Electrical Test Engineer (Starfall)

SpaceX•Hawthorne, CA

About The Position

SpaceX’s Avionics Test group designs and builds test systems to test and screen electronic hardware for rockets and spacecraft, including flight computers, power conversion units, analog and digital circuit boards, FPGAs, and communication system units. The group is the last line of defense for this hardware and plays a critical role in ensuring the safety of crew and payload. The Electrical Test Engineer develops test solutions for in-house avionics products and contributes to ongoing improvements in product reliability and manufacturing yield.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, or physics.
At least 1 year of experience with hardware development or electronics test engineering through professional experience, internships, research, or projects outside the classroom.
At least 1 year of Python programming experience.

Nice To Haves

Experience with test equipment and measurement techniques to verify and validate product requirements.
Understanding of electrical schematics and electronics manufacturing to analyze and improve test coverage.
Understanding of metrology, sources of measurement error, and uncertainty analysis.
Experience developing object-oriented software.
Experience analyzing circuits and developing functional test plans.
Understanding and experience in environmental testing, such as vibration, shock, thermal, burn-in, and TVAC.

Responsibilities

Develop test solutions for in-house-developed avionics hardware products intended to fly in space.
Write Python automation software to interact with units under test, test equipment, instrumentation, and production documentation systems.
Work with design engineers, manufacturing engineers, and test lab teams, providing feedback to drive design and infrastructure improvements that increase product reliability and yield.
Root-cause test failures, ensure issues are understood, and develop and implement mitigations as part of continuous improvement.

Benefits

Potential eligibility for long-term incentives in the form of company stock or long-term cash awards.
Potential discretionary bonuses.
Ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
Medical, vision, and dental coverage.
401(k) retirement plan.
Short- and long-term disability insurance.
Life insurance.
Paid parental leave.
Various discounts and perks.
Accrual of 3 weeks of paid vacation.
Eligibility for 10 or more paid holidays per year.
Paid sick leave pursuant to company policy.