Spacecraft Test Engineer

About the role

Muon seeks a Spacecraft Test Engineer to join our Assembly, Integration, and Test team. The ideal candidate is a self-motivated engineer and is responsible for understanding every system on the satellite. Engineers on this team must have a working knowledge of design schematics, operations, manufacturing, testing, and flight. A successful Spacecraft Test Engineer demonstrates engineering intuition and critical thinking and is comfortable working under ambiguous requirements. They will interface with other engineers, subject matter experts, and technicians to solve production challenges, support with prototype projects, and to prepare flight hardware as a part of building the satellites.

Responsibilities

• Enable day-to-day execution of spacecraft integration and test flow
• Support non-conformance investigation to determine root cause
• Support AIT in the setup and activation of production lines and development and qualification of hardware test setups
• Support the development of flight hardware, ground support equipment and qualification test assets
• Support electrical engineering during development and pre-production phases of hardware life-cycles, as required
• Perform bring-up and acceptance tests of PCBAs, as required

Requirements

• B.S. in Computer Science or Computer, Electrical, or related engineering discipline
• 5+ years experience in aerospace or similar industry
• Familiarity with programming and scripting languages or ability to quickly learn them (i.e. Python, Tcl, C++, SQL)
• Hands-on experience using electrical test equipment (multimeters, oscilloscopes, power supplies, etc.)
• Understanding and experience in environmental testing such as vibration, shock, thermal, burn-in, and TVAC
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated capability to jump into ill-defined problems and drive positive outcomes
• RF Experience
• Nice-to-have Skills
• Experience working in a Class 10k (ISO 7) cleanroom environment
• Documentation and configuration management experience
• Experience writing test plans, procedures and providing go/no-go judgment and rationale
• Experience troubleshooting electronics hardware
• Proficiency in understanding PCB schematics and layout tools
• Salary
• The salary range for this role is $123,000 - $139,000 plus a competitive equity grant and comprehensive benefits package. Final compensation will be based on skills, qualifications, experience, and geographic location as assessed during the interview process.
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