Product Development Engineer

SpaceX

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Bastrop, TX
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148 days ago
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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 · Product Development Engineer

The Product Development Engineer (Starlink) joins the team responsible for the world’s largest satellite constellation to provide global broadband internet. In this role, you will own products from design to launch, defining roadmaps, ensuring manufacturability at rate, and coordinating product mapping for international markets. You will serve as a key technical and business point of contact, translating strategies into technical deliverables while managing the new product introduction phase. Daily tasks include identifying improvements through market research, data analysis, and beta testing, as well as supporting engineering failure analysis. Required skills include a bachelor’s degree in engineering or physics, experience in mechanical or electrical product design, and project management of technical scope, schedule, and cost. You will navigate the full consumer-facing hardware product life cycle.

What you'll do

  • Own a product from design to launch by defining the roadmap and ensuring manufacturability at rate.
  • Serve as the primary technical point of contact to ensure production targets and successful product launches.
  • Translate new product strategies into specific business requirements and technical deliverables.
  • Identify product improvements through market research, data analysis, and beta testing campaigns.
  • Support engineering failure analysis and root cause investigations during initial rollouts and early production.
  • Coordinate with UX, business, and engineering teams throughout the New Product Introduction phase.
  • Prepare and deliver regular project updates and technical reports to senior management.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline or physics.
  • 2+ years of experience leading engineering projects.
  • 2+ years of industry experience managing product technical requirements (preferred).
  • 2+ years of industry experience in mechanical or electrical product design (preferred).
  • 2+ years of industry experience with project management regarding technical scope, schedule, and cost (preferred).
  • Prior experience with the full consumer-facing hardware product life cycle (preferred).
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced, autonomously driven, and demanding startup atmosphere (preferred).
  • Must be a U.S. citizen, national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, asylee, or eligible for Department of State authorization.

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