Senior Electrical Test Engineer - Starlink Customer Hardware

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP; Bastrop, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Sr. Electrical Test Development Engineer for Customer Hardware in Bastrop, TX. You will own test solutions for Starlink customer devices, including satellites user terminals, Wi‑Fi routers, and power systems.

You’ll interact with leadership and work with electrical, silicon, software, mechanical, and manufacturing teams to transition concepts to production. Responsibilities include designing automated tests, selecting hardware or PCBAs, writing Python software, and improving

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or other engineering discipline.
• 5+ years of hardware development or electronics test engineering experience.
• 5+ years of programming experience.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop automated test solutions for high‑volume consumer hardware.
• Select off‑the‑shelf hardware or design custom PCBAs for tests.
• Write Python automation to interact with units, test equipment, data, and docs.
• Collaborate with design, manufacturing, and test lab teams to improve reliability and yield.
• Drive simple solutions to complex problems.

Skills

Hardware development

Electronics test

Programming

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering

Tools

Python

C/C++

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Sr. Electrical Test Development Engineer for Customer Hardware in Bastrop, TX. You will own test solutions for Starlink customer devices, including satellites user terminals, Wi‑Fi routers, and power systems.

You’ll interact with leadership and work with electrical, silicon, software, mechanical, and manufacturing teams to transition concepts to production. Responsibilities include designing automated tests, selecting hardware or PCBAs, writing Python software, and improving