Hardware Reliability Test Technician

Starlink; Bastrop (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Development Test Specialist, Hardware Reliability for Starlink to support development test efforts, design fixtures and test stands, and drive reliability across high-volume production.

You will troubleshoot complex mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems, develop test procedures with engineers, and communicate data insights to management and production teams to enable improvements.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalency certificate.
• 3+ years of experience working in a hands-on technical position in quality or reliability.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems.
• Perform tests independently, or with engineers, with or without test procedures, and to test requirements.
• Summarize and distribute test data and preliminary test results to all interested parties.
• Communicate complex technical information and data insights to stakeholders, including management, engineering, and production teams, to drive action and improvement.
• Collaborate with engineers to develop and document test procedures.
• Assist in or design test fixtures, test setups, and test stands to be used in reliability testing, and/or for development.

Skills

Schematic reading

P&ID reading

Electrical knowledge

Mechanical drawings

Instrumentation installation

Data analysis

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer Science, physics, statistics, or a related field

Tools

DAQ hardware

Wire harnesses

Soldering

Crimping

Machine shop equipment

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Development Test Specialist, Hardware Reliability for Starlink to support development test efforts, design fixtures and test stands, and drive reliability across high-volume production.

You will troubleshoot complex mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems, develop test procedures with engineers, and communicate data insights to management and production teams to enable improvements.