Electrical Test Supervisor

<div class="content-intro"><p>Astranis builds advanced satellites for high orbits, expanding humanity’s reach into the solar system. Today Astranis satellites provide dedicated, secure networks to highly-sophisticated customers across the globe – large enterprises, sovereign governments, and the US military. </p> <p>With five satellites on orbit and many more set to launch soon, the company is servicing a backlog of more than $1 billion of commercial contracts. Astranis is the preferred satellite communications partner for buyers with stringent requirements for uptime, data security, network visibility, and customization.</p> <p>Astranis has raised over $1.2 billion from some of the world’s best investors, including Andreessen Horowitz, Baillie Gifford, Blackrock, Fidelity, Franklin Templeton, and Snowpoint, and employs a team of 500 engineers and entrepreneurs. Astranis designs, builds, and operates its satellites out of its 153,000 sq. ft. headquarters in Northern California, USA.</p></div><h4><strong>Electrical Test Supervisor </strong></h4> <div class="columnLayout single" data-layout="single"> <div class="cell normal" data-type="normal"> <div class="innerCell"> <p>As the Electrical Test Supervisor, you will be responsible for leading our team of electrical test specialists and technicians through integration and test of Astranis's satellites, both current generation and new! This includes fire-fighting and escalating issues, prioritizing test operations, and raising our technical and quality bars. The Electrical Test Supervisor would be in charge of hiring, mentoring, and training new specialists and technicians and ensuring all test operations go as smoothly as possible as we scale our satellite production.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="columnLayout single" data-layout="single"> <div class="cell normal" data-type="normal"> <div class="innerCell"> <h4 id="JobDescriptionElectricalTestSupervisor-Role"><strong>Role</strong></h4> <ul> <li data-uuid="ce2c9726-4005-490a-8038-d7aab4353122"><span class="inline-comment-marker" data-ref="9e98c9eb-e34c-4bcc-97ab-ea97fd8a1552">Manage and develop a team of test specialists and technicians both technically and professionally by providing mentorship, development opportunities, and oversight</span></li> <li data-uuid="d9005415-23c6-4e03-ab3f-a0bd5f6f2e2b">Be the primary point-of-contact for all things test on the produc<span class="inline-comment-marker" data-ref="bd8bb554-f6ac-45b1-8151-011e4f790525">tion floor and m</span>anage workloads for all specialists in order to achieve weekly goals</li> <li data-uuid="595ec4cd-8741-4468-bce5-584933192b9a">Ensure consistent and cross-functional specialist training among the whole team</li> <li>Communicate and escalate needs and blockers upwards and laterally</li> <li data-uuid="cd6af42e-f890-4042-98d3-f09e09ee2b3b">Aid in firefighting, issue resolution, schedules, and shift leadership</li> <li>Work with other leaders to stay aligned on priorities, resource needs, and timelines</li> <li>Hire, onboard, and train new specialists in our day-to-day operations and responsibilities</li> <li data-uuid="e2d2bc0f-69d8-42a1-bff3-942d6f60622d">Lead the charge on hardware and software development projects that streamline our satellite production.</li> <li>Take ownership and maintain specialist work areas</li> </ul> <h4 id="JobDescriptionElectricalTestSupervisor-Requirements"><strong>Requirements</strong></h4> <ul> <li data-uuid="a567935b-3d84-4c30-ae57-315709508aa3"><span class="inline-comment-marker" data-ref="a02537e4-d862-43bb-ab46-6fc11084d0ec">Two years experience with a Bachelor's degree i