SpaceX
Electrical Test Development Engineer, Customer Hardware (Starlink)
About this role
SpaceX seeks an Electrical Test Development Engineer to design and build automated test solutions for Starlink customer hardware including satellite dishes and Wi-Fi routers. You'll take ownership of test infrastructure that validates reliability and performance across millions of consumer devices shipped globally, collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive improvements from development through production.
What you'll do
- Design and develop automated test solutions for high-volume consumer phased arrays, routers, power supplies, and new products
- Select and integrate commercial test equipment or design custom PCBAs for signal measurement, load simulation, and device power delivery
- Write Python automation software to control test equipment, interact with units under test, and integrate with production systems
- Collaborate with design, manufacturing, and test teams to identify reliability improvements and yield optimization opportunities
- Analyze circuits and develop functional test plans to increase test coverage and catch failure mechanisms
- Challenge assumptions and identify simple solutions to complex testing and validation problems
What they're looking for
- Hardware development and electronics test engineering
- Python programming and object-oriented software development
- Test equipment operation (oscilloscope, multimeter, spectrum analyzer, network analyzer)
- PCBA design and troubleshooting
- Circuit analysis and functional test planning
- Electronics reliability and failure mechanism analysis
- Environmental testing (HALT/HASS, thermal, vibration, TVAC)
- Metrology and measurement uncertainty analysis
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SpaceX
SpaceX develops advanced spacecraft and satellite systems, including the Starshield government satellite constellation and Starfall re-entry cargo capsule for global delivery. The company is hiring engineers in avionics integration, software test automation, mechanical design, and hardware reliability to validate flight-critical systems and ensure mission success.
- Website
- spacex.com
Likely interview questions
- Walk us through a time you designed an automated test solution—what were the key challenges and how did you measure success?
- Describe your experience with Python for test automation; what libraries or frameworks have you used to interact with hardware?