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Lead Avionics Test Engineer (Starshield)

SpaceX· Components Test - Starshield
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Hawthorne, CA$165k - $230kFull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Lead Avionics Test Engineer to drive complex electrical test problems for Starshield satellite program, developing electrical, mechanical, optical, RF, and software solutions to validate hardware for deployment and operation in orbit or on earth.

Responsibilities

  • Provide strong technical leadership with a focus on continuous improvement
  • Manage projects and delegate responsibilities effectively to complete work on time
  • Determine team goals to effectively implement testing solutions
  • Develop and enforce processes to standardize test system deliverable expectations
  • Develop highly reliable autonomous test systems
  • Own all aspects of test development, including requirements evaluation, system development, subsystem testing, and factory integration
  • Collaborate with teams, lead projects and continuously drive improvement in hardware testing
  • Create modular, reusable software in Python to automate manufacturing processes and tests
  • Collaborate directly with the design and manufacturing engineers to validate flight hardware
  • Actively maintain tests that support rapid design iteration of flight hardware and software
  • Develop test infrastructure that enables scaling to large numbers of devices under test

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, physics or other engineering discipline
  • 2+ years of professional design and/or hands-on manufacturing experience with aerospace vehicles/payloads, automotive, aircraft, or marine assemblies.
  • 1+ years of prior leadership experience leading teams, projects or people.

Skills

Required:Electrical test system developmentPython programmingLeadership and project management

Benefits

  • 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
  • 10 or more paid holidays per year
  • employee stock purchase plan and potential bonuses
  • stock or long-term cash awards eligibility
  • discretionary bonuses and discounts
  • ITAR-related differential if clearance active
Last updated Oct 14, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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