Senior Reliability Test EngineerAs 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. 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.RoleDevelop and implement reliability test strategies for new products to maximize field life and minimize early life failuresWork closely with hardware and software engineering teams to maximize reliability across all disciplinesDesign and execute novel environmental, RF, mechanical, and electrical testing techniques tailored to the product and its functionsWrite test programs to exercise the functionality of the product over various conditions and environmentsAutomate reliability test initiatives and reporting using proper data visualization techniques and thorough knowledge of the product and its functionsDefine the ongoing reliability testing strategy to monitor the manufacturing process health and screen for long-term reliability defects caused by process and component variabilityRoot cause systemic production issues or failures found in test and drive design or process changes to meet long-term reliability goalsRequirementsBachelor's degree in an engineering discipline5+ years of experience in test, analysis, manufacturing, or hardware development Thorough understanding and experience in environmental testing such as HALT/HASS, thermal, vibration and TVACProgramming experience in Python, C and SQL with an emphasis on data analysis and automationDemonstrated capability to think creatively and solve complex problems with little to no supervision on scheduleThorough understanding of electronics reliability and failure mechanismsDemonstrated ability to work in a highly cross-functional roleBonusExperience with both electronics and mechanical design and analysis including knowledge of RF principlesExperience in a fast-paced, iterative design environment within the consumer electronics, medical devices, aerospace, marine, or automotive industriesDemonstrated 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 coverageHands-on experience qualifying and maintaining manufacturing processes for electronics and/or mechanical assembliesExcellent communication skills, written and verbal. Ability to produce executive-level reports and presentations to efficiently convey information about large data sets
