Planet
Space
SeniorManufacturingTestEngineer
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“Senior Manufacturing Test Engineer at Planet. Skills: PCBA testing, Manufacturing test, Python programming, Hardware troubleshooting. Support manufacturing operations. Respond to test station issues”
Industry & Context.
Troubleshoot station failures; Debug PCBA non-conformances; Root cause analysis
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
6+ years PCBA testing, 6+ years manufacturing electrical test development, Bachelor's degree in engineering, Read and interpret PCBA schematics, Experience with JTAG, Experience with boundary scan, Experience with bed-of-nail testers, Experience with functional tests, Experience developing operating procedures, Experience developing guides, Experience troubleshooting hardware/software issues, Experience identifying root causes, Experience with measurement hardware, Experience with test equipment, Experience programming in Python, Experience managing multiple Linux systems, Experience with DVCS, Experience with git, Experience with mercurial
Nice to Have
Advanced Python programming skills, Experience in design of satellite hardware, Experience in manufacturing of satellite hardware, Experience in test of satellite hardware, Experience in design of aerospace hardware, Experience in manufacturing of aerospace hardware, Experience in test of aerospace hardware, Writing drivers for test hardware, Writing drivers for peripherals, Extensive experience supporting production line, Extensive experience maintaining production line, Experience setting up trends on test data, Experience setting up analysis on test data, Actioning insights to improve test coverage, Actioning insights to improve test yield, Familiarity with ansible, Familiarity with docker
What You'll Do.
Support manufacturing operations
Respond to test station issues
Maintain manufacturing test stations
Improve manufacturing test stations
Drive PCBA test strategy
Drive PCBA test approach
Oversee test software deployment
Oversee test software provisioning
Update test pass/fail requirements
Manage test pass/fail requirements
Improve test software
Improve test hardware
Ensure reliability of test systems
Ensure scalability of test systems
Troubleshoot station failures
Debug PCBA non-conformances
Drive root cause analysis
Recommend corrective actions
Collaborate with design engineers
Develop board-level tests
Develop test software
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Design engineers; Qualification teams; Manufacturing teams
Full Job Description
Welcome to Planet. We believe in using space to help life on Earth. Planet designs, builds, and operates the largest constellation of imaging satellites in history. This constellation delivers an unprecedented dataset of empirical information via a revolutionary cloud-based platform to authoritative figures in commercial, environmental, and humanitarian sectors. We are both a space company and data company all rolled into one. Customers and users across the globe use Planet's data to develop new technologies, drive revenue, power research, and solve our world’s toughest obstacles. As we control every component of hardware design, manufacturing, data processing, and software engineering, our office is a truly inspiring mix of experts from a variety of domains. We have a people-centric approach toward culture and community and we strive to iterate in a way that puts our team members first and prepares our company for growth. Join Planet and be a part of our mission to change the way people see the world. Planet is a global company with employees working remotely world wide and joining us from offices in San Francisco, Washington DC, Germany, Austria, Slovenia, and The Netherlands. About the Role: The Manufacturing Test Engineering Team is responsible for creating and maintaining the tests and infrastructure for our satellite manufacturing operations. The hardware test engineers on our team tackle projects large and small to design and build software and hardware to automate functional & integration testing, instrument calibration, and qualification testing for both production and design validation. As a member of the Manufacturing Test Engineering team, you will collaborate with design engineers to develop board-level tests and be responsible for designing and developing the test fixtures, test hardware, and test software. This will involve working with a broad variety of disciplines, including our top-notch design, qualification, and manufacturing teams. This is a fu
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