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SpaceX is building Starlink, the world’s largest satellite broadband system, and is looking for a Hardware Test Engineer to design, build, and automate test systems supporting battery and power system development and qualification. The role spans design, analysis, manufacturing, and lab activation, requiring hands-on test equipment work, automation, and cross-functional project leadership.

Skills

  • Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or another STEM discipline
  • Experience with instrumentation, data acquisition system design, or electronics test engineering
  • Familiarity with PLC programming, test automation, and UI design for test equipment
  • Hands-on experience with electrical schematics, wiring/harnessing, and field electrical tools
  • Experience with electrical test equipment such as oscilloscopes, DMMs, DAQs, power supplies, and electronic loads
  • Knowledge of digital and analog interfaces (USB, VISA, TCP/IP, CAN, SPI, I2C, Modbus, ADC)
  • Troubleshooting interactions between hardware and software
  • Strong collaboration, communication, and problem-solving skills

Responsibilities

  • Develop, document, and implement cross-functional automation solutions to improve test capability, coverage, and safety
  • Design and build test and ground support equipment including flight hardware interfacing fixtures and battery management test systems
  • Architect, write, and debug PLC code and design user interfaces for complex test machines
  • Create electrical, harnessing, and fluid schematics and perform electrical installations and field verification
  • Control and maintain network interfaces to data acquisition and control systems and troubleshoot equipment builds
  • Lead large-scope projects from design trades through implementation and coordinate across disciplines
  • Provide innovative solutions for special requirements and challenging installation environments

Education

  • Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or another STEM discipline (required)

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Short- and long-term disability insurance and life insurance
  • Paid parental leave
  • Eligibility for long-term incentives (company stock or cash awards) and Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Approximately 3 weeks paid vacation and 10+ paid holidays per year
  • Paid sick time per Washington State law
  • Company shuttles from select Seattle locations
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