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Test Specialist, Production Checkouts (Starship)

SpaceX· Ship Integration Engineering
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Hybrid (Starbase, TX)Full-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Test Specialist role supporting Starship production checkouts at Starbase. Operates as Vehicle Controller on console to execute released test plans, monitor safety, and close test requirements before cryoproof, static fire, and flight.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as Vehicle Controller on console for Starship production checkouts at Starbase (Starfactory, Megabay 2, and associated stations)
  • Execute released test plans and work-order operations as written: leak checks, pneumatics mapping, propellant-system functionals, avionics mapping / integrity / functional testing
  • Run checkout sequences on flight hardware; halt operations immediately if personnel or vehicle safety requires it
  • Maintain radio discipline with technicians on the floor: audible callouts for pressurization, venting, valve actuation, power-state changes, and clears; enforce barriers, PPE, and stop-work authority
  • Cover production checkout stations at full or partial vehicle segments as needed
  • Monitor live telemetry and alarms; disposition checkout alarms; escalate off-nominal vehicle or GSE behavior; open issue tickets for hardware and procedure escapes
  • Drive test-requirement closeout from executed operations; do not proceed past failed or unsigned requirements
  • Execute within published operating limits and production operations procedures (vehicle pressure limits, COPV, tank pressure control, pressurized operations)
  • Conduct shift handoffs and campaign passdowns so the next controller can take the vehicle without a briefing gap
  • When not on console, feed execution lessons into the next run: test-plan redlines, step-level feedback, expected-alert lists, walkdown gaps, and campaign-duration waste — partner with Production Ops engineers who own the procedure
  • Support Test Readiness Reviews as the executing operator: confirm GSE, qualifications, procedure revision, and vehicle configuration are ready to run
  • Train and check out other Vehicle Controllers and technicians on console discipline, comms, and station-specific procedures
  • Interface with production supervisors, leads, avionics checkouts, and technicians to clear blockers that stop a running procedure, then return to console

Qualifications

  • High school diploma or equivalency certificate
  • 1+ years of experience executing work instructions, test procedures, or controlled operations

Skills

Required:Vehicle Controller / Console operationTest procedures and work-ordersTelemetry interpretation
Last updated Aug 19, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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