Senior Reliability Test Engineer
Core
Own reliability for complex electromechanical and electronic hardware from concept through high-rate production and on-orbit operations for advanced satellites.
Role type
Senior Reliability Test Engineer
Builds
Astranis satellites for high orbits
Domain
Aerospace / Satellite Communications
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Reliability engineering frameworks, DFMEA, Fault Tree Analysis, Weibull analysis, physics-of-failure modeling, failure investigation, test plan development, Python programming, design review, technical writing
Preferred skills
M.S. in engineering, Reliability Engineering degree, ASTM/JEDEC/IEEE/ISO/MIL standards knowledge, ReliaSoft/Weibull++ proficiency, HV testing experience, Linux/shell scripting, data analysis with JMP/Python/R
Technologies
Python, C++, Weibull++, ReliaSoft, JMP, R, Linux, SEM-EDS, CT, X-ray, microscopy
Responsibilities
Develop and execute qualification and validation test plans (environmental, shock, vibration, thermal cycling, HALT, HASS); Design, build, and automate test equipment and instrumentation; Establish reliability targets and mission profiles; Lead DFMEA and Fault Tree Analysis; Build and maintain reliability models; Serve as escalation point for reliability risks and lead root-cause investigations; Coordinate failure analysis using destructive physics analysis; Perform analyses on field telemetry; Define entry and exit criteria for program gates and mentor engineers
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC