EMC/EMI Test Technician — Spaceflight Electronics

InvestedintheMission; Bastrop (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking an EMC/EMI Test Technician to support the E3 team in validating avionics hardware across multiple vehicle platforms. The role involves emission and immunity testing, reading schematics, and building test fixtures for diverse environments.

You will work with RF equipment and collaborate with design, manufacturing, and mission operations to ensure robust performance. Qualifications include an associate degree in electronics or 2+ years of related experience, plus hands-on testing

Qualifications

• Associate's degree in electronics or 2+ years of direct electronics experience.
• 2+ years testing consumer electronics or electrical hardware.
• 2+ years fabricating test fixtures, harnesses or electro-mechanical assemblies.

Responsibilities

• Perform EMC/EMI emission and immunity testing of electrical systems and components.
• Read, interpret, and work from free-form drawings as well as from controlled documentation and processes.
• Design and fabricate electro-mechanical assemblies, harnesses and test fixtures from conceptual drawings.
• Operate spectrum analyzer, VNA, power meter, high-power amplifier, and oscilloscope.
• Perform antenna and shielding effectiveness measurements.
• Independently verify and document results clearly and completely.

Skills

Attention to detail

Written and verbal communication

Teamwork

Education

Associate's degree in electronics

2+ years of direct electronics experience

Tools

Spectrum analyzer

Vector network analyzer (VNA)

Power meter

High-power amplifier

Oscilloscope

Test fixtures fabrication

Job description

SpaceX is seeking an EMC/EMI Test Technician to support the E3 team in validating avionics hardware across multiple vehicle platforms. The role involves emission and immunity testing, reading schematics, and building test fixtures for diverse environments.

You will work with RF equipment and collaborate with design, manufacturing, and mission operations to ensure robust performance. Qualifications include an associate degree in electronics or 2+ years of related experience, plus hands-on testing