SpaceX

3 months ago

Hardware Test Engineer (Starlink)

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Job Summary

Design, build, and automate test systems for Starlink battery and power systems; lead cross-functional test automation projects, develop test fixtures and ETL processes, and ensure reliable validation across hardware, software, and field environments within SpaceX’s Starlink program.

Location: Redmond

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: QA, Test & Release Engineering

Seniority: Entry level

Key Responsibilities

•Develop, document, and implement cross-functional automation solutions to improve test capability, coverage, and safety
•Design and implement test and ground support equipment to include flight hardware interfacing fixtures, battery management systems, automated test equipment, and facilities infrastructure
•Directly involved with equipment builds, checkouts, and troubleshooting
•Design user interfaces that make complex machines easy to use and troubleshoot
•Architect, write, and debug PLC code
•Create electrical, harnessing, and fluid schematics
•Control and maintain network infrastructure interfaces to data acquisition and control systems
•Use electrical equipment in the field to verify the functionality of end instruments
•Provide innovative solutions to special requirements and challenges faced by the team, which can range from specialized equipment to challenging installation locations
•Perform electrical installation of valves, limit switches, potentiometers, contactors, etc.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: 105,000 - 145,000 annually

Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVision401kEquityPaid ParentalPaid LeavePaid HolidaysDisability InsuranceLife Insurance

Key Requirements

•Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or another STEM discipline
•1+ years of experience withInstrumentation, data acquisition system design, or electronics test engineering
•1+ years of programming experience using Python, MATLAB, or C/C++
•Experience with electrical test equipment: oscilloscopes, DMMs, DAQs, power supply, electronic load, spectrum analyzer, or source measurement units
•Experience with programmable logic controllers (PLCs)

Experience:1+ yearsAerospaceTelecommunicationsSatellite

Education:Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering

Skills:CommunicationTeamworkProblem-solving

Languages:English

Tech Stack:PythonMATLABC/C++PLCsOscilloscopesDMMsDAQsCAN busSPII2CModbusUSBTCP/IP

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

Glassdoor: 4.2

Website LinkedIn

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SpaceX

3 months ago

Hardware Test Engineer (Starlink)

✓ Verified Job

Canonical indexed version, validated from employer's careers page.

Source: Company careers pageValidated by: Fursa AI

Last checked: 7 hours agoStatus: Live

Job Summary

Location: Redmond

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: QA, Test & Release Engineering

Seniority: Entry level

Key Responsibilities

•Develop, document, and implement cross-functional automation solutions to improve test capability, coverage, and safety
•Design and implement test and ground support equipment to include flight hardware interfacing fixtures, battery management systems, automated test equipment, and facilities infrastructure
•Directly involved with equipment builds, checkouts, and troubleshooting
•Design user interfaces that make complex machines easy to use and troubleshoot
•Architect, write, and debug PLC code
•Create electrical, harnessing, and fluid schematics
•Control and maintain network infrastructure interfaces to data acquisition and control systems
•Use electrical equipment in the field to verify the functionality of end instruments
•Provide innovative solutions to special requirements and challenges faced by the team, which can range from specialized equipment to challenging installation locations
•Perform electrical installation of valves, limit switches, potentiometers, contactors, etc.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: 105,000 - 145,000 annually

Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVision401kEquityPaid ParentalPaid LeavePaid HolidaysDisability InsuranceLife Insurance

Key Requirements

•Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or another STEM discipline
•1+ years of experience withInstrumentation, data acquisition system design, or electronics test engineering
•1+ years of programming experience using Python, MATLAB, or C/C++
•Experience with electrical test equipment: oscilloscopes, DMMs, DAQs, power supply, electronic load, spectrum analyzer, or source measurement units
•Experience with programmable logic controllers (PLCs)

Experience:1+ yearsAerospaceTelecommunicationsSatellite

Education:Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering

Skills:CommunicationTeamworkProblem-solving

Languages:English

Tech Stack:PythonMATLABC/C++PLCsOscilloscopesDMMsDAQsCAN busSPII2CModbusUSBTCP/IP

Company Brief

SpaceX

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

Glassdoor: 4.2

Website LinkedIn