Electrical Test Automation Engineer, Customer Hardware

SpaceX; Bastrop (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX in Bastrop, TX is seeking an Electrical Test Development Engineer for customer hardware to own test solutions for Starlink devices.

You will design automated tests for high-volume consumer hardware, select test hardware or PCBAs, and write Python tooling to verify performance and reliability across production and field data, collaborating across mechanical, electrical, software, and manufacturing teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or other engineering discipline.
• 1+ years of hardware development or electronics test engineering.
• 1+ years of programming experience.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop automated test solutions for high‑volume consumer products.
• Select COTS hardware or design PCBA to measure signals and apply test loads.
• Write Python software to interact with units under test and data systems.
• Collaborate with design, manufacturing, and test labs to improve reliability.
• Provide feedback to engineers to drive design and infra improvements.

Skills

Test automation

Python

C/C++

Circuit analysis

Cross-functional work

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Oscilloscope

Multimeter

Spectrum analyzer

Vector signal generator

Source measure unit

Job description

SpaceX in Bastrop, TX is seeking an Electrical Test Development Engineer for customer hardware to own test solutions for Starlink devices.

You will design automated tests for high-volume consumer hardware, select test hardware or PCBAs, and write Python tooling to verify performance and reliability across production and field data, collaborating across mechanical, electrical, software, and manufacturing teams.