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Test Engineer (Starship Development)

SpaceX· Texas - Development Test
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McGregor, TXFull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Role focused on designing and executing tests for Starship development, with emphasis on engine, component, and spacecraft testing in a fast-paced, hands-on environment.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute tests at the engine and component level to evaluate hardware performance and survivability during the mission.
  • Repeated ownership of test campaigns, including test plan creation, new system activation, test operations, data review, and test stand equipment design/fabrication.
  • Provide daily direction and instruction to technicians to fabricate and integrate test articles and stand equipment.
  • Develop and maintain test procedures, sequences, scripts, configuration files, and software.
  • Operate and troubleshoot data acquisition and control systems, wiring, and instrumentation. DAQ systems are primarily National Instruments-based.
  • Operate and troubleshoot fluid and mechanical systems that include low to high-pressure gaseous working fluids and rocket propellants (including hypergols & cryogenics) as well as structural components and supporting infrastructure.
  • Operate mechanical systems; these include test stand support structures, heat exchangers, vacuum pumps, tooling, and fluid components such as valves, reliefs, burst disks, tubing, etc.
  • Automate repetitive test operations to increase efficiency and safety. Develop innovative processes to increase testing capability and rates, while maintaining high rigor of safety.
  • Identify and characterize system pitfalls and potential hazards then work to resolve such anomalies by collaborating with design engineers on improvements for test stands and flight hardware.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, electrical engineering or other engineering field
  • 1+ years of hands-on testing experience (internships, clubs or other hands-on activities qualify)

Skills

Required:Mechanical engineering fundamentalsTest planning and executionData acquisition and instrumentation
Nice to have:Aerospace engineeringPropulsion and fluid systems3D modeling software
Last updated Aug 26, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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