Sr. Systems Development Engineer, Test Automation, Sustaining Engineering

Role overview

Responsibilities

• Lead development test-system validation, software/hardware integration testing, and architectures and flows for manufacturing test lines.
• Analyze test data using MATLAB, Python, or similar; release system documents through gate reviews; investigate yield issues and report status.
• Drive system test campaigns; develop scripted test setups and supporting hardware for satellite-bus subsystem validation.
• Assess design trade-offs and coordinate schedules, test requirements, specifications, and limits with hardware teams.
• Provide design-for-testability feedback and support hardware subsystem production and integration.
• Define and optimize manufacturing test setups, fixtures, equipment, software, and processes; develop production procedures, maintenance plans, and troubleshooting guides.
• Develop system integration and evaluation strategies for program learning, risk reduction, verification, and validation.

Basic qualifications

• Experience leading design, automation, deployment, and support of large-scale infrastructure.
• Programming experience in at least one of Python, Ruby, Golang, Java, C++, C#, or Rust; Linux/Unix experience; and CI/CD pipeline and build-process experience.
• 3+ years designing or architecting systems for reliability and scale; 5+ years in systems design, software development, operations, automation, and process improvement.

Preferred qualifications

• Distributed systems experience at scale; technical documentation, project plans, and stakeholder progress reports.
• Experience mentoring, leading, or managing junior engineers.
• MS in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or computer science, or equivalent experience.

Work context

• The role works with technical teams across locations and supports production and integration efforts for hardware subsystems.
• The team is multidisciplinary, with engineers from multiple disciplines collaborating on technical development and production execution.

Export control eligibility

• Candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident, lawfully admitted refugee, or person granted asylum.

Compensation and benefits

• The listed base salary range is USD 151,200–204,600 annually; the package may include sign-on payments and restricted stock units.
• Benefits include health coverage, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave.