Senior Avionics Test & Integration Lead

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP; Hawthorne, Northern (CA, KY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

401(k) plan

Healthcare coverage

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

Parental leave

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Lead Avionics Integration & Test Engineer (Starshield Production) in Hawthorne, CA to lead the design, development, and validation of satellite test systems. You will guide hardware and software solutions, automate manufacturing tests in Python, and drive continuous improvement across test programs.

This role demands strong leadership and hands-on expertise in electrical test environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, physics or another engineering discipline.
• 2+ years of professional experience in testing or hardware development.
• 1+ years of leadership experience leading teams, projects or people.

Responsibilities

• Provide strong technical leadership with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Manage projects and delegate responsibilities effectively to complete work on time.
• Determine team goals to effectively implement testing solutions.
• Develop and enforce processes to standardize test system deliverable expectations.
• Develop highly reliable autonomous test systems.
• Own all aspects of test development, including requirements evaluation, system development, subsystem testing, and factory integration.
• Collaborate with teams, lead projects, and continuously drive improvement in hardware testing.
• Create modular, reusable software in Python to automate manufacturing processes and tests.
• Collaborate directly with the design and manufacturing engineers to validate flight hardware.
• Actively maintain tests that support rapid design iteration of flight hardware and software.
• Develop test infrastructure that enables scaling to large numbers of devices under test.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Communication

Python

Test engineering

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or physics

Master's degree in engineering

Tools

Python

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Lead Avionics Integration & Test Engineer (Starshield Production) in Hawthorne, CA to lead the design, development, and validation of satellite test systems. You will guide hardware and software solutions, automate manufacturing tests in Python, and drive continuous improvement across test programs.

This role demands strong leadership and hands-on expertise in electrical test environments.