SpaceX
Test Engineer (Starship Development)
About this role
SpaceX seeks a Test Engineer to design and execute rigorous testing programs for Starship engines, components, and spacecraft systems. This role involves hands-on test operations, equipment design, data acquisition troubleshooting, and collaboration with design teams to validate hardware performance under accelerated development timelines.
What you'll do
- Design and execute engine and component-level tests to evaluate hardware performance and mission survivability
- Own complete test campaigns including planning, system activation, operations, data analysis, and stand equipment design
- Direct technicians on fabrication and integration of test articles and stand equipment
- Develop and maintain test procedures, scripts, configuration files, and automation software
- Operate and troubleshoot National Instruments-based data acquisition systems and instrumentation
- Operate and troubleshoot fluid, mechanical, and propulsion systems including cryogenics, hypergolics, and high-pressure components
What they're looking for
- Test planning and execution (mechanical, fluid, propulsion systems)
- Data acquisition systems (National Instruments DAQ)
- Instrumentation (pressure transducers, thermocouples, strain gauges, accelerometers, load cells)
- Coding/scripting (Python, Matlab, C, C++, Java, Visual Basic)
- 3D CAD modeling (Siemens NX, Inventor, CATIA)
- Hazardous systems handling (cryogenics, hypergolics, flammable materials)
- High-pressure system design and operation
- Technical documentation and troubleshooting
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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 past test campaign you owned from planning through data analysis—what challenges did you face?
- Describe your experience working with cryogenic or hypergolic propellants and the safety protocols you followed.