Test Engineer, Compute Payload (Starmind)
Core
Design and implement test processes for hardware systems enabling on-orbit AI processing and data center workloads, integrating with electro-mechanical assembly lines.
Role type
Senior IC test engineer (hardware manufacturing)
Builds
Hardware systems for orbital compute fabric (satellite power systems, flight computers, custom compute electronics)
Domain
Aerospace + Hardware Manufacturing
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Test process design, electro-mechanical assembly integration, physical infrastructure management, CAD design (NX/CATIA/SolidWorks), process qualification, tooling design for high-volume manufacturing, automation implementation, ERP/MRP/MES systems, pressurized fluid/gas system testing, instrumentation and data acquisition
Preferred skills
Adaptive iterative environment experience, propulsion/thermal/electrical/structural system testing, design-to-manufacturing transition, cross-functional scaling, high-volume manufacturing scaling
Technologies
NX, CATIA, SolidWorks
Responsibilities
Design and implement test processes integrating with assembly lines; manage physical infrastructure of test operations; interface with engineers and technicians; collaborate with mechanical design teams; lead development tests for production milestones; track manufacturing metrics (rate, cost, quality); identify and implement tooling/hardware requirements; evaluate non-conformances for root cause analysis
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC
