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Avionics Test Engineer (Starfall)

SpaceX· Falcon and Dragon Avionics & Software Engineering
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Hawthorne, CA$105k - $122.5kFull-timePosted 3mo ago

About the role

Avionics Test Engineer responsible for developing test systems and automation to verify in-house avionics hardware for spaceflight, working with design, manufacturing and test lab teams to improve reliability and yield, and root-causing test failures as part of continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

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

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science or physics
  • 1+ years of experience with hardware development or electronics test engineering via professional experience, internships, research and/or outside the classroom projects
  • 1+ years of python programming experience

Skills

Required:Python programming
Nice to have:Test equipment and measurement techniquesElectrical schematics / electronics manufacturingMetrology and uncertainty analysisObject oriented softwareFunctional test planningEnvironmental testing

Benefits

  • 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 and 10+ paid holidays per year
  • paid sick leave pursuant to Company policy
Last updated Jul 22, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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