Starship Production Test Specialist – Vehicle Controller

SpaceX; Town of Texas (WI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Test Specialist for Production Checkouts of Starship at Starbase. You will sit on console as Vehicle Controller, executing release test plans, performing leak checks, avionics mapping, and functional testing of flight hardware.

Responsibilities include operating with strict safety discipline, monitoring telemetry, and closing out test requirements while coordinating with technicians and engineers on the floor.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalency certificate.
• 1+ years of experience executing work instructions, test procedures, or controlled operations.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Vehicle Controller on console for Starship production checkouts at Starbase.
• Execute released test plans and work-order operations as written: leak checks, pneumatics mapping, propellant-system functionals, avionics mapping / integrity / functional testing.
• Run checkout sequences on flight hardware; halt operations immediately if personnel or vehicle safety requires it.
• Maintain radio discipline with technicians on the floor: audible callouts for pressurization, venting, valve actuation, power-state changes, and clears; enforce barriers, PPE, and stop-work authority.
• Cover production checkout stations at full or partial vehicle segments as needed.
• Monitor live telemetry and alarms; disposition checkout alarms; escalation off-nominal vehicle or GSE behavior; open issue tickets for hardware and procedure escapes.
• Drive test-requirement closeout from executed operations; do not proceed past failed or unsigned requirements.

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Test Specialist for Production Checkouts of Starship at Starbase. You will sit on console as Vehicle Controller, executing release test plans, performing leak checks, avionics mapping, and functional testing of flight hardware.

Responsibilities include operating with strict safety discipline, monitoring telemetry, and closing out test requirements while coordinating with technicians and engineers on the floor.