Production Systems Engineer — End-to-End Test & Optimization

United States Digital Space LLC; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 119,000 - 179,000; Full time

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking a Production Systems/Test Engineer to join our Santa Clara, CA office, leading troubleshooting of end-of-line systems and building robust test bring-up processes to boost production efficiency and quality.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in manufacturing, strong root-cause skills, and experience creating KPI dashboards and PVT workflows that scale across engineering disciplines.

Qualifications

• BS/MS in Electrical, Mechanical, or Systems Engineering.
• 5+ years in a manufacturing environment.
• Hands-on troubleshooting with complex electro-mechanical, optical, or integrated systems.
• Structured root cause analysis (8D, 5-Why, Fishbone, or similar).
• Experience building KPI dashboards and applying statistical tools to identify trends.
• Able to translate findings into clear work instructions, process documentation, and corrective action plans.
• Strong communicator across Design, Systems, Quality, and Supply Chain teams.

Responsibilities

• Own root cause analysis and troubleshooting of complex electro-mechanical and optical systems, using data analysis and MES tools to identify, validate, and resolve issues at their source.
• Serve as a key technical resource for the production floor -- rapidly unblocking manufacturing personnel when issues arise, driving corrective actions through to full resolution so the line stays moving and problems don't recur.
• Partner with production and cross-functional teams (Design, Systems, Quality, Supply Chain) to implement corrective actions and drive lasting process improvements.
• Develop and maintain reporting dashboards to track, trend, and communicate manufacturing KPIs -- turning data into actionable insights for the production line.
• Lead Product Validation Testing (PVT) for new products, building bring-up and end-of-line test processes that are robust, repeatable, and scalable.
• Translate technical findings into updated work instructions and process documentation, ensuring fixes are captured and sustained on the production floor.

Skills

5+ years in manufacturing

Root cause analysis

Data analysis

KPI dashboards

PVT testing

Cross-functional collaboration

Python

UV lasers

Optics

Education

BS/MS in Electrical/Mechanical/Systems Engineering

Tools

MES tools

Splunk

Quickbase

Python

Job description

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking a Production Systems/Test Engineer to join our Santa Clara, CA office, leading troubleshooting of end-of-line systems and building robust test bring-up processes to boost production efficiency and quality.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in manufacturing, strong root-cause skills, and experience creating KPI dashboards and PVT workflows that scale across engineering disciplines.