Integration & Test Engineer, AI Satellites (Starmind)

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP; Bastrop, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX seeks an Integration & Test Engineer for the Starmind program, focusing on the manufacturing line for high-performance compute electronics, memory, and networking used in on-orbit AI workloads. You will oversee assembly, integration, and testing of advanced hardware across the payload and ground support infrastructure.

The role requires hands-on design and testing of test infrastructure, close collaboration with engineers and technicians, and the ability to drive improvements in

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline.

Responsibilities

• Manage physical infrastructure of test integration and operations.
• Mechanical design of infrastructure and tooling for test integration and operations.
• Evaluate proposed designs for manufacturability and integration.
• Interface with engineers, specialists, and technicians to optimize testing operations.
• New vehicle integration into new and existing infrastructure.
• Enable day-to-day execution of vehicle integration and test flow to serve our customers.
• Evaluate non-conformances to determine root cause and create actionable items and system improvements.

Education

Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline

Job description

Bastrop, TX

SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal ofenabling human life on Mars.

INTEGRATION AND TESTENGINEER,AI SATELLITES(STARMIND)

SpaceX isleveragingits experience deploying andoperatingthe world’s largest satellite constellation to developStarmind, a new constellation of satellites capturing solar energy in space to power low-cost, high-performance AI compute for Earth. Realizing this vision demandshighly reliable,high performanceelectricalcomputehardware, solar power systems, thermal radiators, and more. These systems mustoperatein the extreme environment of space while delivering the connectivity, control, power distribution, and processing needed for orbital AI inference.

The Starmind team designs, builds, and operates the orbital compute fabric of the future. We develop nearly every key piece of technology in house – from the satellites’ flight computers and power systems to the fully custom compute electronics, memory, and networking that form the brain of our on-orbit data centers. As a Integration & Test Engineer on the Starmind team, you’ll have ownership over the entire manufacturing line for the hardware that enables advanced on-orbit AI processing and data center workloads. Your work spans the assembly, integration, and testing of industry-leading compute electronics, memory, and networking in order to achieve required domain sizes and processing workloads.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage physical infrastructure of test integration and operations
• Mechanical design of infrastructure and tooling for test integration and operations
• Evaluate proposed designs for manufacturability and integration
• Interface with both engineers, specialists, and technicians tooptimizetesting operations
• New vehicle integration into new and existing infrastructure
• Enable day-to-day execution of vehicle integration and test flow to serve our customers
• Evaluate non-conformances todetermineroot cause and create actionable items and system improvements

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline