Electrical Test and Reliability Engineer, Satellites (Starlink)

SpaceX

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Location
Redmond, WA
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$105,000–$120,000 / yr
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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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TL;DR · Electrical Test and Reliability Engineer, Satellites (Starlink)

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As an Electrical Test and Reliability Engineer at Starlink in Redmond, WA, you will join a multidisciplinary team focused on ensuring satellite hardware reliability and performance. Your daily tasks include designing automated test solutions for avionics and payload hardware, writing Python scripts to interact with units under test, and supporting hardware through production and flight. You’ll collaborate closely with mechanical, thermal, software, and other engineering teams to deliver high-performance hardware. Responsibilities also involve performing electrical bench testing, developing failure models, and driving improvements by creating tools for data analysis both on-orbit and in the lab. The role requires expertise in electronics reliability, environmental testing, and a strong understanding of electrical schematics and manufacturing processes.

Skills

Python HALT/HASS thermal testing vibration testing TVAC electronics reliability failure mechanisms electrical schematics electronics manufacturing environmental testing automation software test equipment instrumentation data analysis digital tools on-orbit data lab experiments anomaly investigations

What you'll do

  • Design and develop automated test solutions for avionics and payload hardware.
  • Write Python automation software to interact with units under test and instrumentation.
  • Perform electrical bench testing and create engineering models of failures.
  • Support hardware through production, satellite integration, and flight phases.
  • Drive improvements by building tools to analyze on-orbit and lab data.

What we're looking for

  • 1+ years of hardware development or electronics test engineering experience
  • Thorough understanding of electrical schematics and electronics manufacturing
  • Expertise in electronics reliability and failure mechanisms
  • Experience with environmental testing including HALT/HASS, thermal, vibration, TVAC
  • Ability to design automated test solutions for avionics and payload hardware

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