Climate & Environment Full-time

Senior Manufacturing Test Engineer

Planet

Posted

Jun 06, 2026

Location

Germany

Type

Full-time

Mission

What you will drive

  • Support manufacturing operations by responding to test station issues and troubleshooting hardware/software problems.
  • Maintain and improve existing manufacturing test stations, including test software deployment and provisioning.
  • Drive the strategy and approach for PCBA test in manufacturing, ensuring high reliability and scalability.
  • Update and manage test pass/fail requirements, and drive root cause analysis for non-conformances.

Impact

The difference you'll make

This role ensures the reliability and scalability of satellite manufacturing tests, directly supporting Planet's mission to provide unprecedented Earth observation data for environmental and humanitarian applications.

Profile

What makes you a great fit

  • 6+ years of experience in PCBA testing or manufacturing electrical test development and sustainment.
  • Bachelorโ€™s degree in Electrical, Computer, Aerospace or similar engineering discipline.
  • Ability to read and interpret PCBA schematics and troubleshoot hardware.
  • Experience with JTAG/boundary scan, bed-of-nail testers, functional tests, and programming in Python.

Benefits

What's in it for you

Benefits include paid time off (vacation, holidays, company-wide days off), Employee Wellness Program, Home Office Reimbursement, Monthly Phone and Internet Reimbursement, Tuition Reimbursement, LinkedIn Learning access, Equity, and Volunteering Paid Time Off.

About

Inside Planet

Planet designs, builds, and operates the largest constellation of imaging satellites, delivering an unprecedented dataset of empirical information via a cloud-based platform to commercial, environmental, and humanitarian sectors.