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Lead Production Test Development Engineer, Customer Hardware (Starlink)

Bastrop, TX💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-16 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead a team of test engineers developing fixtures, test cases, and automated test solutions for high-volume consumer phased arrays, WiFi routers, and power supplies.

Role type

Senior IC production test development lead

Builds

Automated test solutions and fixtures for Starlink consumer hardware

Domain

Consumer electronics / Satellite internet / Hardware testing

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Hardware development, Electronics test engineering, Object-oriented programming, Test strategy design, Test coverage analysis, PCB design and troubleshooting, Test equipment operation, Environmental testing (HALT/HASS/thermal/vibration), Python programming, Git version control, Electrical schematics analysis, Electronics reliability knowledge

Preferred skills

Technical leadership, Circuit analysis, Measurement techniques, Metrology and uncertainty analysis, Networking concepts (VLAN/NAT)

Technologies

Python, C/C++, Oscilloscope, Multimeter, Electronic load, Spectrum analyzer, Network analyzer, Vector signal generator, Source measurement unit

Responsibilities

Lead a small team of test engineers developing fixtures, test cases and automated test solutions for high-volume consumer phased arrays, WiFi routers, power supplies, and upcoming products; Develop and maintain Design For Test (DFT) guidelines and work with design teams to implement the guidelines on new products; Develop test strategies, perform thorough test coverage analyses, and conduct formal test strategy reviews with peer teams; Write automation software in Python to interact with units under test, test equipment, instrumentation, field data, and production documentation systems; Work closely with and consistently provide feedback to responsible design engineers, manufacturing engineers, and test lab teams to drive design or infrastructure improvements to increase product quality and yield; Challenge assumptions and work to find simple solutions to complex problems

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities

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