Test Engineer (Avionics Test Lab)

SpaceX • Hawthorne, CA

3d • $105,000 - $170,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Avionics Test Lab performs critical environmental stress and functional screening of all electronic hardware prior to vehicle integration including flight computers, power conversion units, analog and digital circuit boards, FPGAs, communication system units, and more. As a Test Engineer, you will own the success of both flight hardware through testing and any associated test processes to drive safe, high-quality, and efficient delivery to SpaceX vehicles.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, or physics
• 1+ years of experience in a hardware and/or software testing environment
• 1+ years of experience in any of the following languages: Python, C#, C++, JavaScript, Visual Basic, MATLAB, and/or LabVIEW

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of and experience with avionics hardware including flight computers, gas sensors, controllers, antennas, transmitters, receivers, and PCBAs
• Experience developing object-oriented software and automated test software
• Experience with environmental testing such as thermal, vibration, shock, and thermal vacuum
• Understanding of electrical schematics and electronics manufacturing to analyze and improve test coverage
• Proven track record solving complex problems with minimal supervision and on a tight schedule
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal

Responsibilities

• Own flight hardware through thermal, vibration, and other screening procedures and serve as primary contact for any associated issues or stoppages
• Ensure all avionics flight hardware meets SpaceX and customer requirements at the conclusion of testing process
• Write automation software in Python to interact with flight hardware, test equipment, instrumentation, and production documentation
• Troubleshoot test software and modify codebase to adjust test bounds, implement fixes, and incorporate updates as needed
• Collaborate with mechanical/electrical design, quality, and production teams solve high-complexity testing challenges
• Drive continuous improvement efforts to increase throughput and reduce cost to meet launch target

Benefits

• long-term incentives, in the form of company stock or long-term cash awards
• potential discretionary bonuses
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
• 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 leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level