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Avionics Test Engineer (Starship)
Design and build custom test systems in Python to validate avionics hardware for SpaceX’s Starship, including flight control devices, power systems, and RF components, ensuring mission reliability.
Sr. DSP Systems Engineer (Silicon Engineering)
Senior DSP systems engineer on SpaceX's Starlink silicon team in Irvine, CA, developing next-generation ASICs for satellite broadband and RF sensing. Day to day: modeling and testing DSP, beamforming, and MIMO algorithms (MATLAB, C/C++, Python) and collaborating with ASIC/FPGA, RF, and software teams through silicon bring-up and system validation.
Design Criteria Engineer (Falcon & Dragon)
The Design Criteria Engineer ensures Falcon & Dragon vehicles meet design requirements via peer reviews, criteria development, and cross-disciplinary work, using FEA tools (NASTRAN/ABAQUS/ANSYS) and scripting (Python/Matlab).
Sr. Electrical Design Engineer, Laser Powder Bed Fusion Printers (Raptor)
SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this…
Integration & Test Engineer, AI Satellites (Starmind)
Build and validate the custom compute hardware, power systems, and thermal radiators that will power SpaceX’s orbital AI data centers, integrating avionics and ensuring reliability in space.
Sr. Mechanical Design Engineer (Starfall)
SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this…
Test Engineer (Starship Development)
The Test Engineer will design, execute, and automate tests for Starship engines and components, managing test campaigns and troubleshooting data acquisition and fluid systems. This hands-on role involves collaborating with technicians and design engineers to ensure hardware performance and safety in a fast-paced environment.
Design Criteria Engineer (Starship)
Design Criteria Engineer on the Starship program ensuring hardware designs meet mission requirements through peer review, cross-disciplinary coordination, and development of design criteria tools and methods.
Test Engineer (Avionics Test Lab)
Test Engineer in SpaceX's Avionics Test Lab who owns flight electronics (flight computers, PCBAs, FPGAs, comms units) through thermal, vibration, and other environmental screening, and writes Python automation to drive test equipment and instrumentation. Requires an engineering/CS/physics degree and 1+ years in hardware/software testing.
Mechanical Integration & Test Engineer (Starshield)
Mechanical Integration & Test Engineer on SpaceX's Starshield satellite program in Hawthorne, CA, managing satellite build flow and test operations day to day — evaluating designs for manufacturability, refining assembly procedures, and driving root-cause analysis of non-conformances. Core tools include MATLAB/Python plus hands-on integration and test of spacecraft systems.
Sr. Optical Network Engineer (Starlink)
Senior optical network engineer on SpaceX's Starlink ground-network team in Redmond, WA: designs fiber-optic/DWDM connectivity for global gateway stations, builds lab and production test stations, and writes Python automation and monitoring tools to keep the satellite network's optical infrastructure reliable.
Avionics Systems Engineer (Starship)
Starship Avionics Systems & Operations Engineer at SpaceX owns Starship vehicle avionics cradle-to-grave — triaging and repairing electrical hardware on a production schedule, serving as avionics operator during pad and flight ops, and shaping new low-mass/low-cost avionics architectures. Core tools: Matlab, C++, Python and electrical test equipment.
Avionics Systems Engineer (Falcon & Dragon)
Systems engineer on SpaceX's Falcon & Dragon avionics team, owning the avionics system from production and test through launch operations: troubleshooting assemblies, validating flight hardware, defining requirements, and driving designs for manufacturability. Core tools include Matlab, C++, or Python plus electrical/system-level integration experience.
Avionics Test Engineer (Starshield)
Designs and builds custom test systems for satellite avionics hardware (electronics, optics, RF, electro-mechanical) on SpaceX's Starshield national-security program, writing Python automation software and root-causing test failures to screen flight hardware. Core tech: Python/MATLAB/Embedded C++, test instrumentation, and PCBA design.
Hardware Test Automation Engineer
Designs, builds, and automates test systems and ground support equipment for SpaceX's Starlink satellite program, from electrical, pneumatic, and fluid schematics to instrumentation and user interfaces. Day-to-day work centers on DAQ systems, lab test equipment, PLCs, and programming in Python, MATLAB, or C/C++.
Propulsion Design Engineer (Raptor Engine Systems)
SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this…
Electrical Design Engineer – Raptor 3D Printers
SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this…
Manufacturing Engineer, AI Satellites (Starmind)
SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this…
Design Reliability Engineer (Crew Starship)
A Design Reliability Engineer on SpaceX's Human Landing System (Crew Starship) program in Starbase, TX, reviews and approves flight hardware designs, leads spacecraft certification with U.S. Government customers, and verifies compliance with design requirements. Core tools include FEA packages (NASTRAN, ABAQUS, ANSYS) and data analysis with Python, Matlab, Visual Basic, and Excel.
Design Reliability Engineer (Crew Starship)
SpaceX is hiring a Design Reliability Engineer for its Crew Starship/Human Landing System in Hawthorne, CA. The engineer develops design criteria and verification approaches, peer-reviews flight hardware designs and test campaigns, and leads spacecraft certification with U.S. Government customers, using FEA tools (NASTRAN/ABAQUS/ANSYS) and scripting (Python, Matlab, Excel).