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Summary

Timeline

Key Takeaways

  • Created test systems which validated ~4500 Starlink satellite flight computers, and ~4000 power boards
  • Developed program-critical infrastructure that enabled efficient triage, management, and tracking of hardware failures
  • Designed and deployed automated, unified, and containerized infrastructure to greatly increase application reliability and development speed

Skills Used

Software

  • Python
  • Test Driven Development
Electrical

Mechanical

Other

Details By Team

Starlink Hardware Test

Build Reliability Engineering

Components Test Infrastructure