Principal Manufacturing Test Engineer I

CesiumAstro; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the Defense and Space Manufacturing sector, located in Austin, TX, is seeking a Principal Manufacturing Test Engineer I. This role emphasizes the development and implementation of advanced manufacturing processes and requires extensive experience in test plan execution within high-reliability environments, ideal for professionals eager to contribute to state-of-the-art technology.

Benefits

Company Stock Options

Generous Benefits Package

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Retirement Plans

Qualifications

• Minimum of 9 years of experience within electronic manufacturing.
• Experience in development and implementation of Flying Probe test plans.
• Applied experience in test optimization for manufacturing environments.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the analysis and implementation of engineering test plans.
• Collaborates with engineering teams to lead test requirements.
• Logs and presents results to key stakeholders.

Skills

Communication

Critical Thinking

Engineering Intuition

Education

Bachelor of Science (BS) in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, or Manufacturing Engineering

Tools

Python

MATLAB

C/C++

Job description

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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 not through our approved vendor list or Talent Acquisition will be considered property of CesiumAstro, and we will not be obligated to pay any referral fees.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Quality Assurance

• Industries

  Defense and Space Manufacturing

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