams to address company‑wide hardware test needs.

Engineers on this team must have working knowledge of overall schematics, operations, manufacturing, testing. Core day‑to‑day responsibilities include collaborating with engineering teams to lead and develop test requirements, mapping requirements to reusable test architectures and procedures, implementing test plans and procedures, and logging and presenting results to key stakeholders. Additional responsibilities include lab and equipment management and guiding key equipment purchase decisions. Evaluate non‑conformances to determine root cause and create actionable items and system improvements.

JOB REQUIREMENTS AND MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• A Bachelor of Science (BS) in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, or Manufacturing Engineering.
• A minimum of 9 years of experience within electronic manufacturing.
• Demonstrated experience in the development and implementation of Flying Probe test plans, procedures, processes.
• Applied experience in test optimization for manufacturing environments.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated engineering intuition, critical thinking, and comfort with ambiguity.
• Experience writing test plans, procedures and providing go/no‑go judgment and rationale.
• Experience in a production environment.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE

• Test architecture design and development including scripting, test executives, hardware, and measurement abstraction layers.
• Programming or scripting experience (Python, MATLAB, C/C++, etc.).
• Proficiency with statistics and metrology.
• Understanding of RF and mixed‑signal hardware (e.g. amplifiers, filters, ADCs/DACs, antennas).
• Proficiency with Flying Probe concepts, equipment, test deployment.

CesiumAstro considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, education/training, and key skills. Full‑time employment offers include company stock options and a generous benefits package including health, dental, vision, HSA, FSA, life, disability and retirement plans.

CesiumAstro is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Please note: CesiumAstro does not accept unsolicited resumes from contract agencies or search firms. Any unsolicited resumes submitted to our website or to CesiumAstro team members will be considered property of CesiumAstro, and we will not be obligated to pay any referral fees.