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of similar roles. Most pay
$118,562–$171,500
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At the midpoint, this role pays about
$122k
versus about
$145k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
Employer
About SpaceX
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.
SpaceX currently has
851 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$130,000–$165,000
across 590 roles with salary data.
As a Test Engineer (Avionics Test Lab), you will join the team responsible for the critical environmental stress and functional screening of electronic hardware before vehicle integration. You will own the success of flight hardware, including flight computers, power conversion units, and FPGAs, by managing thermal, vibration, and other screening procedures. Your daily work involves writing automation software in Python to interact with test equipment and production documentation, troubleshooting test software, and modifying codebases to adjust test bounds. You will collaborate with mechanical, electrical, quality, and production teams to solve high-complexity testing challenges. The role requires proficiency in languages such as Python, C#, C++, JavaScript, Visual Basic, MATLAB, or LabVIEW to ensure all avionics hardware meets specific requirements while driving continuous improvement to increase throughput.
What does a Test Engineer earn?
Median $125289 from 36 postings across 10 companies.
Own flight hardware through thermal, vibration, and other screening procedures.
Ensure all avionics flight hardware meets SpaceX and customer requirements.
Write Python automation software to interact with flight hardware and test equipment.
Troubleshoot test software and modify the codebase to implement fixes and updates.
Solve high-complexity testing challenges with mechanical, electrical, quality, and production teams.
Drive continuous improvement efforts to increase throughput and reduce costs.
What we're looking for
Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, or physics.
1+ years of experience in a hardware and/or software testing environment.
1+ years of experience in Python, C#, C++, JavaScript, Visual Basic, MATLAB, and/or LabVIEW.
Must be a U.S. citizen, national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, asylee, or eligible for Department of State authorization.
Knowledge of and experience with avionics hardware including flight computers, gas sensors, controllers, antennas, transmitters, receivers, and PCBAs (preferred).
Experience developing object-oriented software and automated test software (preferred).
Experience with environmental testing such as thermal, vibration, shock, and thermal vacuum (preferred).
Understanding of electrical schematics and electronics manufacturing to analyze and improve test coverage (preferred).
ATE
Semiconductor Test Development
C++
Python
Java
Advantest T2000
V93K
Root Cause Analysis
First-Silicon Bring-up
Test Architecture
Characterization
Yield Improvement
Diagnostics
Manufacturing
Debugging
Artificial Intelligence
Blockchain
AR/VR
Cloud Native
Quantum Physics
Object-Oriented Programming
Scripting Languages
System Verification
Test Engineering
NPI
Design for Manufacturing Test
Troubleshooting