Satellite Hardware Test Automation Engineer

InvestedintheMission; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 105,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Bonuses

Health insurance

Paid vacation

Holidays

Job summary

SpaceX in Redmond, WA, is seeking a Hardware Test Automation Engineer for the Starlink program. You will design, build, and automate test systems to qualify satellite payloads, propulsion, mechanisms, and related hardware.

The team values curiosity, collaboration, and a willingness to learn in a fast-paced aerospace environment. The role spans design thru implementation, with emphasis on cross-disciplinary coordination and robust test automation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline.
• 1+ years of experience automating test systems.
• 1+ years of instrumentation/DAQ or electronics test engineering.

Responsibilities

• Develop, document, and implement cross-functional automation solutions to improve test capability, coverage, and safety.
• Design and implement test and ground support equipment (GSE) including flight hardware fixtures and automated test equipment.
• Design user interfaces that make complex machines easy to use and troubleshoot.
• Create electrical, pneumatic, and fluid schematics.
• Provide innovative solutions to unique requirements and challenges faced by the team, including specialized equipment and difficult installations.
• Perform electrical installation of valves, limit switches, potentiometers, transducers, etc.

Skills

Python

MATLAB

C/C++

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

Oscilloscopes

DMMs

DAQ systems

Power supplies

Spectrum analyzer

Job description

SpaceX in Redmond, WA, is seeking a Hardware Test Automation Engineer for the Starlink program. You will design, build, and automate test systems to qualify satellite payloads, propulsion, mechanisms, and related hardware.

The team values curiosity, collaboration, and a willingness to learn in a fast-paced aerospace environment. The role spans design thru implementation, with emphasis on cross-disciplinary coordination and robust test automation.