Development Test Engineer - Space Hardware & Test

SpaceX; Town of Texas (WI); On-site; USD 95,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Development Test Engineer for Starlink in the United States to design, fabricate, and operate test stands for next‑generation hardware. You will work with the flight engineering team to define test requirements and drive campaigns to closure.

The role emphasizes hands‑on fabrication, data acquisition, and experience with high‑pressure systems, hydraulics, and structural analysis, with travel up to 25% to SpaceX sites.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering.
• 1+ years of experience in one or more of: extracurricular project team designing/building mechanical structures/high-pressure systems.
• Academic research on mechanical structures or professional experience designing/analyzing mechanical structures.

Responsibilities

• Create test stand concepts, fabrication drawings, wiring schematics, and instrumentation lists.
• Design and analyze structures, fluid systems, and mechanisms.
• Supervise integration of test stands including fabrication, mechanical assembly, and data/control systems.
• Operate test stands with high attention to detail.
• Develop test requirements with flight engineering and drive campaigns to closure.

Skills

Hydraulic systems

Thermal systems

Structural systems

Electromechanical

High pressure systems

Vacuum systems

Lithium-ion batteries

FEA

Welding design

Data acquisition

Python

JavaScript

HTML/CSS

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering

Tools

Unigraphics (NX)

Test instrumentation hardware

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Development Test Engineer for Starlink in the United States to design, fabricate, and operate test stands for next‑generation hardware. You will work with the flight engineering team to define test requirements and drive campaigns to closure.

The role emphasizes hands‑on fabrication, data acquisition, and experience with high‑pressure systems, hydraulics, and structural analysis, with travel up to 25% to SpaceX sites.