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Senior Manufacturing Test Engineer

Planet
Berlin, Germanyfull_timePosted 5 Jun 2026

About the role

<div class="content-intro"><p><strong>Welcome to Planet. We believe in using space to help life on Earth.</strong></p> <p>Planet designs, builds, and operates the largest constellation of imaging satellites in history. This constellation delivers an unprecedented dataset of empirical information via a revolutionary cloud-based platform to authoritative figures in commercial, environmental, and humanitarian sectors. We are both a space company and data company all rolled into one.</p> <p>Customers and users across the globe use Planet's data to develop new technologies, drive revenue, power research, and solve our world’s toughest obstacles.</p> <p>As we control every component of hardware design, manufacturing, data processing, and software engineering, our office is a truly inspiring mix of experts from a variety of domains.</p> <p>We have a people-centric approach toward culture and community and we strive to iterate in a way that puts our team members first and prepares our company for growth. Join Planet and be a part of our mission to change the way people see the world.</p> <p>Planet is a global company with employees working remotely world wide and joining us from offices in San Francisco, Washington DC, Germany, Austria, Slovenia, and The Netherlands.</p></div><p><strong>About the Role: </strong></p> <p>The Manufacturing Test Engineering Team is responsible for creating and maintaining the tests and infrastructure for our satellite manufacturing operations. The hardware test engineers on our team tackle projects large and small to design and build software and hardware to automate functional & integration testing, instrument calibration, and qualification testing for both production and design validation. As a member of the Manufacturing Test Engineering team, you will collaborate with design engineers to develop board-level tests and be responsible for designing and developing the test fixtures, test hardware, and test software. This will involve working with a broad variety of disciplines, including our top-notch design, qualification, and manufacturing teams.</p> <p>This is a full-time, in-office position based in our Berlin Manufacturing Center 5 days a week.</p> <p><strong>Impact You’ll Own:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Support manufacturing operations with response to test station issues</li> <li>Maintain and improve existing manufacturing test stations</li> <li>Drive the strategy and approach to PCBA test for manufacturing</li> <li>Oversee test software deployment and provisioning</li> <li>Update and manage existing test pass/fail requirements</li> <li>Continuous improvement of test software and hardware to ensure high reliability and scalability of test systems</li>

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