Senior Reliability Test Engineer, Astranis
$130-180k
Plus equity
3+ days a week in office
Next generation satellite broadband service
Job no longer available
Next generation satellite broadband service
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
$130-180k
Plus equity
3+ days a week in office
201-500 employees
Company mission
To give the 4 billion people without access to internet the ability to get online.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate has extensive engineering experience working on high-reliability products, is self-driven and autonomous, and has the ability to build a reliability test program from the ground up
- Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline
- 5+ years of experience in test, analysis, manufacturing, or hardware development
- Thorough understanding and experience in environmental testing such as HALT/HASS, thermal, vibration and TVAC
- Programming experience in Python, C and SQL with an emphasis on data analysis and automation
- Demonstrated capability to think creatively and solve complex problems with little to no supervision on schedule
- Thorough understanding of electronics reliability and failure mechanisms
- Demonstrated ability to work in a highly cross-functional role
Desirable
- Experience with both electronics and mechanical design and analysis including knowledge of RF principles
- Experience in a fast-paced, iterative design environment within the consumer electronics, medical devices, aerospace, marine, or automotive industries
- Demonstrated application of design or process validation and control methods such as DFMEA, PFMEA, design of experiments (DOE), and statistical process control (SPC)
- Thorough understanding of electrical schematics and electronics manufacturing to analyze and improve test coverage
- Hands-on experience qualifying and maintaining manufacturing processes for electronics and/or mechanical assemblies
- Excellent communication skills, written and verbal. Ability to produce executive-level reports and presentations to efficiently convey information about large data sets
What the job involves
- As a Senior Reliability Test Engineer, you will be tasked with the unique challenge of working at the intersection of all engineering disciplines to ensure our hardware meets the highest level of quality and reliability
- As Astranis scales up production of its satellites, we need to establish a robust reliability test program to aid in the development of new product designs, monitor manufacturing process health, and screen for long term reliability defects
- Develop and implement reliability test strategies for new products to maximize field life and minimize early life failures
- Work closely with hardware and software engineering teams to maximize reliability across all disciplines
- Design and execute novel environmental, RF, mechanical, and electrical testing techniques tailored to the product and its functions
- Write test programs to exercise the functionality of the product over various conditions and environments
- Automate reliability test initiatives and reporting using proper data visualization techniques and thorough knowledge of the product and its functions
- Define the ongoing reliability testing strategy to monitor the manufacturing process health and screen for long-term reliability defects caused by process and component variability
- Root cause systemic production issues or failures found in test and drive design or process changes to meet long-term reliability goals
Our take
Internet access is swiftly becoming a core feature of modern life across the world - as of 2021, nearly 60% of the global population were active internet users, and the number is only set to climb. Looking to facilitate and benefit from this are Astranis, who have developed advanced small-form factor satellite technology (similar to SpaceX) to improve satellite internet access across the world.
This has proven an astronomically successful proposition with an overwhelming demand from global customers, including a partnership to triple data speeds across the state of Alaska. This is no surprise, as provision of basic internet capabilities is in the interests of industry, governments, and the population at large.
With a valuation of $1.6 billion, the company's April 2023 injection of capital is set to ensure the company meets its production demands. Its satellite method is already groundbreaking and the company's first one launched in 2023. Two more launches are scheduled for 2024.
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Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Jul 2024
$200m
SERIES D
Apr 2023
$100m
LATE VC
Total funding: $603.7m
Company benefits
- An equity stake in the company
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Unlimited vacation days
- Healthy, delicious, free lunch catered in every day
- Complementary OneMedical membership
- Great office chairs, stand-up desks, and a machine shop
- Reimbursement to spend on commuting from outside SF
- Generous, fully-paid parental leave
Company values
- Master your craft - We take pride in our work and go the extra mile
- Step up - We are unapologetically ambitious and take on great responsibility
- Stay curious - We seek out new knowledge and are happy to teach others what we know
- Assume good - We assume the best of intentions and communicate with kindness and candor
- Take the time - We level up not just at work but beyond — mind, body, spirit, family, community
- Space is hard - We are resilient in the face of adversity and get help when needed
Company HQ
Central Waterfront, San Francisco, CA
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Leadership
John Gedmark
(CEO)John co-founded the Roosevelt Institute think tank in 2004 before working as Director of Flight Operations at X Prize Foundation for 2 years. He co-founded Commercial Spaceflight Federation in 2007, before co-founding Astranis in 2015, serving as CEO.
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