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Test Engineer (Dragon)

SpaceX· Texas - Development Test
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Hybrid (McGregor, TX)Full-timePosted 6mo ago

About the role

Test Engineer responsible for testing and qualifying engines and components used on the Dragon spacecraft, with a focus on engine and component level testing, test campaign ownership, data acquisition, and collaboration with design engineers to improve test stands and flight hardware.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute tests at the engine and component level to evaluate hardware performance and survivability during the mission.
  • Repeated ownership of a test campaign, including test plan creation, new system activation, test operations, data review, and some test stand equipment design/fabrication.
  • Provide daily direction and instruction to technicians to fabricate and integrate test articles and stand equipment.
  • Develop and maintain test procedures, sequences, scripts, configuration files, and software.
  • Operate and troubleshoot data acquisition and control systems, wiring, and instrumentation. DAQ systems are primarily National Instruments-based.
  • Operate and troubleshoot fluid and mechanical systems that include low-to-high-pressure gaseous working fluids and rocket propellants (including hypergols & cryogenics) as well as structural components and supporting infrastructure.
  • Operate mechanical systems; these include test stand support structures, heat exchangers, vacuum pumps, tooling, and fluid components such as valves, reliefs, burst disks, tubing, etc.
  • Automate repetitive test operations to increase efficiency and safety. Develop innovative processes to increase testing capability and rates, while maintaining high rigor of safety.
  • Identify and characterize system pitfalls and potential hazards, then work to resolve such anomalies by collaborating with design engineers on improvements for test stands and flight hardware.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, electrical engineering, or other engineering field
  • 1+ years of hands-on experience with mechanical systems, structural systems, propulsion systems, fluid systems, flight hardware, or test operations

Skills

Required:Mechanical systemsCommunication
Nice to have:Electrical systems3D modeling softwareProgrammingSafety and high-risk operations
Last updated Jul 22, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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