Mechanical Development Test Engineer, Satellites (Starlink)

SpaceX•Redmond, WA

1d•$100,000 - $165,000•Onsite

About The Position

Starlink Development Test is a fast-paced R&D focused group that aims to reduce hardware development time and increase reliability by testing Starlink’s next-generation hardware. Our Test Engineers design, fabricate, and implement test equipment as well as conduct development tests for the new structures, components, mechanisms, and more.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline
1+ year of mechanical design and/or test experience (co-ops/internships can apply)

Nice To Haves

Involvement with an extracurricular project team designing and building mechanical structures and/or high-pressure systems
Professional experience designing and analyzing mechanical structures
Experience with hydraulic, thermal, structural, electromechanical, high pressure, and vacuum systems
Experience with basic test instrumentation and control components such as pressure transducers, thermocouples, RTDs, strain gauges, accelerometers, flow meters, load cells, relays, solenoid valves, and encoders
Experience with Unigraphics (NX)
Experience performing finite element analysis (FEA)
Experience with steel and/or aluminum weldment design and analysis
Experience with high pressure (up to 30,000 psi) fluid system design and analysis
Experience working with lithium-ion batteries
Demonstrated understanding of structural and mechanical first principles analysis
Demonstrated full-cycle ownership of a hardware project from concept to implementation
Hands-on experience with testing, data acquisition, and troubleshooting issues
Hands-on design and fabrication experience
Basic programming skills (Python, JavaScript, and HTML/CSS preferred)

Responsibilities

Create test stand concepts, fabrication drawings, wiring schematics, and instrumentation lists
Design and analyze structures, fluid systems, and mechanisms
Supervise the integration of test stands including fabrication, mechanical assembly and data/control systems
Operate test stands with great attention to detail (tests have very little margin for error, so attention to detail is a crucial and essential characteristic of a development test engineer)
Develop test requirements with the flight engineering team, develop a design solution that meets or exceeds those requirements, and drive the campaign to closure

Benefits

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
comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
access to a 401(k) retirement plan
short and long-term disability insurance
life insurance
paid parental leave
various other discounts and perks
3 weeks of paid vacation
10 or more paid holidays per year
paid sick time in compliance with state and federal law
Company shuttles are offered to employees for roundtrip travel from select Seattle locations to the SpaceX Redmond office Monday to Friday