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Sr. Electrical Test Engineer, AI Satellites (Starmind)

SpaceX· Mesh Optical
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Bastrop, TXFull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Senior electrical test engineering role focused on designing automated test solutions and hardware verification for SpaceX Starmind AI satellite constellation, including power electronics, analog/digital, and avionics; involves Python automation, cross-functional collaboration, and working in space hardware test environments.

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop automated test solutions for complex, space grade hardware
  • Select commercial-off-the-shelf hardware and/or design custom PCBAs to measure signals, apply flight-like loads, and power units under test
  • Write automation software in Python to interact with units under test, test equipment, instrumentation, field data, 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
  • Challenge assumptions and work to find simple solutions to complex problems

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or other engineering discipline
  • 5+ years of experience with hardware development or electronics test engineering

Skills

Required:Electrical engineering fundamentalsPython programming
Nice to have:Analog controlPCB design and troubleshootingTest equipment and measurement techniquesSchematic interpretation and electronics manufacturingMetrology and measurement uncertaintyObject-oriented softwareElectronics reliability and failure mechanismsEnvironmental testing (HALT/HASS, thermal, vibration, TVAC)Programming languagesCross-functional collaboration
Last updated Aug 12, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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