Starshield Satellite Integration & Test Engineer

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP; Hawthorne (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Mechanical Integration & Test Engineer (Starshield) in Hawthorne, CA to own the integration build flow, test operations, and mission success. You will evaluate designs for manufacturability, interface with engineers and technicians, and drive procedures for vehicle integration.

The role requires a bachelor's degree in engineering and hands-on manufacturing or design experience; strong problem-solving, and willingness to travel up to 10% may apply.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline.
• 1+ years of design and/or hands-on manufacturing experience.
• Ability and willingness to obtain a Top Secret clearance.
• Master's degree in an engineering discipline.
• Experience with MATLAB, Python, or other programming language.
• Experience with integration and testing of propulsion, thermal, electrical and/or structural systems.
• Experience integrating avionics systems.
• Documentation and configuration management experience.
• Experience writing test plans, procedures, and providing go/no-go judgment and rationale.
• Experience in a production environment.
• Demonstrated engineering intuition, critical thinking, and comfort with ambiguity.

Responsibilities

• Manage integration build flow and test operations
• Evaluate proposed designs for manufacturability and integration
• Interface with both engineers and technicians to optimize manufacturing and automation
• Develop and refine manufacturing assembly procedures based on lessons learned
• Enable day‑to‑day execution of the vehicle integration and test flow
• Evaluate non‑conformances to determine root cause and create actionable items and system improvements

Skills

Manufacturing experience

MATLAB

Python

Propulsion systems integration

Avionics integration

Documentation & config mgmt

Test plans & Go/No-Go

Production environment

Engineering intuition

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Master's degree in engineering

Tools

MATLAB

Python

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Mechanical Integration & Test Engineer (Starshield) in Hawthorne, CA to own the integration build flow, test operations, and mission success. You will evaluate designs for manufacturability, interface with engineers and technicians, and drive procedures for vehicle integration.

The role requires a bachelor's degree in engineering and hands-on manufacturing or design experience; strong problem-solving, and willingness to travel up to 10% may apply.