Optical Test Engineer (Integration & Test)

SpaceX
Redmond
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 100,000 - 140,000 annuallyFunction: QA, Test & Release EngineeringExperience: 2+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Python","C/C++","ZEMAX","CAD","Power meters","Interferometers","Laser sources","Fiber optics","Optical alignment"]

Design, build, and operate optical metrology and test systems for Space Lasers and Starlink payloads, automating test data collection and guiding production-readiness. Collaborate with design and production teams to ensure hardware meets design intent, train teammates on optical test equipment, and contribute to validation and reliability testing in a fast-paced environment.

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SpaceX
SpaceX
2 months ago

Optical Test Engineer (Integration & Test)

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Job Summary

Design, build, and operate optical metrology and test systems for Space Lasers and Starlink payloads, automating test data collection and guiding production-readiness. Collaborate with design and production teams to ensure hardware meets design intent, train teammates on optical test equipment, and contribute to validation and reliability testing in a fast-paced environment.
Location: Redmond
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: QA, Test & Release Engineering

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design, build, and operate optical metrology and test systems
  • •Use test data to troubleshoot issues with optical flight hardware
  • •Automate optical test equipment and data collection
  • •Instruct technicians on operation of test equipment
  • •Inform optical flight hardware designs to enable efficient test operations

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 100,000 - 140,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health InsuranceVisionDental401kEquityPaid Leave

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in physics or an engineering discipline
  • •2+ years of hands-on laboratory or work experience in optics, photonics, laser technology (university lab, student project, or internship experience qualifies)
  • •Proficiency with programming languages (Python, C/C++) and software version control
  • •Hands-on experience with optical test equipment (power meters, interferometers, laser sources, etc.)
  • •Strong communication skills and ability to work in a fast-paced, autonomous environment
Experience:2+ yearsSpaceAerospaceStarlink
Education:Bachelor's in Engineering
Skills:PythonC/C++ZEMAXCADPower metersInterferometersLaser sourcesFiber opticsOptical alignment
Languages:English
Tech Stack:PythonC/C++ZEMAXCADPower metersInterferometersLaser sources

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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