Avionics Integration & Test Engineer

SpaceX

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Work type: On-site
Location: Hawthorne, CA
Salary: $115,000–$140,000 / yr
Posted: 12 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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SpaceX designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft with the mission of enabling humans to become a multi-planetary species. It operates the Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, and Starship launch vehicles, as well as the Starlink satellite internet constellation.

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The Avionics Integration & Test Engineer, HASS (Starshield) joins the Integration and Test team to perform acceptance and qualification tests on satellite electrical systems. This role involves owning flight hardware during highly accelerated thermal screening procedures and investigating failed electrical hardware to determine root cause failure modes via telemetry. The engineer will troubleshoot test software, modify codebases, and write automation software in Python to interact with flight hardware, test equipment, and instrumentation. Key responsibilities include collaborating with design and production teams to solve high-complexity testing challenges and driving continuous improvement to increase throughput. Candidates should possess skills in MATLAB, Python, and documentation or configuration management. The work focuses on ensuring Starshield satellites function properly once deployed into space by screening hardware for reliability before launch.

Skills

Python MATLAB Avionics HASS Telemetry Electrical Architecture Configuration Management Thermal Screening Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering

What you'll do

Own flight hardware through highly accelerated thermal screening procedures and manage associated issues.
Evaluate non-conforming electrical hardware to determine root cause failure modes and propose design improvements.
Troubleshoot and modify test software codebases to adjust test bounds and implement fixes.
Write Python automation software to interact with flight hardware, test equipment, and production documentation.
Perform acceptance and qualification tests on satellite electrical systems.
Drive continuous improvement efforts to increase testing throughput and reduce costs.
Provide go/no-go judgment and rationale based on written test plans and procedures.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's degree in computer engineering, electrical engineering, or physics.
1+ years of design and/or hands-on manufacturing experience.
Must be a U.S. citizen, national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee eligible for export authorizations.
Ability and willingness to obtain a Top Secret clearance (preferred).
Master's degree in an engineering discipline (preferred).
Experience with MATLAB, Python, or other programming languages (preferred).
Experience with integration and testing of avionics, propulsion, thermal, and/or structural systems (preferred).
Experience in production environments, documentation, configuration management, and writing test plans (preferred).

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