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Sr. Aviation Development Engineer (Starlink)

SpaceX· Starlink Aviation Engineering
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Woodinville, WA$135k - $220kfull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Senior aviation-focused engineer responsible for the Starlink service launch with airline partners, coordinating technical engagement, compliance, and program management to certify and introduce Starlink into airline operations.

Responsibilities

  • Responsible for the technical engagement and successful Starlink service launch of Starlink with airline partners
  • Establish and maintain comprehensive program governance, delivering accurate, timely reporting to both customer-facing teams and SpaceX leadership
  • Lead strategic program reviews, coordination meetings, and workshops with internal stakeholders, customers, airframe manufacturers, and industry partners
  • Engage with customers during pre-sales to deeply understand requirements and translate them into actionable technical and operational plans
  • Coordinate across company departments, vendors, airframe manufacturers, and partners to prepare technical, compliance, and commercial artifacts for licenses, type approvals, and regulatory audits
  • Navigate complex schedules and project dependencies ensuring a maximally efficient use of SpaceX resources and customer success
  • Work closely with the FAA and other aerospace regulatory bodies to ensure full compliance throughout the customer engagement
  • Manage multiple concurrent projects and provide regular updates on schedule and deliverables to senior management
  • Act as the subject matter expert on the SpaceX Aviation Integration process and create alignment across all partners
  • Work across all stakeholders to ensure feedback is incorporated into project schedules and statement of work

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline
  • 4+ years of experience in an engineering function (e.g., software, network, mechanical, electrical) OR a technical program/product management role focused on bringing programs/products/services to market

Skills

Required:Program governance and reportingStakeholder managementRegulatory compliance

Benefits

  • Access to comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • short and long-term disability insurance
  • life insurance
  • paid parental leave
  • 3 weeks of paid vacation and 10+ paid holidays per year
  • employee stock purchase plan and potential incentives/bonuses
  • various other discounts and perks
Last updated Sep 2, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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