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Electromagnetic Effects Test Engineer

SpaceX· Radiation and Electromagnetic Effects
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Hawthorne, CA$105k - $122.5kPosted 4mo ago

About the role

EMC/EMI focused test engineering role within SpaceX's Electromagnetic Environmental Effects (E3) team, supporting Starlink and related hardware through design, analysis, and in-house certification testing across board, unit, subsystem, and system levels.

Responsibilities

  • Support pre-compliance testing and 3rd party certification testing while developing the capability to perform in house self-certification for residential consumer, industrial, maritime and aviation electronics applications per IEC/EN/CISPR/FCC standards and DO160G
  • Ensure that designs meet the EMI/EMC and radio requirements that have been set
  • Design, build, procure and operate a EMC test facility that includes a 10 meter EMC chamber and conducted EMC assets for performing pre-compliance and certification testing
  • Obtain and maintain lab accreditation for self-certification purpose (e.g. A2LA or NVLAP)
  • Develop and maintain calibration of lab equipment supporting compliance testing
  • Interface with, teach, and set requirements with various design teams all around the company working on a variety of Starlink Product applications
  • Perform and teach electromagnetic compatibility design and analysis
  • Perform analysis and design relating to effects of circuit and power system grounding architectures, structural electrical bonding, circuit isolation, shielding effectiveness, radiated/conducted emissions and susceptibility, near field/far field electrodynamics, shielding effectiveness, etc.
  • Generate test plans and test reports against the aforementioned standards
  • Troubleshoot EMI issues from board to system level
  • Operate and automate a variety of EMI, RF, and electronics test equipment
  • Independently perform verifications and document results in a clear, precise, and complete manner
  • Support engineering effectively and confidently with creative thinking and rigor – question the status quo while adhering to documentation and maintaining prescribed quality standards

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, physics, or other engineering discipline
  • 1+ years of hardware-focused test engineering experience (internships and project experience are applicable)

Skills

Required:EMC/EMI testingPre-compliance and certification testing
Nice to have:Lab accreditation and calibrationRF/EMI analysis and designSchematic/PCB/engineering drawings literacySimulation tools (SPICE)Test automation

Benefits

  • Long-term incentives (stock or long-term cash awards)
  • 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
  • paid vacation and holidays
  • paid sick leave as per policy
Last updated Aug 26, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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