Hardware Test Automation Engineer, Satellites (Starlink)

SpaceX

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Work type: On-site
Location: Redmond, WA
Salary: $105,000–$120,000 / yr
Posted: today

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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 · Hardware Test Automation Engineer, Satellites (Starlink)

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As a Hardware Test Automation Engineer at Starlink in Redmond, WA, you will join a dynamic team responsible for developing and qualifying satellite payloads, propulsion systems, and mechanisms. Your daily tasks include designing and implementing automated test systems to enhance capability, coverage, and safety, as well as creating user-friendly interfaces for complex machines. You will work with Python, MATLAB, or C/C++ to develop electrical, pneumatic, and fluid schematics, and collaborate on the design of ground support equipment and facilities infrastructure. With experience in instrumentation, data acquisition systems, and programmable logic controllers, you will tackle unique challenges related to specialized equipment and difficult installation locations, contributing to Starlink’s mission of providing fast internet globally through a massive satellite constellation.

Skills

Python MATLAB C++ oscilloscopes digital multimeters (DMM) DAQs power supply spectrum analyzer source measurement unit programmable logic controllers (PLC) USB VISA TCP/IP CAN bus SPI I2C Modbus analog-to-digital conversion

What you'll do

Develop and document automation solutions to enhance test capability, coverage, and safety.
Design and implement ground support equipment for satellite payloads and propulsion systems.
Create user interfaces for complex machines used in testing satellite hardware.
Generate electrical, pneumatic, and fluid schematics for test setups and equipment.
Troubleshoot interactions between software and hardware in automated test systems.

What we're looking for

1+ years of experience automating test systems.
1+ years of programming experience using Python, MATLAB, or C/C++.
Experience with electrical test equipment such as oscilloscopes and DAQs.
Extensive knowledge of digital and analog interfaces like USB, CAN bus, SPI.
Design and implement test and ground support equipment for satellite systems.

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