Hardware Test Engineer, Planet
$114.2-142.7k
+ Bonus and Equity
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Satellite imagery & earth data analytics
Job no longer available
Satellite imagery & earth data analytics
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$114.2-142.7k
+ Bonus and Equity
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To image all of Earth’s landmass every day, and make global change visible, accessible and actionable.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or similar
- 4+ years of experience in satellite AI&T or other manufacturing test development
- Advanced technical writing skills for authoring Test Plans
- Experience creating system diagrams as well as detailed wiring diagrams
- Experience troubleshooting hardware/software issues and identifying root causes
- Familiarity with measurement hardware and test equipment such as DMMs, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, analog and digital I/O, data acquisition systems, switch matrices, relay banks, and signal conditioning
- Experience programming in Python, especially functional tests of hardware
- Comfortable using Linux
- Experience with DVCS such as git or mercurial
Desirable
- Experience in design and layout of PCBA’s for adapting or interfacing with test hardware, Altium experience a plus
- Ability to read and interpret PCBA schematics and use them to design tests and troubleshoot hardware
- Working knowledge of Boundary Scan and experience developing boundary scan tests as well as bed of nails test fixtures
- Proficient in CAD/Solidworks and experience designing, fabricating, and assembling test fixtures or hardware
- Advanced Python programming skills with a track record of developing and contributing to a large and complex code base
- Experience in design, manufacturing, or test of aerospace hardware
- Experience developing functional tests from the ground up including the development of test requirements, pass/fail criteria, test station hardware, and procedures
What the job involves
- 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 and component-level test plans, 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
- Develop test plans in collaboration with design engineers
- Design custom test fixtures, test stations, and harnessing for board, bus, and spacecraft level testing
- Develop the automation and test scripts to functionally test the hardware through various stages of manufacturing, including thermal cycle
- Continuous improvement of test software and hardware to ensure high reliability and scalability of test systems
- Troubleshoot failures and non-conformances through all stages of test in collaboration with Electrical, RF, Flight Software, Manufacturing and System Engineers and drive issues to resolution
Application process
- Application Deadline: August 1, 2025 by 11:49 PM PDT
Our take
Planet’s high resolution, high frequency Earth-imaging satellites make daily changes in the earth more visible, allowing the company to provide quick turnaround geo-spatial data to its customers. The company was founded by a group of former NASA employees driven by a desire to make global change more actionable by rendering it more visible.
Planet operates the largest Earth-imaging satellite network available, putting it ahead of any competitors. Its landmass data is easy to access, requiring only a subscription from its members - who range from ecological organizations, to private companies and government bodies. The company is also supporting SES and Telesat on their space relay projects for NASA.
The current focus of Planet seems to be on employing its network towards climate and environmental issues. A partnership with Accenture comes with the goal of developing AI-powered geospatial intelligence tools to support sustainability projects; and the company's acquisition of Salo Sciences will allow it to develop offerings around enabling customers to quantify carbon stocks, monitor forest change, and mitigate climate risks.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
29% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Jul 2019
$184m
SERIES D
Apr 2015
$93m
SERIES C
Total funding: $342.1m
Company benefits
- Comprehensive health plan
- Wellness program and massages
- Flexible time off
- Recognition programs
- Commuter benefits
- Learning and tuition reimbursement
- Parental leave
- Offsites and happy hours
- Volunteering benefits
Company HQ
South Beach, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Will Marshall
(Co-Founder & CEO)After a Ph.D. at UCSB and Postdoc at Harvard, they worked for almost 6 years as a NASA Scientist. They left in January 2012 to co-found Planet the following month.
Robbie Schingler
(Co-Founder & CSO)They took an MBA at Georgetown University before spending over 5 years at NASA. They left their Chief of Staff role in October 2011 to co-found Planet with Will.
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