Optical Test Engineer, AI Satellites (Starmind)

<div class="content-intro"><p>SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of&nbsp;enabling human life on Mars.</p></div><p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">OPTICAL&nbsp;TEST&nbsp;ENGINEER, AI SATELLITES (STARMIND)</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">SpaceX is&nbsp;leveraging&nbsp;its experience deploying and&nbsp;operating&nbsp;the world’s largest satellite constellation to develop&nbsp;Starmind, a new constellation of satellites capturing solar energy in space to power low-cost, high-performance AI compute for Earth. Realizing this vision demands&nbsp;highly reliable,&nbsp;high performance&nbsp;electrical hardware ranging from power electronics, high speed digital systems, mixed signal designs, robust avionics, networking, and custom compute electronics. These systems must&nbsp;operate&nbsp;in the extreme environment of space while delivering the connectivity, control, power distribution, and processing needed for orbital AI inference.&nbsp;As we continue to upgrade and expand the constellation,&nbsp;we’re&nbsp;looking for best-in-class engineers to join the team.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">As an Optical Test Engineer you will&nbsp;be responsible for&nbsp;designing, building, and&nbsp;operating&nbsp;optical metrology equipment to&nbsp;validate&nbsp;optical flight hardware. This role will&nbsp;interface closely with&nbsp;the design and production teams to&nbsp;validate&nbsp;that hardware meets the design intent. In this role, you will need to automate test procedures and data collection for high volume products, as well as train other team members on the operation of optical test and metrology equipment.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">RESPONSIBILITIES</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}">&nbsp;</span></p> <ul> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Design, build, and&nbsp;operate&nbsp;optical metrology and test systems</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}">&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Use test data to troubleshoot issues with optical flight hardware</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233118":false,"134233279":false,"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}">&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Automate optical test equipment and data collection</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233118":false,"134233279":false,"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}">&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Instruct technicians on operation of test equipment</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233118":false,"134233279":false,"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}">&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Inform optical flight hardware designs to enable efficient test operations</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233118":false,"134233279":false,"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}">&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Apply optics and photonics knowledge to laser communication system trades and&nbsp;component&nbsp;development, including design, analysis, and validation</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233118":false,"134233279":false,"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}">&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Participate in validation testing, including performance characterization, lot acceptance testing, design qualification&nbsp;testing&nbsp;and reliability testing</span><span data-ccp-props="{"