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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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As a Test Engineer, Avionics (Starship), you will join the team building high-volume wire harness production operations for Starship vehicles. You will design, build, and scale test equipment, processes, and automation systems that verify wire harness and electromechanical assembly quality at scale. Your daily work involves defining and validating test methods to ensure harnesses meet extreme reuse requirements while driving root-cause analysis on test failures. You will utilize skills in electrical, mechanical, and software domains to develop test racks and automated systems. Key technical competencies include wire harness electrical testing methods like continuity, dielectric withstanding voltage, insulation resistance, low-resistance testing, capacitance, and high-speed data testing. You will also use programming or scripting for test automation and data analysis to support production rates of thousands of vehicles per year.
What does a Test Engineer earn?
Median $125289 from 36 postings across 10 companies.
Design and develop production test equipment, test racks, and automation systems for wire harness verification.
Define and validate test methods to ensure harnesses meet extreme reuse and flight-worthiness requirements.
Perform root-cause analysis and implement corrective actions on test failures.
Scale test capacity and throughput to support production rates of thousands of vehicles per year.
Manage the transition of new test capabilities into sustained production use.
Build and maintain hardware that verifies electromechanical assembly quality at scale.
What we're looking for
Bachelor’s degree in electrical, mechanical, aerospace, or manufacturing engineering.
1+ years of experience in design, manufacturing, and/or production of mechanical, electrical, or fluids systems.
3+ years of professional experience in high-rate design and/or production of mechanical or electronics hardware systems (preferred).
Experience designing or building custom test equipment or automated test systems (preferred).
Experience with wire harness electrical testing methods, including continuity, DWV, insulation resistance, capacitance, and high-speed data testing (preferred).
Proficiency in programming or scripting for test automation and data analysis (preferred).
Strong mechanical aptitude for designing test fixtures and hardware (preferred).
Experience working on multidisciplinary projects that combine electrical, mechanical, and software elements (preferred).
Must be a U.S. citizen, national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, asylee, or eligible for required Department of State authorizations.
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