Test Specialist, Avionics (Starshield)

SpaceX
United States
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 2+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Problem-solving","Teamwork","Attention to detail","Adaptability"]

Support the production of Starshield satellites by designing tooling and test processes, running tests with engineers, and improving test software in Python to reduce false failures while aiding hardware assembly and qualification testing for space-grade avionics.

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SpaceX
4 months ago

Test Specialist, Avionics (Starshield)

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Job Summary

Support the production of Starshield satellites by designing tooling and test processes, running tests with engineers, and improving test software in Python to reduce false failures while aiding hardware assembly and qualification testing for space-grade avionics.
Location: United States
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Entry level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Collaborate with engineers to develop and document test procedures on both development and flight hardware
  • •Perform tests with engineers according to test procedures and automated test scripts while providing data and preliminary test results to derive a pass/fail criteria from each test
  • •Assist in the design and fabrication of hardware including: Harnessing, test fixtures, and server racks
  • •Troubleshoot and write rework instructions for failing hardware in both hardware in the loop (HITL) and factory environments
  • •Perform bringing up and configuration of Linux based servers for use in HITL and factory environments following standardized procedures

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Health InsuranceVisionDental401kLife InsurancePaid LeavePaid Holidays

Key Requirements

  • •High school degree or equivalency
  • •2+ years of experience in a hands-on technical position or a bachelor’s degree in an engineering field
  • •Associate or bachelor’s degree in an engineering field
  • •Experience reading electrical schematics
  • •Experience performing electronic testing and inspection using portable measuring devices
Experience:2+ yearsAerospaceSatellitesDefense
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:CommunicationProblem-solvingTeamworkAttention to detailAdaptability
Languages:English
Tech Stack:PythonLinuxTest automationGSEHDMLHITL

Company Brief

SpaceX
Designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft for commercial and government customers, aiming to reduce space transportation costs and enable human life on Mars through reusable launch vehicles and integrated space systems.
Industry: Aerospace Manufacturing
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Established Company
Valuation: Hectocorn (USD 100B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: Hawthorne, United States
Founded: 2002
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