Senior Manufacturing Test Engineer II

CesiumAstro; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in aerospace technology is seeking an experienced engineer to join their team in Austin, Texas. The candidate will conduct and implement engineering test plans while working closely with cross-functional teams to enhance company-wide test capabilities. Ideal candidates will possess a strong academic background and demonstrated expertise in test system development, along with excellent communication and problem-solving skills. This full-time position includes competitive salary and benefits.

Benefits

Company stock options

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

HSA and FSA options

Life and disability insurance

Retirement plans

Qualifications

• BS with 6+ years of experience or MS with 4 years of experience.
• Proven experience in development and implementation of test systems.
• Experience in production environments.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and implement engineering test plans and procedures.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to develop test requirements.
• Manage lab and equipment, guiding purchase decisions.

Skills

Critical Thinking

Communication

Engineering Intuition

Education

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

Master of Science in relevant field

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.

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

Successful candidates will require, as a minimum:

• A Bachelor of Science (BS) with 6+ years of experience, a Master of Science (MS) degree with 4 years of experience, or a higher degree with 2 years of experience, in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, or Manufacturing Engineering.
• Demonstrated experience in the development and implementation of test systems.
• 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 qualifications:

• 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.

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.